# World Cup Golden Boot predictions

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Betsprinter publishes public World Cup 2026 prediction, fixture, squad and fantasy-football research from the same catalog used by the product. Live VIP-only picks are not included in this Markdown export.

## Golden Boot contenders

| Rank | Player | Team | Group | Expected goals | Expected matches |
| ---: | --- | --- | :---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | [Ali Olwan](https://betsprinter.com/players/44041) | [Jordan](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/jordan) | J | 6.73 | 3.91 |
| 2 | [Lionel Messi](https://betsprinter.com/players/23510) | [Argentina](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/argentina) | J | 5.69 | 4.03 |
| 3 | [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://betsprinter.com/players/24562) | [Portugal](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/portugal) | K | 5.40 | 3.96 |
| 4 | [Jürgen Locadia](https://betsprinter.com/players/24571) | [Curacao](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/curacao) | E | 5.02 | 3.94 |
| 5 | [Kylian Mbappé](https://betsprinter.com/players/6751) | [France](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/france) | I | 4.76 | 4.02 |
| 6 | [Harry Kane ](https://betsprinter.com/players/180) | [England](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/england) | L | 4.59 | 4.00 |
| 7 | [Julián Quiñones](https://betsprinter.com/players/44418) | [Mexico](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/mexico) | A | 4.41 | 4.01 |
| 8 | [Darwin Núñez](https://betsprinter.com/players/18415) | [Uruguay](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/uruguay) | H | 3.69 | 3.97 |
| 9 | [Luis Suárez](https://betsprinter.com/players/5245) | [Colombia](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/colombia) | K | 3.65 | 4.02 |
| 10 | [Enner Valencia](https://betsprinter.com/players/24083) | [Ecuador](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/ecuador) | E | 3.62 | 3.94 |
| 11 | [Patrik Schick](https://betsprinter.com/players/8712) | [Czech Republic](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/czech-republic) | A | 3.44 | 3.94 |
| 12 | [Jens Petter Hauge](https://betsprinter.com/players/5944) | [Norway](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/norway) | I | 3.31 | 4.04 |
| 13 | [Mohamed Touré](https://betsprinter.com/players/3237) | [Australia](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/australia) | D | 3.25 | 3.97 |
| 14 | [Santiago Gimenez](https://betsprinter.com/players/6668) | [Mexico](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/mexico) | A | 3.18 | 4.01 |
| 15 | [Lautaro Martínez](https://betsprinter.com/players/6302) | [Argentina](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/argentina) | J | 3.06 | 4.03 |
| 16 | [Ross Stewart](https://betsprinter.com/players/2133) | [Scotland](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/scotland) | C | 3.05 | 3.97 |
| 17 | [Almoez Ali](https://betsprinter.com/players/43741) | [Qatar](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/qatar) | B | 3.05 | 3.93 |
| 18 | [Edin Džeko](https://betsprinter.com/players/5269) | [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/bosnia-and-herzegovina) | B | 3.03 | 3.94 |
| 19 | [Ousmane Dembélé](https://betsprinter.com/players/8230) | [France](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/france) | I | 3.03 | 4.02 |
| 20 | [Alexander Sørloth](https://betsprinter.com/players/6453) | [Norway](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/norway) | I | 3.01 | 4.04 |
| 21 | [Simon Banza](https://betsprinter.com/players/22808) | [Congo DR](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/congo-dr) | K | 3.00 | 3.98 |
| 22 | [Ivan Toney](https://betsprinter.com/players/24563) | [England](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/england) | L | 2.81 | 4.00 |
| 23 | [Deniz Undav](https://betsprinter.com/players/325) | [Germany](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/germany) | E | 2.79 | 4.02 |
| 24 | [Jhon Córdoba](https://betsprinter.com/players/31278) | [Colombia](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/colombia) | K | 2.69 | 4.02 |
| 25 | [Aymen Hussein](https://betsprinter.com/players/44157) | [Iraq](https://betsprinter.com/world-cup/teams/iraq) | I | 2.66 | 3.89 |

Methodology: https://betsprinter.com/methodology. Picks: https://betsprinter.com/picks. Performance: https://betsprinter.com/performance.