The 2026 World Cup kicked off on June 11, and we'll look at which player will make the biggest impact on soccer's most prestigious tournament.
In 2022's edition, Kylian Mbappe was the top scorer with seven goals. Lionel Messi was just behind with six goals while his teammate, Julian Alvarez, and Mbappe's teammate, Olivier Giroud, each tied for third with four goals.
Let's take a look at the top goalscorer odds for the 2026 World Cup.
2026 World Cup Top Goalscorer Odds
Lionel Messi (Argentina) | +275 |
Kylian Mbappe (France) | +300 |
Harry Kane (England) | +800 |
Erling Haaland (Norway) | +800 |
Kai Havertz (Germany) | +1400 |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) | +2500 |
Lamine Yamal (Spain) | +2800 |
Vinicius Jr. (Brazil) | +2800 |
Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) | +3300 |
Folarin Balogun (USA) | +3300 |
Michael Olise (France) | +4000 |
Raphinha (Brazil) | +4000 |
Viktor Gyokeres (Sweden) | +4000 |
Lionel Messi has overtaken Kylian Mbappe in the top goalscorer odds after scoring a brace in the opening match against Algeria.
Messi is now tied for the most World Cup goals in the history of the tournament (16), but Mbappe is just two goals behind him with 14.
Mbappe, 26, has scored 56 goals in 98 career games for his national team and tallied 25 goals for Real Madrid in La Liga this season. With France having the second-shortest odds to lift the trophy, Mbappe will get plenty of chances to score throughout the tournament.
The legendary English forward Harry Kane has been a goal-magnet throughout his career and scored 64 total goals for Bayern Munich this season, winning Europe's Golden Boot. Kane is +800 to be the tournaments leading scorer and is one of the best finishers in the sport.
Norway's terminator, Erling Haaland (+800) is another favorite for good reason. Haaland scored a brace in his World Cup Debut as Norway dismantled Iraq 4-1.
List of Every Golden Boot Winner
Year | Player | Goals |
2022 | Kylian Mbappe | 8 |
2018 | Harry Kane | 6 |
2014 | James Rodriguez | 6 |
2010 | Thomas Muller | 5 |
2006 | Miroslav Klose | 5 |
2002 | Ronaldo | 8 |
1998 | Davor Suker | 6 |
1994 | Oleg Salenko, Hristo Stoichkov | 6 |
1990 | Salvatore Schillaci | 6 |
1986 | Gary Lineker | 6 |
1982 | Paolo Rossi | 6 |
1978 | Mario Kempes | 6 |
1974 | Grzegorz Lato | 7 |
1970 | Gerd Muller | 10 |
1966 | Eusebio | 9 |
1962 | Florian Albert. Valentin Ivanov, Garrincha, Vava, Drazan Jerkovic, Leonel Sanchez | 4 |
1958 | Just Fontaine | 13 |
1954 | Sandor Kocsis | 11 |
1950 | Ademir | 9 |
1938 | Leonidas | 7 |
1934 | Oldrich Nejedly | 5 |
1930 | Guillermo Stabile | 8 |
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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.
