Euro 2024 Golden Boot Race Wide Open

So far at Euro 2024 we have seen a series of players impress with their goalscoring capabilities, such as the lesser-known duo of Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze and Slovakia’s Ivan Schranz scoring three times each, matching the current overall top scorers at this year’s competition such as Cody Gakpo and Jamal Musiala.

At Euro 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo won the Golden Boot with 5 goals, narrowly beating Czechia’s Patrik Schick via assists. Could there be a surprise winner at this year’s competition? Take a look at the odds below and find out.

At the start of Euro 2024, the likes of Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé were the pre-tournament favourites to win the Golden Boot, however Cody Gakpo has taken this competition by storm, having fired in the opener for the Netherlands against Romania to take his tally up to three goals.

The Liverpool forward looks comfortable playing in his natural role of inside forward on the left-wing and has actually scored three goals in back-to-back tournaments for the Dutch following his three goal haul at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

With Gakpo being on the ‘easier’ side of the draw where he’ll play Turkey in the quarter-finals before potentially facing one of Switzerland or England in the semi-finals, could he be good value at 4/1 for the Golden Boot?

England are really yet to get going at Euro 2024 and narrowly scraped through their Round of 16 tie with Slovakia largely thanks to some individual brilliance from Jude Bellingham.

However, something that is going under the radar is the fact that Harry Kane has two goals to his name at Euro 2024 following his crucial winner against Slovakia which has ultimately seen the Three Lions advance to the quarter-finals against Switzerland.

Kane’s other goal at Euro 2024 come in England’s 1-1 draw with Denmark in Group C. Should the Three Lions find form, the ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward could well add to his tally against Swiss on Saturday and potentially score again in the semi-finals where he’d face either the Netherlands or Turkey.

Having won the 2018 World Cup Golden Boot in Russia with six goals as well as being the holder of the Champions League’s and Bundesliga’s top scorer awards, it is hard to rule the 30-year-old out of winning this accolade.

Jamal Musiala has arguably been the player of the tournament so far due to his immense ability to both create chances and score goals.

The 21-year-old Bayer Munich star finds himself in the Golden Boot conversation following three goals in his last four appearances for Die Mannschaft against the likes of Scotland, Hungary and Denmark.

Julian Nagelsmann’s side are on the harder side of the draw, as they will ultimately have to face off against the likes of Spain in the quarter-finals, then one of France or Portugal in the semi-final, but, it must be said that Musiala is in fact a big game player, having memorably fired in an 89th minute winner past Koln for his club on the final day of the 2022/23 season to win the Bundesliga title.

Kylian Mbappé sits as a firm outsider at 11/1, however, the France star cannot be ruled out of contention, especially after becoming just the second player in World Cup final history to score a hat-trick, doing so in France’s defeat to Argentina in December 2022.

Having broke his European Championship duck against Poland in France’s last group stage game in Group D, could Mbappé go on a goalscoring spree? After all, the 25-year-old staggeringly scored eight goals at the 2022 World Cup and even scored a further 10 goals for France in qualifying for this competition.

Arsenal’s Kai Havertz has managed to score two goals and create one assist in four appearances at Euro 2024 for Germany, having been utilised as a false nine by Julian Nagelsmann.

The 25-year-old has 18 goals in 50 international matches for Germany and even takes his side’s penalties, a factor that has to be considered when weighing up potential Golden Boot winners.

It must be said, that it will be tough for Havertz to catch the goal deficit that he has to the likes of Gakpo and Musiala, however, his country will need him to be on top form to advance past the likes of Spain in the quarter-finals, as well as one of France or Portugal should Germany progress.

Jude Bellingham’s two goals at Euro 2024 have been worth their weight in gold, as the 21-year-old scored the Three Lions only goal in their 1-0 victory over Serbia in Group C, before firing in a sensational bicycle kick to rescue England’s tournament hopes against Slovakia.

Despite being a midfielder, Bellingham has demonstrated his goalscoring capabilities at club level, following his 19 goals in 28 La Liga games in what was his debut season for Real Madrid.

If England are to bring football home, then they will need Bellingham to be on top form and to continue to provide key moments - Bellingham is priced at 12/1 to win the Golden Boot at Euro 2024.

Niclas Fullkrug's Odds: 20/1

Donyell Malen's Odds: 20/1

Georges Mikautadze's Odds: 22/1

Memphis Depay's Odds: 25/1

Fabian Ruiz's Odds: 25/1

Alvaro Morata's Odds: 28/1

Cristiano Ronaldo's Odds: 40/1

Bruno Fernandes' Odds: 40/1

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