Ladbrokes' daily World Cup tip: Harry Kane to win the Golden Boot and be knighted in 2026

Ladbrokes' World Cup tip: Day 31 - Saturday, July 11, 2026

The biggest names are really stepping up to the plate at the 2026 World Cup, with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, and Harry Kane all scoring more than a goal a game - and we're tipping the England skipper to top the lot, winning the Golden Boot race to complete one half of this unique World Cup double.

Having broken into the top five World Cup goalscorers of all time with his strike against Mexico in the last 16, Kane is reaching heights that no English footballer has ever reached before, and with 85 goals in 119 caps, there's very little to suggest his ruthless finishing is going to let up any time soon.

With a maximum of three games still to play, the prospect of the Bayern Munich man winning his second World Cup Golden Boot (after 2018) is still incredibly realistic, with his current chances priced at just 7/1 - putting him fourth-favourite behind the aforementioned trio at the time of writing.

He will have to see off competition from the world's greatest goalscorers, but the prize is still very much within reach for captain Kane, and our experts are tipping him to nick it.

The second part of this unique Harry Kane double is slightly more left-field - and slightly more long-term - but Ladbrokes has opened a special market tipping the England marksman to be knighted in 2026, with his odds priced at just 5/1.

The England legend was awarded an MBE for his services to association football back in 2019, which was followed by the freedom of the City of London in 2023, and with his former manager Gareth Southgate already having received a knighthood in 2025, it seems hugely plausible to think England's talismanic captain - and record goalscorer - will follow suit this year.

He would be the third person to play Premier League football and receive a knighthood after Southgate and David Beckham, and having become just the second man in football history to score 70 goals in a single season, this could well be the year he joins one of the most exclusive lists in Britain.

So Harry Kane to receive a knighthood in 2026 completes a rather wacky double, with the footballing icon fancied by the bookies to be honoured before the year is out.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.