Two things have undoubtedly been true this summer: The superstars are shining, and the Golden Boot odds seem to be changing every minute.
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé continue to trade spectacular performances in a generational battle for the Golden Boot, with each superstar seemingly one-upping the other in every match.
However, it was Jude Bellingham who stole the show on Saturday. With his second brace in as many games, Bellingham became the third English player ever to score six goals at a single World Cup.
Bellingham is the first player to score two or more goals in consecutive World Cup knockout stage games at the same tournament since Diego Maradona in 1986.
With that, Bellingham’s odds to win the Golden Boot award have skyrocketed from +10000 to +1300 in just a few hours.
Meanwhile, with his goal in France’s quarterfinal win over Morocco, Mbappé has scored his 20th career World Cup goal, the second-most of any player in tournament history in just his 20th match. He now has 12 knockout stage goals at the World Cup, extending his record for the most of any player ever.
Mbappé is also the first player ever to score eight goals in two separate World Cups.
Let’s dive into the updated Golden Boot odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 12.
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Golden Boot Winner 2026
Kylian Mbappé: -140 (bet $10 to win $17.14 total)
Lionel Messi: +145 (bet $10 to win $24.50 total)
Harry Kane: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Jude Bellingham: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Here’s what to know about this oddsboard:
The Tally: So far this summer, Messi and Mbappé lead the tournament with eight goals apiece, Haaland has seven, Harry Kane and Bellingham have tallied six, and Ousmane Dembélé and Mikel Oyarzabal are tied with four.
History Made: With his hat trick against Algeria, Messi tied Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men’s World Cup history with 16, while also setting the record as the oldest player (38) to record a hat trick, passing Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi is now up to 21 career World Cup goals, extending another record, this one for the most goals by any man or woman in World Cup history. He has now scored eight of Argentina’s 16 goals this tournament, and became the first player since the 1960s to score in six straight knockout stage games. However, in Argentina’s quarterfinal win over Switzerland, Messi did not score, ending his streak of nine straight World Cup games with a goal. Meanwhile, Mbappé, with his dominant offensive performance so far this tournament, now has 20 career World Cup goals, passing Klose as the second-most in men’s World Cup history. We are more than likely to see this record go back and forth as long as both France and Argentina stay alive in the tournament.
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