{"id":4791,"date":"2026-06-15T04:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=4791"},"modified":"2026-06-15T04:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:05:57","slug":"2026-fifa-world-cup-golden-boot-race-tracker-havertz-balogun-ayari-share-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=4791","title":{"rendered":"2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Race Tracker: Havertz, Balogun, Ayari Share Lead"},"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>Yasin Ayari (Sweden)<br \/>Kai Havertz (Germany)<br \/>Folarin Balogun (USA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Alexander Isak (Sweden)<br \/>Viktor Gy\u00f6keres (Sweden)<br \/>Mattias Svanberg (Sweden)<br \/>Omar Rekik (Tunisia)<br \/>Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)<br \/>Keito Nakamura (Japan)<br \/>Daichi Kamada (Japan)<br \/>Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)\u00a0<br \/>Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands)<br \/>Felix Nmecha (Germany)\u00a0<br \/>Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany)\u00a0<br \/>Jamal Musiala (Germany)\u00a0<br \/>Nathaniel Brown (Germany)\u00a0<br \/>Deniz Undav (Germany<br \/>Connor Metcalfe (Australia)<br \/>Nestory Irankunda (Australia)<br \/>John McGinn (Scotland)<br \/>Ismael Saibari (Morocco)<br \/>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior (Brazil)<br \/>Breel Embolo (Switzerland)<br \/>Gio Reyna (USA)<br \/>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>Miro Muheim (Switzerland; 1)<br \/>Dami\u00e1n Bobadilla (Paraguay; 1)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)<br \/>Harry Kane: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)<br \/>Mikel Oyarzabal: +950 (bet $10 to win $105 total)<br \/>Kai Havertz: +950 (bet $10 to win $105 total)<br \/>Erling Haaland: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)<br \/>Folarin Balogun: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)<br \/>Lionel Messi: +1900 (bet $10 to win $200 total)<br \/>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)<br \/>Juli\u00e1n Alvarez: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)<br \/>Cristiano Ronaldo: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)<br \/>Lamine Yamal: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)<br \/>Michael Olise: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)<br \/>Raphinha: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)<br \/>Jamal Musiala: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)<br \/>Lautaro Mart\u00ednez: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)<br \/><u>Romelu Lukaku<\/u>: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)<br \/>Cody Gakpo: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)<br \/>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 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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