While the World Cup Final is going the come down to the wire on July 11, it looks like the Golden Boot award for the tournament’s top striker probably will too. At the moment, Spain striker David Villa and Holland midfielder each have five and will of course be facing each other in the final [...]

England striker Wayne Rooney is the third favourite to win the 2010 World Cup Golden Boot with UK bookmakers, with the best price currently looking like 12-1 from Victor Chandler. 888sport and Tote are both offering 11-1, and the worst current price is 8-1 from Ladbrokes.

26 year old Robinho, who has been rated as a top player from a very young age, with even the legendary Pele suggesting he was his successor at just 15 years of age, is something of an outsider to win the Golden Boot at the World Cup. This is despite his team being second favourites to win the trophy.

Spain’s formidable David Villa currently leads as the bookmaker’s favourite to win the Golden Boot at the 2010 World Cup finals.

Prices for Villa as top goalscorer vary but at the time of writing most are offering 9-1, though Sportsbook.com will give you 10-1 and Bet365, bwin, Ladbrokes and William Hill are only offering 8-1.

Aside from the outright winner, one of the most fun things to debate, speculate, and gamble on in a World Cup is who will win the coveted Golden Boot, awarded to the top goal scorer in the competition.

Here we discuss some of the players in the running and take a look at what might work for and against them.

With only around 2 months before the World Cup starts, one of the favorite bets is always who will be the top goalscorer. This is something everyone has an opinion about and it’s not an easy task to pick one out. It’s important to first think about what teams will progress very far in the [...]