One of the most interesting soccer betting side bets to make on the World Cup betting event is trying to pick which competitor will be the leading scorer for the championship. There are needless to say several things you are able to bet on in the World Cup odds apart from the games themselves including who will win the award for the leading competitor of the championship, which competitor will score first in the World Cup event, which team will score the most goals, etc.

But the Golden Boot Award, granted to the leading scorer for the World Cup wagering event in any given year is 1 of the most interesting competitions in the World Cup odds competition at the online sportsbooks. This year the fight for that award has been somewhat anti-climactic as there hasn’t truly been any competitor that can distinguish himself from the field, however the 2010 World Cup betting event at the online sportsbooks is still young and there’s a lot of opportunities that lie ahead.

Entering the World Cup wagering competition, the soccer wagering odds, all liked substantial superstars like Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo, as the participants most likely to score the most goals in this year’s World Cup odds event.

But through 2 games, of that illustrious list above, only Ronaldo has found the net. Messi has played a outstanding championship thus far and been a bit unlikely as he’s had some spectacular shots just miss but he hasn’t scored one time. Rooney has been a non-factor and if his team does not score a victory vs Slovenia his World Cup wagering journey will be finished.

The scoring leader right now is Messi’s Argentine teammate Gonzalo Higuain. Higuain netted a hat-trick vs South Korea and leads all scorers in the World Cup odds right now. Portugal’s Tiago had 2 goals in the team’s 7-0 defeat of North Korea and is tied with Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan and Brazilian teammates Elano and Luis Fabiano with 2 goals apiece for second most in the championship.

It’s difficult to say who will win the Golden Boot Award when the dust finally settles and the World Cup betting ends. But probably it will be from a team that goes deep into the competition (like Argentina or Brazil) and that plays on an attacking side (like Argentina or Holland).

The 1930 World Cup was when the Golden Boot Award was first introduced. Since the 1994 World Cup, though, there’s also a silver and bronze version of the award given to the second and 3rd top goalscorers of the Cup.

There are also several other awards offered in the course of the World Cup. There is the Golden Ball as an example. This award is offered to the greatest competitor at the World Cup Finals, as determined by a committee and voters in the media. The Yashin Award has been offered since 1994 and is given to the greatest goalie. The FIFA Fair Play Trophy, granted since 1970, is given to the team with the greatest track record of fair play. And the Most Entertaining Team Award, which was also first granted in 1994, is given to the team that has entertained the public the most.


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