{"id":16476,"date":"2026-07-01T07:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&#038;p=16476"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:52:50","slug":"world-cup-2026-stats","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/world-cup-2026-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026 Stats: Top Scorers, Assists and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>World Cup 2026 stats<\/strong> that matter, in one place: the top scorers, the leading assist-makers, the meanest defences and the biggest wins of the tournament so far. All figures are from the group stage and the knockout rounds. For the bigger picture, see our <a href=\"\/us\/world-cup-2026\/\">World Cup 2026<\/a> hub.<\/p>\n\n<h2>World Cup 2026 top scorers<\/h2>\n<p>Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe lead the race for the Golden Boot, level on six goals, with Erling Haaland just behind.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Player<\/th><th>Country<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Goals<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/will-lionel-messi-play-at-the-2026-world-cup\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Argentina<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/kylian-mbappe-stats\/\">Kylian Mbappe<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>France<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/erling-haaland-stats\/\">Erling Haaland<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Norway<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/vinicius-junior-stats\/\">Vinicius Junior<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Brazil<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/ousmane-dembele-stats\/\">Ousmane Dembele<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>France<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/harry-kane-stats\/\">Harry Kane<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>England<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jonathan David<\/strong><\/td><td>Canada<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<p>A cluster of players sit on three goals, including Harry Kane, Jonathan David, Brian Brobbey, Deniz Undav, Johan Manzambi and Ismael Saibari.<\/p>\n\n<h2>World Cup 2026 assist leaders<\/h2>\n<p>France&#8217;s Michael Olise tops the creators&#8217; charts with five assists, ahead of Newcastle&#8217;s Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Player<\/th><th>Country<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Assists<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/michael-olise-stats\/\">Michael Olise<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>France<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/bruno-guimaraes-stats\/\">Bruno Guimaraes<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Brazil<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Martin Odegaard<\/strong><\/td><td>Norway<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Roberto Alvarado<\/strong><\/td><td>Mexico<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/florian-wirtz-stats\/\">Florian Wirtz<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Germany<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/alexander-isak-stats\/\">Alexander Isak<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Sweden<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2>The meanest defences<\/h2>\n<p>Two sides are yet to concede a single goal at the World Cup 2026: <strong>Spain<\/strong> and co-hosts <strong>Mexico<\/strong>, both of whom have kept clean sheet after clean sheet on their way through.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The biggest wins<\/h2>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s 7-1 demolition of Curacao is the heaviest win of the tournament, closely followed by Canada&#8217;s 6-0 rout of Qatar. Portugal (5-0 v Uzbekistan), Senegal (5-0 v Iraq) and the Netherlands (5-1 v Sweden) have also run up big scores.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The fastest goals<\/h2>\n<p>Three players have struck inside the opening two minutes: Germany&#8217;s Leroy Sane, Paraguay&#8217;s Miguel Galarza and Morocco&#8217;s Ismael Saibari all found the net at the two-minute mark.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The numbers behind the tournament<\/h2>\n<p>From a wide-open Golden Boot race to two watertight defences, the World Cup 2026 stats tell the story of a tournament full of goals, drama and standout individual displays. We will keep this updated as the knockouts unfold.<p><em>Must be 21+ and present in a state where betting is legal. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-wcstatus1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who is the top scorer at the World Cup 2026?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe lead the World Cup 2026 scoring charts with six goals each, ahead of Erling Haaland on five.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-wcstatus2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who has the most assists at the World Cup 2026?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">France&#8217;s Michael Olise leads with five assists, ahead of Brazil&#8217;s Bruno Guimaraes on four.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-wcstatus3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Which teams have the best defence at the World Cup 2026?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Spain and Mexico are the only teams yet to concede a goal at the World Cup 2026.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-wcstatus4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the biggest win of the World Cup 2026?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Germany&#8217;s 7-1 win over Curacao is the biggest of the tournament so far, followed by Canada&#8217;s 6-0 win over Qatar.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Cup 2026 stats that matter, in one place: the top scorers, the leading assist-makers, the meanest defences and the biggest wins of the tournament so far. 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