As the World Cup approaches, Tom Carnduff takes a look at the Golden Boot markets to pick the top three bets on who will finish top scorer in Qatar.
Soccer Betting Tips: World Cup 2022
2pts ew Karim Benzema to win the Golden Boot at 14/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4)
2pts ew Neymar to win the Golden Boot at 16/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4)
1pt ew Lautaro Martinez to win the Golden Boot at 33/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4)
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World Cup 2022 Golden Boot winner odds (via Sky Bet)
Harry Kane – 7/1Kylian Mbappe – 8/1Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi – 14/1Neymar, Romelu Lukaku – 16/1Richarlison – 20/1Lautaro Martínez, Memphis Depay – 25/1
a winter World Cup It means that this will be a tournament like no other, but we must still hope that the best forwards in the game will shine on the biggest stage of all.
The success of the team is, of course, their main goal, but those players will also have an eye on winning the coveted Golden Boot by finishing top scorer.
Harry Kane took the award in 2018 England surprisingly reached the semi-finals. Naturally, the further a team goes, the more opportunities a player has to hit.
Is there a difference between Golden Boot and Top Scorer?
The World Cup Golden Boot is awarded to the player who has scored the most goals in the tournament. If more than one player is tied, ties are broken by other criteria (ie assists or minutes played) to decide who wins the award. ‘Top scorer’ is simply who has scored the most goals, leaving a higher chance of a tie.
For the terms of each way and the tie rules, always refer to the terms and conditions of the corresponding bookmaker.
How many goals does it take to win the Golden Boot?
Since the first World Cup in 1930, the goal average required to finish as the tournament’s top scorer is 7.10. More recently, the average over the last five World Cups has been exactly six goals, the number Kane scored in Russia.
That’s why some household names are priced so high in the stakes. Heung-min Son won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2021/22, but South Korea will struggle to qualify from a group that includes Portugal and Uruguay.
A contender must be good enough to score the goals for himself and also be a star for a nation that is expected to go deeper into the tournament. Even with those limitations, the market has provided some significant prices.
Can Karim Benzema win the Golden Boot?
We’ll start by focusing on the lowest price of our three picks.
To have has just been named the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner, KARIM BENZEMA provides great appeal at 14/1.
Benzema finished the 2021/22 campaign with 44 goals in 46 appearances in all competitions for Real Madrid, also contributing another 15 assists.
Since returning from international exile, he has been among the goals, scoring four at Euro 2020, even as France suffered a shock elimination in the last 16 years, losing in a penalty shootout to Switzerland.
The forward’s last seven competitive appearances for Les Bleus have returned six goals with goals against Belgium and Spain, as they won the League of Nations 2021, and against Denmark in the last edition.
France line up alongside the Danes, Australia and Tunisia in Group D. Topping it gives them a likely route from Mexico, England and one from Belgium or Portugal to the final. All winnable matches; All the games in which Benzema should have chances to score.
He has shown time and time again that he can capitalize and with 14/1 available, he is well worth backing.
Can Neymar win the golden boot?
Brazil is the clear favorite in the absolute market.
It is not a surprise given the expectation that is placed on the South American nation in each tournament. Add to that that they finished very clear in the CONMEBOL standings, six points ahead of rivals Argentina.
NEYMAR he finished as the second-highest goalscorer and is worth backing him to score multiple times in Qatar.
Those eight qualifying goals came despite not always being available. Brazil may have played 17 games, but Neymar only appeared in 10.
He found the net against Ecuador and Uruguay, teams that will join the Seleção in the World Cup, so it’s not a case of stat-boosting against those at the bottom of the group.
When he is available, he plays practically every minute. His flexibility to be able to play wide or up the middle is key here, as is his ability to score regardless of his position in the XI.
Brazil should head a Group G containing Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. They could well face Uruguay in the round of 16; Neymar found the net in a comprehensive 4-1 win in qualifying.
Expect Neymar to score most of his goals in the group stage, but even with a difficult run to the final, he should still have plenty of chances.
Will Lautaro Martínez be able to win the golden boot?
Argentina have a really favorable group as they look to start the tournament with an early momentum. They are in Group C along with Poland, Mexico and Saudi Arabia; they should aim for a maximum of nine points.
They finished second behind Brazil in the CONMEBOL standings and were the second highest scorers. Crucially, they did not lose any of their 17 games.
While the focus will be on Lionel Messi, backing LAUTARO MARTINEZ is the value selection.
The striker matched Messi’s seven goals in qualifying and what was striking was how many came after Argentina’s triumph in the 2021 Copa América.
Five of his seven were scored as of 2021, all in separate matches. The Inter striker also scored when they beat Italy in the Wembley Finalissima.
He will start with Messi and his performances at home give hope for a strong tournament. Martínez scored 25 goals in 49 games for Inter on 21/22, the form in which he has remained this season. His record of 21 goals in 40 appearances for La Albiceleste since his debut in March 2018 is very impressive.
Argentina also has a great chance of very winnable contests in the round of 16. They could well take on Denmark and then the Netherlands on their way to the semi-final, where they could face Brazil.
That’s five games where Argentina should be on top, which means Martinez will have plenty of chances to find the net.
He’s an outsider when it comes to some of the other bigger names he’s fighting for this accolade, but he’s a striker who shouldn’t be 33/1.
The best bets on the Golden Boot of the World Cup
2pts ew Karim Benzema to win the Golden Boot at 14/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4)2pts ew Neymar to win the Golden Boot at 16/1 (Sky Bet 1/4 1,2,3,4)1pt ew Lautaro Martinez to win the Golden Boot at 33/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4)
Odds correct at 1630 BST (23/10/22)
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