Golden Boot 2026: Kylian Mbappé
Available in USKylian Mbappé’s Golden Boot was the safest bet on the awards board, and he closed it out with a brace in the third-place play-off. Below is the settled market, the full top-scorer table and the all-time record he moved past — laid out as a reference for anyone tracking the scoring race.
On this page
- Golden Boot at a glance
- Final top-scorer table
- How the market settled
- All-time record
- Assist leader
- FAQ
Golden Boot at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Winner | Kylian Mbappé (France) |
| Goals | 10 |
| Settled odds | 1.04 |
| Matches | 22 goals across 22 World Cup matches (career) |
| Note | Back-to-back Golden Boot |
Final top-scorer table
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappé | France | 10 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 8 |
| Erling Haaland | Norway | 7 |
| Jude Bellingham | England | 7 |
| Harry Kane | England | 6 |
| Ousmane Dembélé | France | 6 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Spain | 5 |
A brace in the third-place play-off settled the race beyond doubt.
How the market settled
Mbappé was odds-on throughout and settled at a near-unbackable price; the interest was in the places behind him.
| Market | Selection | Decimal odds | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Boot | Kylian Mbappé | 1.04 | Won |
| Golden Boot | Lionel Messi | 13.0 (drifted) | Lost |
Messi drifted to 13.0 and was held scoreless late, finishing second on eight. The full scorer market is catalogued on the betting markets page.
All-time record
Mbappé’s tally took his career World Cup total to 22 goals, moving past Lionel Messi’s 21 to become the all-time World Cup top scorer. He reached the mark in 22 World Cup matches.
Assist leader
- Michael Olise (France) recorded 7 assists — a single-tournament World Cup assist record.
- Mbappé and Dembélé’s goals gave France three players in the tournament’s top scoring and creating brackets.
Cross-reference France on the teams index and the France team page.
FAQ
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