Two things have undoubtedly been true this summer: The superstars are shining, and the Golden Boot odds seem to be changing every minute.
After his 29th minute goal against Cape Verde, Lionel Messi has now scored in eight consecutive World Cup matches, extending his own record for the longest streak.
Messi is now up to 20 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 seven of Argentina’s 11 goals this tournament, and became the first player since the 1960s to score in five straight knockout stage games.
Meanwhile, after recording his second brace of the tournament in France’s Round of 32 win over Sweden, Kylian Mbappé is up to 18 career World Cup goals, two shy of tying Lionel Messi for the most in World Cup history.
Mbappé is now also up to 10 knockout stage goals, extending his record for the most in World Cup history.
Let’s dive into the updated Golden Boot odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 4.
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Lionel Messi: +115 (bet $10 to win $21.50 total)
Kylian Mbappé: +125 (bet $10 to win $22.50 total)
Harry Kane: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)
Mikel Oyarzabal: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Erling Haaland: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Vinícius Júnior: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Ousmane Dembélé: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Cristiano Ronaldo: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)
Jonathan David: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Ismael Saibari: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Here’s what to know about this oddsboard:
The Tally: So far this summer, Messi has seven goals, Mbappé has six, Haaland and Kane have five, and Ousmane Dembélé, Mikel Oyarzabal and Vini Jr. 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. In Argentina’s second game against Austria, Messi scored twice to put some space between himself and Klose. Then, after coming on as a sub in the second half of Argentina’s last group stage match against Jordan, Messi added another, this time via a lovely free kick. Now, after his goal against Cape Verde, Messi has scored in every game so far this World Cup. Mbappé, with his offensive performance so far this tournament, now has 18 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 the rest of the summer.
