The 2026 World Cup has been all about stars so far. The biggest names in the sport have delivered in a big way, and a few of them on multiple occasions already.Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé played on the same day twice in the group stage. On both days, all three players scored multiple goals. Mbappé got two goals in France’s opener, followed by two goals from Haaland for Norway and then topped by a Messi hat trick against Algeria. On Monday, all three players did it again, scoring twice.That leaves Messi as the top scorer in the World Cup so far with five goals. Mbappé and Haaland are right behind with four. Throw in Harry Kane, who had two goals in England’s opening match but was held scoreless against Ghana on Tuesday, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who struggled in Portugal’s opener but scored twice against Uzbekistan on Tuesday, and the Golden Boot race is shaping up to be generational.For context, five goals is the same tally that won the Golden Boot in 2010 and 2006. The last time a Golden Boot winner scored 10 was in 1970 (Germany’s Gerd Müller). Messi already has five, and someone reaching 10 doesn’t seem that unthinkable given the numbers the top players have put up so far.As for the betting odds, they favor Messi, barely. Messi is the favorite on FanDuel (+180) and DraftKings (+185), while BetMGM has Messi and Mbappé as co-favorites at +175. Mbappé is +220 on DK and FD.