The favourites to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot - Cristiano Ronaldo 5th

The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage is now official.

And that means we can start better predicting how events at the festival of football out in Qatar will unfold – like who will win the prestigious Golden Boot award.

The group stage is the platform for strikers to get their tournaments up and running, as they will take on slightly easier opposition compared to the knockout rounds for the most part.

So, with the group stage draw complete, the odds for the 2022 World Cup Golden Boot accolade are starting to take shape.

Portugal talisman Cristiano Ronaldo is currently one of the top five favourites over on Paddy Power, while Argentina’s Lionel Messi just misses out.

There’s a clear favourite, though, and it’s not one of France’s superstar strike trio of Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann either…

Joao Felix (Portugal) – 40/1

Phil Foden (England) – 40/1

Alvaro Morata (Spain) – 33/1

Raheem Sterling (England) – 33/1

Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) – 33/1

Timo Werner (Germany) – 33/1

Kai Havertz (Germany) – 33/1

Luis Suarez (Uruguay) – 33/1

Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) – 33/1

Vinicius Junior (Brazil) – 25/1

Serge Gnabry (Germany) – 25/1

Diogo Jota (Portugal) – 25/1

Ferran Torres (Spain) – 25/1

Robert Lewandowski (Poland) – 22/1

Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) – 20/1

Richarlison (Brazil) – 20/1

Karim Benzema (France) – 17/1

Antoine Griezmann (France) – 17/1

Memphis Depay (Netherlands) – 12/1

Lautaro Martinez (Argentina) – 11/1

Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 11/1

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 10/1

Neymar (Brazil) – 17/2

Kylian Mbappe (France) – 8/1

Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) – 13/2

Harry Kane (England) – 6/1

Okay, does anyone else think the odds for Benzema to win are WAY too high?! The Real Madrid man is in the best form of