Mikel Oyarzabal and ten more. Dat na how one analysis begin talk about di 160 players wey fit win Golden Boot for dis World Cup wey Spain go start today against Cape Verde for Atlanta.
Oyarzabal go be di main man for Spain attack again for big tournament. Di striker from Real Sociedad don already show im quality for di last big competition, when im score di winning goal against England for di Euro final. For Nations League, im finish as Spain top scorer with four goals, second overall for di tournament, and im score again for di final against Portugal.
Some people still dey surprise, but make we no forget say Oyarzabal be Spain number 9. Even though im wear number 21 for Spain and number 10 for Real Sociedad, im open scoring for di friendly against Peru. Im don score for six matches straight, and im numbers for di last ten matches na real big thing.
According to Mister Chip stats: against Netherlands, two goals and one penalty won. Against France, two assists. Against Portugal, one goal. Against Bulgaria, one goal. Against Turkey, two assists. Against Georgia, one goal and one shot for post. Against Bulgaria again, one goal. Against Georgia again, two goals and one assist. Against Turkey again, one goal. Against Serbia, two goals. And di one against Peru, one goal and one shot for post. Total: 12 goals and 5 assists.
No wonder say Oyarzabal be third favourite for Betfair odds to win Golden Boot for dis World Cup for USA, Mexico and Canada. Im get 3.4% chance, only behind Kylian Mbappe with 6.8% and Harry Kane with 5.9%. Di Real Sociedad captain dey ahead of Erling Haaland wey dey tied with am, and even big names like Lionel Messi with 2.9% and Cristiano Ronaldo with 2.1%. Im also ahead of im teammate Lamine Yamal with 2.3% and other stars like Julian Alvarez, Vinicius Junior and Ousmane Dembele with 1.7% each.
Oyarzabal say from Spain camp for Chattanooga, Tennessee, im dey happy with wetin im don do and im go continue di same way. But im no dey talk only about scoring goals, but to help di group, because wetin matter to am na di team and make e dey go well for collective.
Di captain from Real Sociedad make am clear say im dey prioritise di team. But di history show say players from di big favourites to win di World Cup often end up competing for dis award. For Qatar World Cup, Kylian Mbappe win Golden Boot with eight goals, while Leo Messi, champion with Argentina, come second with seven. Third place na Julian Alvarez with four goals. For Spain, Alvaro Morata be top scorer with three goals.
Now, four years later, di underrated Mikel Oyarzabal dey ready to take dat mantle. Di striker from Eibar and symbol of Real Sociedad go be di main offensive reference for Spain under Luis de la Fuente. Di odds wey put am inside top three favourite for di individual award show say dis one no be small thing.
Spain go start dia World Cup journey today against Cape Verde, wey dey make dia debut. Oyarzabal dey come to dis tournament for di best moment of im career, after im win second Copa del Rey with Real Sociedad. Im don break im own scoring records and show plenty quality for goal.
Di match against Cape Verde go be di first step for a tough schedule. After dis, Spain go face Saudi Arabia next Sunday, and then close di group stage against Uruguay on Friday night to Saturday morning. Dis na good chance for Oyarzabal to show im character and hunger for di biggest stage, leading Spain from di first minute.
