World Cup 2026 Stats
Every number on this page is derived from GoalPost's own match data — updated as matches finalize
Matches
98
Goals
283
Goals / match
2.9
Cards
268
Own goals
13
The read
28% of all goals have arrived after the 75th minute — no window produces more. This World Cup is decided on tired legs.
Penalties are converting at just 70% — 14 scored, 6 missed in open play. Stepping up has been no formality.
France lead the GoalPost Power Index at 90 — 6-0-0 and a 16–2 goal ledger through the QF round.
— Featured Records
Messi has scored in eight straight World Cup appearances — a first in the tournament’s history. His 21 career goals already stand alone at the top; the streak is the record still being written.
Into the quarterfinals for the first time since 1954 — the longest gap between quarterfinal appearances in World Cup history. Their reward: Argentina, the side that knocked them out last time, in 2014.
This World Cup has produced 13 own goals — more than any tournament in history, past the 12 set in 2018. The expanded field has been chaotic in more ways than one.
For the first time at a World Cup, three players have reached 7+ goals in the same tournament — Messi and Mbappé are on 8, Haaland on 7, and the Golden Boot race is still live.
The all-time World Cup goals record — 172, set in 2022 — fell with rounds still to play, and the expanded 104-match format keeps stretching the mark with every matchday.
With a population of around 156,000, Curaçao are the smallest nation ever to play at a World Cup — taking the mark from Iceland, who set it in 2018 with roughly twice the people.
— Awards Race
Golden Boot
Goals
Golden Glove
Clean sheets
Golden Ball
GoalPost Rating
— Team of the Tournament
GoalPost Best XI
Picked by tournament GPR — the Golden Ball metric — in a 1-4-3-3, minimum 180 minutes
— Goal Rhythm
When Goals Happen
Every goal by match minute
Fastest goal
2' — I. Saibari
Morocco v Scotland · Group Stage - 2
Latest goal
120+5' — Youri Tielemans
Belgium v Senegal · Round of 32
Penalty watch
70% converted
14 scored · 6 missed — in play, shootouts excluded
— Tournament Insights
Biggest Win
Group Stage - 1 · Germany by 6
Highest-Scoring Match
Group Stage - 1 · 8 goals
Discipline
— Momentum
Late Scorers
Goals from the 75th minute on
Argentina
8Belgium
6Canada
5Morocco
5Norway
5England
4Comeback Kings
Wins after trailing
England
2Algeria
1Argentina
1Belgium
1Brazil
1Congo DR
1Best Comebacks
Biggest deficit overcome to win
Belgium 3–2 Senegal
🇧🇪 Belgium won it · Round of 32
Argentina 3–2 Egypt
🇦🇷 Argentina won it · Round of 16
Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast
🇩🇪 Germany won it · Group Stage - 2
New Zealand 1–3 Egypt
🇪🇬 Egypt won it · Group Stage - 2
Jordan 1–2 Algeria
🇩🇿 Algeria won it · Group Stage - 2
— Power Rankings
GoalPost Tournament Power Index
Points per match · goal difference per match · knockout depth (min 3 matches)
| # | Team | P | W–D–L | GF–GA | Reached | TPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 6 | 6–0–0 | 16–2 | QF | 90 |
| 2 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 5 | 5–0–0 | 14–5 | R16 | 80 |
| 3 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 6 | 5–1–0 | 11–1 | QF | 78 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 England | 6 | 5–1–0 | 13–6 | QF | 74 |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | 4–0–1 | 10–3 | R16 | 66 |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 5 | 3–2–0 | 9–3 | R16 | 60 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸 USA | 4 | 3–0–1 | 9–5 | R16 | 60 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 6 | 3–2–1 | 14–7 | QF | 59 |
| 9 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 5 | 3–1–1 | 10–4 | R16 | 57 |
| 10 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 5 | 3–2–0 | 5–1 | R16 | 57 |
— Performance Leaderboard
Top Rated Outfield Players
GoalPost Rating — minutes-weighted with a knockout-depth bonus. Keepers rank below.
| # | Player | Team | GPR | Goals | Assists | Apps | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lionel Messi | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 430 |
| 2 |  Kylian Mbappé | 🇫🇷 France | 8.4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 537 |
| 3 |  Jude Bellingham | 🇬🇧 England | 8.1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 530 |
| 4 |  Stephen Eustaquio | 🇨🇦 Canada | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 417 |
| 5 |  Erling Haaland | 🇳🇴 Norway | 8.1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 484 |
| 6 |  Vinícius Júnior | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 463 |
| 7 |  Ousmane Dembélé | 🇫🇷 France | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 467 |
| 8 |  Julián Quiñones | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7.9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 416 |
| 9 |  Rodri | 🇪🇸 Spain | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 552 |
| 10 |  A. Freeman | 🇺🇸 USA | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 375 |
— Goalkeeper Excellence
Between the Posts
Same GPR scale as the outfield board, plus the keeping numbers
| # | Goalkeeper | Team | GPR | Apps | Clean sheets | Conceded | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Unai Simón | 🇪🇸 Spain | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 87.5% |
| 2 |  Raúl Rangel | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 3 |  Diogo Costa | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 7.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 4 |  Mike Maignan | 🇫🇷 France | 6.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 5 |  O. Gill | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 7.6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 92% |
| 6 |  Alisson Becker | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 85.7% |
| 7 |  Y. Bounou | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 6.8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 77.8% |
| 8 |  Eloy Room | 🇨🇼 Curacao | 6.9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
— Beyond the Trophies
Meanest defense
Spain
1
conceded · 6 games
Fair Play
Czech Republic
1
card · cleanest side
Most clinical
Ousmane Dembélé
83%
shots on target scored · 5 of 6 — sample-adjusted leader
Longest shutout
Spain
450'
without conceding
— Deep Dive
Braces & Hat-Tricks
Multi-goal performances in a single match
| Player | Against | Goals | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. David🇨🇦 Canada | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 3 🎩 | Group Stage - 2 |
| L. Messi🇦🇷 Argentina | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 3 🎩 | Group Stage - 1 |
| O. Dembele🇫🇷 France | 🇳🇴 Norway | 3 🎩 | Group Stage - 3 |
| A. Ounahi🇲🇦 Morocco | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2 | Round of 16 |
| A. Ueda🇯🇵 Japan | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 2 | Group Stage - 2 |
| B. Brobbey🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2 | Group Stage - 2 |
| C. De Ketelaere🇧🇪 Belgium | 🇺🇸 USA | 2 | Round of 16 |
| C. Gakpo🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2 | Group Stage - 2 |
Own Goals
13 this tournament — a World Cup record
| Min | Player | Team | Credited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Ellyes Skhiri | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| 7' | D. Bobadilla | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 🇺🇸 USA |
| 10' | Bono | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 🇭🇹 Haiti |
| 11' | C. Burgess | 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇺🇸 USA |
| 34' | M. Abunada | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 49' | H. Tambakti | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 55' | M. Hany | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| 60' | A. Nematov | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 66' | M. Hany | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| 75' | M. Al Mannai | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| 76' | Y. Al Arab | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 🇦🇹 Austria |
| 90' | A. Hussein | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| 111' | D. Borges | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde Islands | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Fair Play
Fewest cards per match (min 3 matches)
| # | Team | M | 🟨 | 🟥 | Per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 4 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷 France | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 8 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 |
Most Carded
Players walking the disciplinary tightrope
| # | Player | 🟨 | 🟥 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Mokoena🇿🇦 South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | C. Montes🇲🇽 Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | T. Zwane🇿🇦 South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Y. Sithole🇿🇦 South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | A. Cubas🇵🇾 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | A. Hakimi🇲🇦 Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | A. Johnston🇨🇦 Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | A. Laporte🇪🇸 Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 |