{"id":4657,"date":"2026-06-13T02:44:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T02:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=4657"},"modified":"2026-06-13T02:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T02:44:31","slug":"2026-fifa-world-cup-golden-boot-tracker-usas-folarin-balogun-enters-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=4657","title":{"rendered":"2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Tracker: USA&#039;s Folarin Balogun Enters Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Who&#8217;ll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The race is on for who&#8217;ll score the most goals at the tournament, and it is set to be one of the tournament&#8217;s most closely watched storylines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Several of the world&#8217;s top forwards will be aiming to finish as the competition&#8217;s leading goalscorer. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 enters the tournament after winning the Golden Boot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, while Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, and Mikel Oyarzabal are among the other players expected to challenge for the award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>But keep an eye on USA&#8217;s Folarin Balogun, who had a two-goal effort in the win over Paraguay. The USA striker has gone from +125000 (pre-tournament) to +4000 (currently) to win the award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Folarin Balogun (USA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Mauricio (Paraguay)<br \/>Cyle Larin (Canada)<br \/>Jovo Luki\u0107 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)<br \/>Ladislav Krejc\u00ed (Czechia)<br \/>Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones (Mexico)<br \/>Ra\u00fal Jimenez (Mexico)<br \/>Hwang In-Beom (South Korea)<br \/>Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><u>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/u>: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)<br \/>Harry Kane: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)<br \/>Erling Haaland:\u00a0+1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)<br \/>Lionel Messi: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)<br \/>Mikel Oyarzabal: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)<br \/>Lamine Yamal: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)<br \/>Cristiano Ronaldo: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)<br \/><u>Vinicius J\u00fanior<\/u>: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)<br \/>Raphinha: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)<br \/><u>Lautaro Martinez<\/u>: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)<br \/>Juli\u00e1n Alvarez: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)<br \/>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)<br \/>Cody Gakpo: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)<br \/>Ferran Torres: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)<br \/>Bukayo Saka:\u00a0+4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)<br \/>Memphis Depay: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)<br \/>Igor Thiago: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)<br \/>Mikel Merino: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)<br \/><u>Romelu Lukaku<\/u>: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Who&#8217;ll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? 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