FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Odds 2022

The World Cup Golden Boot is given to the top scorer in the tournament and has been won by such legends as Eusebio, Gerd Muller and Brazil’s Ronaldo. It’s a much-loved market, partly because it’s unpredictable and can keep you at the edge of your seat until the final whistle. Though some winners have come from nations that lifted the trophy, such as Argentina’s Mario Kempes and Italy’s Paolo Rossi, it’s also been won by players like Gary Lineker, whose England team only reached the quarter-finals in 1986.

In the 2022 edition, Harry Kane is the favourite based on the World Cup Golden Boot Odds, just ahead of Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, and Lionel Messi. On the other hand, international sharpshooters like Memphis Depay and Lautaro Martinez are available at big odds. We’ve got the prices for all the top contenders and predict who will flourish in the forthcoming competition. But first, here’s a list of the top World Cup Golden Boot betting sites.

Current Golden Boot World Cup Odds

The prices can fluctuate wildly before the tournament, as World Cup bookies and bettors note the form of the players, injuries that force withdrawals and how their respective nations are likely to fare. Nonetheless, here are the current Golden Boot Word Cup odds.

Player	Odds	Player	Odds
Harry Kane	8.00	Kylian Mbappe	9.00
Karim Benzema	12.00	Lionel Messi	14.00
Cristiano Ronaldo	14.00	Romelu Lukaku	18.00
Neymar	20.00	Vinicius Junior	25.00
Memphis Depay	25.00	Diogo Jota	28.00
Gabrial Jesus	33.00	Lautaro Martinez	33.00
Kai Havertz	33.00	Antoine Griezmann	33.00
Raheem Sterling	33.00	Richarlison	40.00
Andre Silva	40.00	Luis Suarez	40.00
Bruno Fernandes	50.00	Paulo Dybala	50.00

World Cup Top Goalscorer Odds on the favourites

The favourites for the top goalscorer award exist for a reason. They tend to be players that have excellent international goalscoring records and play for teams that are expected to go deep into the competition. Here’s our verdict on the top contenders.

Harry Kane

Kane is the reigning award holder. The Spurs striker rightfully leads the World Cup 2022 Top Scorer Odds, with England reaching the semis of the last tournament and the final of Euro 2020. Even if they do not go so far this time, Kane scored all six of his goals in 2018 by the Round of 16, and with Iran, USA and Wales in England’s World Cup Group Odds, he is likely to go into the knockout stages with at least two or three.

Kylian Mbappe

Mbappe scored four goals in 2018 while still a teenager, as France won the World Cup. Yet he failed to find the net at Euro 2020, and that’s a worry, despite regularly scoring in other internationals. There’s also the fact that France has two of the three favourites in the World Cup Golden Boot Betting, so the goals could be shared around.

Karim Benzema

Benzema has become Real Madrid’s primary source of goals since 2018, with his numbers improving each season. He returned to play for France in 2021 and has been a regular scorer, finding the net four times in Euro 2020. Though there is the worry of French goals going to Mbappe and Griezman, there could be some value in Benzema in the World Cup Golden Boot Odds.

Lionel Messi

Across four different World Cups, Messi has only scored six goals, but there is reason to believe that he could be a contender in 2022. Argentina has won the most recent Copa America, with Messi scoring four times and five in one game against Estonia this summer. Ultimately his colleague Lautaro Martinez might be a better choice from the Golden Boot World Cup Odds. Nonetheless, you can take advantage of several World Cup betting offers on the Argentinians. 

Cristiano Ronaldo

Can Messi’s old rival Ronaldo also challenge? The all-time top international top scorer has only found the net seven times in World Cups, but he proved he can still cut it with five goals at Euro 2020 to make himself one of the favourites in the World Cup Golden Boot Predictions. What might hold Ronaldo back is that Portugal has both a tough group and a potentially difficult path through the knockout stages.

World Cup Golden Boot Betting prices on dark horses

Sometimes, a rank outsider comes out of nowhere to upset the World Cup Golden Boot Odds. Salvatore Schillaci was not in Italy’s starting lineup at the start of the 1990 World Cup but ended as the top scorer. Attacking midfielders such as Thomas Muller and James Rodriguez were surprise winners, with strikers fancied ahead of them. Here are some underdogs you could back this year at high prices.

Romelu Lukaku

Belgium is not the force they once were, but they will easily progress through a group that contains Canada, Morocco and Croatia. Lukaku should add to his impressive international goal tally against those sides. The fact that his World Cup Top Goalscorer Odds aren’t smaller is down to the fact that Belgium will likely face either Germany or Spain in the Round of 16. Yet there’s no reason why Lukaku couldn’t score the bulk of the goals needed to be the top scorer during the group stage.

Memphis Depay

Depay is one of the most reliable goalscorers at an international level, notching 17 times from 16 appearances in 2021. That includes two at Euro 2020, and there could have been more if the Dutch were not eliminated early. The Netherlands has found form since Louis van Gaal returned, has a favourable group and should at least reach the last-eight. Depay will be featured in many World Cup Golden Boot Predictions from betting experts.

Lautaro Martinez

Argentina’s 2021 Copa America win has made them the fifth favourite on the FIFA World Cup Winner Odds. Martinez scored three goals in that tournament, and his 2021-22 campaign was his best at club level, with 25 goals for Inter. This Argentine side is not as star-studded as has often been the case in recent tournaments but seems all the better for it. They could go far, and with Martinez leading the line and scoring regularly, his Golden Boot World Cup Odds could quickly drop, especially with Argentina up against Saudi Arabia in their first game.

Full List of previous winners

When you consider the candidates in the World Cup Golden Boot Betting, it’s worth analysing who has won it in the past and with how many goals. Here are the Golden Boot winners from recent tournaments.

Year	Player	Country	Goals
2018	Harry Kane	England (Semi-Finals)	6
2014	James Rodriguez	Colombia (Quarter-Finals)	6
2010	Thomas Muller (Tied)	Germany (Semi-Finals)	5
2006	Miroslav Klose	Germany (Semi-Finals)	5
2002	Ronaldo	Brazil (Final)	8
1998	Davor Suker	Croatia (Semi-Finals)	6
1994	Hristo Stoichkov (Tied)	Bulgaria (Semi-Finals)	6

Latest World Cup Golden Boot Predictions

As you’ll have learned so far, even the favourites are available at generous prices and outsiders can win it at big odds. That makes it a market very much worth betting on the World Cup. A good strategy is to back one of the favourites alongside a couple of dark horses. In terms of the 2022 edition, Kane looks like the pick from the favourites, while Depay and Martinez are both bigger prices than they really should be. Different factors can influence the World Cup Golden Boot odds in a market that can see big swings.

Before the tournament, form for club and country can alter the prices, as can injuries and withdrawals. An intriguing aspect that affect the World Cup betting tips is whether that will lead to more players getting injured and whether they come into the tournament in peak form or fatigued. Once it starts, the odds are impacted by the goals players score and how likely it looks for their team to progress. Players with relatively easy groups, such as Lukaku or Kane, can see their prices drop if they score a few early goals.

Where to bet on the Top Goalscorer

The WC is the biggest sporting event on the planet, and betting on it makes the tournament even more fun to watch. When it comes to markets, the race for the Golden Boot is one of the most open and potentially lucrative. While only a few nations can ever realistically reach the World Cup Final, the top goalscorer in the tournament is often a surprise candidate. Below, you can find a list of bookmakers offering World Cup Top Goalscorer Odds, along with many other tournament markets.