World Cup Golden Boot Race: Mbappe vs. Messi vs. Bellingham

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Golden boot is still heavy on Mbappé or is it all messy money?
No, Mbappé
It's definitely got the money coming in
Both of those have carried heavy money
So someone coming in and you know, Bellingham or someone like that would definitely help clean up
the money on that one
But yeah, I mean just an impressive World Cup for goal scorers and top-tier
Strikers and whatnot because
You know, usually you get someone random go out, you know get to four or five goals and then others
No cream of the crop in this one, right? Yeah, it's been I
Mean, I guess it comes down to games played, right?
So if like if Mbappé plays two more matches you would assume he wins if Messi plays two more matches
He wins, but if England plays two more matches and it's Kane's been pretty quiet recently
It's been all Bellingham. So you figure he might get in right?
well, it's actually a bit flip now because the losers still get to play two games and
I forgot about it and often that third place game is a high scoring game
And usually the bet is always to bet over so you'll have it where you know
Mbappé might get through the final be a tight game England if they should lose get into it and it could be a 4-4
You know plenty of things so that one's actually interesting to sort of take a look at and
Potentially if you don't like one of those teams and they've got you know
Someone I'm not again a messy if you think Argentina get knocked out
There's a chance he could knock two or three past in that irrelevant game with that. They will play
It's so funny because I got to an argument arguing
I was talking with somebody yesterday and they reminded me of the constellation game and I was like
This is why in America
We struggle with this stuff because one why are you playing a consolation game?
But then two why do the stats for the consolation game?
Count towards the golden boot for the entire tournament because that game is basically an exhibition game
Does it matter if you come in third or fourth place to most teams like it's just a kick around game. Is it not?
Well, that's why it's always usually you bet the over because teams go in and like, you know
A lot of the players look what do we care if we win or lose this game?
Yeah, it's it's an interesting one
One that I've never really understood
On that level as well. I mean different in the Olympics if you're playing for bronze or something like that, but yeah, right
Yes, yeah in the World Cup, you're not playing for anything
so, you know, maybe some pride or some money or whatever they think it is, but
It's yeah, it is an odd one
