{"id":5841,"date":"2026-06-30T20:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2026-06-30T20:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:07:43","slug":"2026-world-cup-golden-boot-odds-messi-favored-haaland-surges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=5841","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup Golden Boot Odds: Messi Favored, Haaland Surges"},"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>Two things have undoubtedly been true this summer: The superstars are shining, and the Golden Boot odds seem to be changing every minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>After coming into Argentina&#8217;s final group game against Jordan in the 60th minute, it took very little time for Lionel Messi to put one in the back of the net. Messi&#8217;s 80th minute free kick gave him his sixth goal of the tournament, setting the record for most consecutive matches with a goal in the World Cup (7).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Messi is now up to 19 career World Cup goals, extending his record for the most by any man or woman in World Cup history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Messi remains the clear favorite to win the award at -115.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>On Tuesday, Erling Haaland scored his fifth goal of the tournament, tapping one into the back of the net in the 86th minute of Norway&#8217;s 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast. Haaland&#8217;s game-winning goal has set up a marquee matchup with Brazil on Sunday in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Haaland now only sits one goal behind Messi in the Golden Boot goal standings, and, as a result, his odds have climbed from +2200 to +1200.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Let&#8217;s dive into the updated Golden Boot odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of June 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><i>This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about <\/i><i><u>Sports Betting on FOX Sports<\/u><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Lionel Messi: -115 (bet $10 to win $18.70 total)<br \/>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9: +250 (bet $10 to win $35 total)<br \/>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)<br \/>Erling Haaland: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)<br \/>Harry Kane: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)<br \/>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)<br \/>Mikel Oyarzabal: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)<br \/>Cristiano Ronaldo: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)<br \/>Jonathan David: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)<br \/>Lamine Yamal: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)<br \/>Ismael Saibari: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Here&#8217;s what to know about this oddsboard:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>The Tally: <\/strong>Messi has the most goals this tournament with six, Haaland has five, while Mbapp\u00e9, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, and Vini Jr. are tied in second with four.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 Arrives:<\/strong> The reigning Ballon d&#8217;Or winner made his presence felt on Friday, solidifying why France is the favorite to win it all. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s first-half hat trick was the second-quickest hat trick in tournament history, accomplishing the feat in just 32 minutes. Austria&#8217;s Erich Probst did it in 24 minutes way back in the 1954 World Cup. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 is the third player to score a hat-trick for France at a men&#8217;s World Cup, after Just Fontaine (twice in 1958) and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (once in 2022).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>History Made: <\/strong>With his hat trick against Algeria,<strong> <\/strong>Messi tied Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men&#8217;s World Cup history with 16, while also setting the record as the oldest player (38) to record a hat trick, passing Cristiano Ronaldo. Then, in Argentina&#8217;s second game against Austria, Messi scored twice to put some space between himself and Klose. Finally, after coming on as a sub in the second half of Argentina&#8217;s last group stage match against Jordan, Messi added another, this time via a lovely free kick. Mbapp\u00e9, with his offensive performance so far this tournament, now has 16 career World Cup goals, tying Klose for the second-most in men\u2019s World Cup history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Two things have undoubtedly been true this summer: The superstars are shining, and the Golden Boot odds seem to be changing every minute.\u00a0 After coming into Argentina&#8217;s final group game against Jordan in the 60th minute, it took very little time for Lionel Messi to put one in the back of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":5840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}