It’s been a big World Cup for the big names so far. Several of the sport’s superstars have already made their mark on the tournament, starting by finding the back of the net at the first opportunity.Lionel Messi set the benchmark by scoring a hat trick in Argentina’s dominant win over Algeria, proving that he is still a force to be reckoned with at the age of 38. Messi is among the frontrunners at 3/1 to win the Golden Boot for the first time in his career. It is one of the individual awards that has evaded him to date.Argentina will continue the defence of the title they won in 2022 against Austria with Messi 1/1 to find the back of the net at any time. Messi has scored in five consecutive World Cup matches which is one match shy of the all-time record while Argentina are on a winning run of eight games in all competitions.Manager Lionel Scaloni might be tempted to rest Messi for the final group game should Argentina be certain of their place in the knockout rounds, but points are still required to be sure of that and so the Inter Miami playmaker is expected to feature from the start. He will be a threat once again.At 3/1, Kylian Mbappé is currently the co-favourite (with Messi) to add a second World Cup Golden Boot to his collection. The French forward bagged a brace in France’s opening victory over Senegal and appears fresh having missed a number of matches towards the end of last season through injury.France face Iraq in their next group fixture. Considering the Asian outfit shipped four goals to Norway, Mbappé will surely have opportunities to add to his tally. The Real Madrid forward is 2/1 to score two or more goals. Two goals would see him equal the all-time World Cup scoring record of 16 goals, currently held by Messi and Miroslav Klose.