The FIFA Golden Boot is the award for the top scorer of the main stage of each edition. This is a historical award. What are the odds of winning the FIFA World Cup 2026? Let’s take a look at the players who hold the best chances of winning the 2026 FIFA WC Golden Boot. Find the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Winner Odds for the 2026 edition. Also read, FIFA World Cup 2026 Prize Money.
World Cup Golden Boot Odds 2026
The best odds indicate that the player has the highest chance of winning the Top Scorer award.
| Player Name | Country | World Cup Golden Boot Oddschecker |
| Kylian Mbappe | France | 7.00 |
| Harry Kane | England | 8.00 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 13.00 |
| Erling Haaland | Norway | 15.00 |
| Lamine Yamal | Spain | 15.00 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 21.00 |
| Nick Woltemade | Germany | 21.00 |
| Ousmane Dembele | France | 21.00 |
| Lautaro Martinez | Argentina | 26.00 |
| Vinicius Jr | Brazil | 26.00 |
| Bukayo Saka | England | 34.00 |
| Estevao | Brazil | 34.00 |
| Joao Pedro | Brazil | 34.00 |
| Mikel Merino | Spain | 34.00 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Spain | 34.00 |
| Raphinha | Brazil | 34.00 |
| Richarlison | Brazil | 34.00 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | 34.00 |
| Bruno Fernandes | Portugal | 41.00 |
| Cody Gakpo | Netherlands | 41.00 |
| Cole Palmer | England | 41.00 |
| Florian Wirtz | Germany | 41.00 |
| Jude Bellingham | England | 41.00 |
| Julian Alvarez | Argentina | 41.00 |
| Mikel Olise | France | 41.00 |
| Neymar Jr | Brazil | 41.00 |
| Phil Foden | England | 41.00 |
| Dani Olmo | Spain | 51.00 |
| Desire Doue | France | 51.00 |
| Ferran Torres | Spain | 51.00 |
| Goncalo Ramos | Portugal | 51.00 |
| Hugo Ekitike | France | 51.00 |
| Jamal Musiala | Germany | 51.00 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | France | 51.00 |
| Leandro Trossard | Belgium | 51.00 |
| Luis Diaz | Colombia | 51.00 |
| Marcus Rashford | England | 51.00 |
| Memphis Depay | Netherlands | 51.00 |
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 51.00 |
| Morgan Rogers | England | 51.00 |
| Nico Williams | Spain | 51.00 |
| Serge Gnabry | Germany | 51.00 |
| Darwin Nunez | Uruguay | 67.00 |
| Eberechi Eze | England | 67.00 |
| Jeremy Doku | Belgium | 67.00 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | 67.00 |
| Leroy Sane | Germany | 67.00 |
| Lois Openda | Belgium | 67.00 |
| Mateo Retegui | Italy | 67.00 |
| Pedro Neto | Portugal | 67.00 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 67.00 |
| Rodrygo | Brazil | 67.00 |
| Alexander Sorloth | Norway | 81.00 |
| Anthony Gordon | England | 81.00 |
| Bradley Barcola | France | 81.00 |
| Christian Pulisic | USA | 81.00 |
| Jhon Duran | Colombia | 81.00 |
| Kingsley Coman | France | 81.00 |
| Rafael Leao | Portugal | 81.00 |
| Randal Muani | France | 81.00 |
| Sadio Mane | Senegal | 81.00 |
| Armando Gonzalez | Mexico | 101.00 |
| Donyell Malen | Netherlands | 101.00 |
| Folarin Balogun | USA | 101.00 |
| Francesco Esposito | Italy | 101.00 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Brazil | 101.00 |
| Giacomo Raspadori | Italy | 101.00 |
| Haji Wright | USA | 101.00 |
| James Rodriguez | Colombia | 101.00 |
| Jonathan David | Canada | 101.00 |
| Lennart Karl | Germany | 101.00 |
| Matheus Cunha | Brazil | 101.00 |
| Nicolas Jackson | Senegal | 101.00 |
| Noa Lang | Netherlands | 101.00 |
| Omar Marmoush | Egypt | 101.00 |
| Pedri | Spain | 101.00 |
| Promise David | Canada | 101.00 |
| Rasmus Hojlund | Denmark | 101.00 |
| Raul Jimenez | Mexico | 101.00 |
| Xavi Simmons | Netherlands | 101.00 |
- This is the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot Odds before the start of the tournament.
Golden Boot World Cup Predictions
The following players make in to the top 10 list who have the highest possibility of finishing this year’s WC as the top scorer.
Kylian Mbappe
The French superstar won the Golden Boot award in Qatar. He grabbed a hat-trick in the final against Messi’s Argentina at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. His country failed to defend the title, but he got the better of Messi with his 8 goals in that edition, as opposed to Leo’s 7 strikes. Once again, Mbappe will be the top favourite to win this award. He has been in red-hot form lately. Before the start of the campaign, the odds tell Mbappe has the highest chance (7.00) of winning the WC 2026 Golden Boot.
Harry Kane
The England national team captain is also a previous winner. He won the mentioned award in the 2018 Russian edition. Yes, a large number of penalties helped him to do so, but he took some most clinical shots under pressure. His team ended 4th on the chart in that edition, but Kane, with his 6 goals, bagged the award. This time, the oddschecker places him at 2nd best place (8.00) to win it once again in North America.
Lionel Messi
Messi won the Silver Boot in Qatar, but was never serious about personal awards. He grabbed his dream trophy in Qatar, the World Cup. Moreover, the Argentine soccer sensation won the World Cup Golden Ball twice. But he never won the World Cup Golden Boot, unlike in other competitions, where he has grabbed the top scorer award. Well, he finished 2nd in the list with his 7 goals in 2022. Once again, he is backed by the Odds chart with 13.00 to win the award. Now, let’s see whether he can have one last dance with his scoring shoes on.
Erling Haaland
You may not take Norway as one of the favorites for the World Cup, but you must take Haaland seriously on a Golden Boot race. With some sensational pieces of form for both club and country, despite representing a non-favorite nation, Haaland is up there in the top 5 with the highest chances. Odds beside his name are 15.00. If Norway managed to go up to the quarterfinals at least, Haaland will have a serious chance of winning the top scorer award.
Lamine Yamal
The Spanish wonderkid has already won the Euros with his country. His peak form at Barcelona and also for his country places him within the top 5. With Spain having a high chance of reaching the last 4 or even the final, Yamal will have a great opportunity to finish as this year’s Golden Boot.
Cristiano Ronaldo
This is another name that many fans would have been searching for. Yes, the one last dance for the Great CR7. The Portuguese superstar has neither won the World Cup nor any Golden Boot/Ball award at the biggest stage of football. So, he will have his very last chance to win those. This is the one last piece of the puzzle that he has been missing. The Greatest Goal Scorer of All Time will be keen to win the award. Prior to the start of the campaign, the odds are 21.00 for CR7 to win it.
Nick Woltemade
The 24-year-old Newcastle striker will lead the German attack this time. Odds for Woltemade to win this year’s World Cup Golden Boot are 21.00.
Ousmane Dembele
The Ballon d’Or winner has been the best footballer on the planet since the latest World Cup edition and is continuing a great run of form for PSG. His goal-scoring form has also been pretty good. Last time, he was a part of the runners-up French side. Many experts are backing him to be among the top scorers in the 2026 WC.
Lautaro Martinez
Despite winning the Qatar WC, Martinez had a miserable individual memory in 2022. But he made a strong comeback at the Copa America 2024 and also scored the winning goal against Colombia. Thus, he’s expected to get his place back at the Argentine number 9 spot. Odds are also higher this time for him to win the Top Scorer award.
Vinicius Jr
People may claim that the Brazilian is not up to the mark in wearing the national colors. But still, Vini will be the man Brazil will highly rely on, if they are to win their Hexa at last. The Blancos forward, hence, makes it among the top 10 contenders for the Golden Boot this year.
World Cup Predicted Golden Boot Winner
According to our experts, this year, there might be an intense battle with more games and more teams. Many random players may score a lot of goals during the initial stage. There could be an immense contest between the Big 3: Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland. The likes of Messi, Ronaldo, or even Lautaro and Vinicius could also come into action.
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Winner Prediction 2026
| High Chance | Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Leo Messi, etc |
| Moderate Chance | Cristiano Ronaldo, Lautaro Martinez, Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembele, etc |
World Cup Golden Boot History
FIFA initiated the official award for the Top Scorer in the 1982 edition. Before that, there was no official award, although it was later claimed in the name of the top scorers for each edition. Indeed, the award was named “Golden Shoe” from 1982 to 2006 editions. Since 2010, the award has been officially renamed as the “Golden Boot”. Moreover, until the 1994 edition, there could be multiple winners who could share the award. But since the 1998 edition, there can be only 1 winner. The top scorer gets the Golden Boot, while the 2nd top scorer gets a Silver Boot, and the 3rd top scorer receives a Bronze Boot award. If there are multiple players with the same number of goals, then the one with more assists will get the award. If there is also a tie, then the player who played fewer minutes will be the winner.
Argentine legend Guillermo Stabile was the top scorer of the first-ever WC edition (1930) for his 8 goals. Kylian Mbappe is the latest winner of this award (2022). The first official Golden Shoe winner was Paolo Rossi of Italy in the 1982 edition, when he netted 6 goals. Since the award was renamed as the Golden Boot in 2010, Thomas Müller was the first winner. In 1994, Oleg Salenko of Russia and Hristo Stoichkov from Bulgaria shared the award. In the 1962 Chile edition, there was 6 winners of this award: Florian Albert (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (Soviet Union), Garrincha (Brazil), Vava (Brazil), Drazan Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), and Leonel Sanchez (Chile).
World Cup Golden Boot Winners List
| Year and Host Country | Golden Boot Winner and Nationality | Number of Goals |
| 2026 (USA, Canada, Mexico) | TBD | TBD |
| 2022 (Qatar) | Kylian Mbappe (France) | 8 Goals |
| 2018 (Russia) | Harry Kane (England) | 6 Goals |
| 2014 (Brazil) | James Rodríguez (Colombia) | 6 Goals |
| 2010 (South Africa) | Thomas Müller (Germany) | 5 Goals |
| 2006 (Germany) | Miroslav Klose (Germany) | 5 Goals |
| 2002 (S. Korea, Japan) | Ronaldo (Brazil) | 8 Goals |
| 1998 (France) | Davor Suker (Croatia) | 6 Goals |
| 1994 (USA) | Oleg Salenko (Russia), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) | 6 Goals |
| 1990 (Italy) | Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) | 6 Goals |
| 1986 (Mexico) | Gary Lineker (England) | 6 Goals |
| 1982 (Spain) | Paolo Rossi (Italy) | 6 Goals |
| 1978 (Argentina) | Mario Kempes (Argentina) | 6 Goals |
| 1974 (West Germany) | Grzegorz Lato (Poland) | 7 Goals |
| 1970 (Mexico) | Gerd Müller (Germany) | 10 Goals |
| 1966 (England) | Eusebio (Portugal) | 9 Goals |
| 1962 (Chile) | Florian Albert (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (Soviet Union), Garrincha (Brazil), Vava (Brazil), Drazan Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), Leonel Sanchez (Chile) | 4 Goals |
| 1958 (Sweden) | Just Fontaine (France) | 13 Goals |
| 1954 (Switzerland) | Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) | 11 Goals |
| 1950 (Brazil) | Ademir (Brazil) | 8 Goals |
| 1938 (France) | Leonidas (Brazil) | 7 Goals |
| 1934 (Italy) | Oldrich Nejedly (Czech Republic) | 5 Goals |
| 1930 (Uruguay) | Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) | 8 Goals |
How many World Cup Golden Boot does Messi have?
Lionel Messi has a couple of FIFA World Cup Golden Balls for being the best player of the tournament. He won the award in 2014 and 2022. However, Messi hasn’t won the Golden Boot award, which goes to the edition’s top scorer. In fact, he won the Silver Boot in the 2022 Qatar edition, where he finished 2nd with 7 goals. Kylian Mbappe won the latest Golden Boot in Qatar for his 8 goals, including a hat-trick in the final.
Did Ronaldo win the World Cup Golden Boot?
Brazilian Ronaldo Phenomeno won the World Cup Golden Boot in the 2002 World Cup when he scored 8 goals in Brazil’s way to 5th WC glory. By the way, Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) has never won the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot in his career. So far, CR7 failed to score in a knockout game of the FIFA WC!
Who has won the World Cup Golden Boot and played for Arsenal?
World Cup Golden Boot winners who played for Arsenal are among the frequently searched topics. Everybody knows, former Tottenham sensation Harry Kane won the WC Golden Boot in 2018. But many people don’t know that during his youth career, Kane was a part of the Arsenal side (2001-02). Moreover, Davor Suker, the former Croatia star and the winner of the 1998 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe, signed for Arsenal in 1999. The Gunners bagged him from Real Madrid for a £3.5m fee just a year after his France heroics. FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Predictor (All Match Predictions).
