FIFA World Cup: Who scored the most goals, assists, saves and yellow cards?
FIFA’s biggest global showpiece saw 1,039 players from 48 nations play across 16 venues and score 308 goals. As Spain bask in the glory of
FIFA’s biggest global showpiece saw 1,039 players from 48 nations play across 16 venues and score 308 goals. As Spain bask in the glory of their World Cup win in the streets of Madrid, and Argentina come to terms with being dethroned, the curtain has officially fallen on the FIFA World Cup 2026. Much will be remembered about the global showpiece that was FIFA’s biggest tournament to date: three host nations, 16 venues, 104 matches across 39 days, featuring 1,039 players from 48 nations, and 308 goals scored. The magnitude of the tournament is reflected in statistics that surpassed those of Qatar 2022 and stands as a testament to ever-evolving athletic ability and sporting limits. Here’s a full breakdown of the 2026 World Cup in numbers Most goals and assists France and Real Madrid star forward Kylian Mbappe took home his second Golden Boot award after scoring 10 goals across the tournament – the first player to do so in a World Cup since West Germany’s Gerd Muller in 1970 – to surpass Lionel Messi, who finished with eight in the 2026 edition.
Mbappe, 27, became the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup history with 22 after his second goal during France’s third-place match against England, whose forward Jude Bellingham also scripted some history of his own as the first Englishman to score seven goals in a World Cup. Top goal scorers Kylian Mbappe (France): 10 goals, 4 assists Lionel Messi (Argentina): 8 goals, 4 assists Jude Bellingham (England): 7 goals, 1 assist Erling Haaland (Norway): 7 goals, 0 assists Ousmane Dembele (France): 6 goals, 2 assists Harry Kane (England): 6 goals, 2 assists Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain): 5 goals, 1 assist Ismaila Sarr (Senegal): 4 goals, 1 assist Julián Quinones (Mexico): 4 goals, 1 assist Vinicius Junior (Brazil): 4 goals, 1 assist France also top the list for most assists after Bayern Munich midfielder Michael Olise made his seventh during the third-place match against England. Next best were five players with four assists each: Norway’s Martin Odegaard, Mbappe, Brahim Diaz of Morocco, Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, and Messi. England and France topped the attacking stats with 20 goals each.
The Three Lions had 14 assists, 118 attempts at goal (52 on target), and 50 percent possession control. France, meanwhile, had 18 assists, 139 attempts at goal (59 on target), and 51 percent possession. Top team goals and assists England: 20 goals, 14 assists France: 20 goals, 18 assists Argentina: 19 goals, 12 assists Spain: 14 goals, 10 assists Belgium: 14 goals, 10 assists Most saves and clean sheets Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill was instrumental to his side’s shock win over Germany after a string of saves, including two in the penalty shootout that took them to the round of 16. Spain’s Unai Simon ultimately had the best performance to win the Golden Glove award, while debutant Cape Verde’s Vozinha had some of the most memorable saves and heroics. Most saves by a goalkeeper Orlando Gill (Paraguay): 28 Eloy Room (Curacao): 21 Emiliano Martinez (Argentina): 20 Gregor Kobel (Switzerland): 20 Diogo Costa (Portugal): 20 Jordan Pickford (England): 19 Yassine Bounou (Morocco): 19 Vozinha (Cape Verde): 18 Zion Suzuki (Japan): 17 Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia): 17 World Cup winners Spain had the most clean sheets (7), followed by four each from France, Colombia and Mexico.
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