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- Lionel Messi is the odds on favourite at 4/5 to win the Golden Boot at the World Cup
- We look at the current Golden Boot Standings including goals and assists
- France are the favourites to win the World Cup ahead of Sunday's final against Argentina
Lionel Messi is the odds on favourite at 4/5 to win the Golden Boot at the World Cup
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is the 4/5 favourite with bookies to win the World Cup Golden Boot ahead of Sunday's final.
Messi is tied with France's Kylian Mbappe in the Golden Boot race, but would win the award due to having one more assist than Mbappe.
Paddy Power give Messi a 55% chance of winning the Golden Boot with Mbappe's chances at 42% with Sunday's final potentially being a Golden Boot shootout.
| World Cup Golden Boot Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 4/5 | 55.6% |
| Kylian Mbappe
|
11/8 | 42.1% |
| Julian Alvarez | 16/1 | 5.9% |
| Olivier Giroud | 16/1 | 5.9% |
Julian Alvarez scored a brace in the semi-final for Argentina on Tuesday and this instantly put him back in contention for the Golden Boot.
The Manchester City forward and Olivier Giroud are both on 4 goals and a brace could be all it takes in the final to win the award.
We look at the current Golden Boot Standings including goals and assists
The Golden Boot is awarded to the player with the most goals at the FIFA World Cup.
If there is a tiebreaker for the award, the Golden Boot will then be given to the player with the most non-penalty goals.
After that, the Golden Boot is then given to the player with the most assists as the next tiebreaker followed by least minutes played.
The four realistic remaining candidates in the Golden Boot race are:
- Lionel Messi - Argentina - 5 Goals, 3 Assists
- Kylian Mbappe - France - 5 Goals, 2 Assists
- Julian Alvarez - Argentina - 4 Goals
- Olivier Giroud - France - 4 Goals
France are the favourites to win the World Cup ahead of Sunday's final against Argentina
The World Cup Final takes place on Sunday with France facing Argentina and it's the French who are just about favourites to win the match.
The latest odds make France 5/6 to win a second consecutive World Cup after their 2-0 win against Morocco on Wednesday evening.
Argentina are 10/11 to win the World Cup so the odds are tight around which team will win the famous trophy on Sunday.
