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Picture : Barcola, Mbappe (most goals 10), Olise (most assists 7) and Dembele – the France power ! The scoring record raised massively The 2026 World Cup was extraordinary in many respects, not least for the dramatic way the tournament’s all-time top-scorer record was shattered.Before the tournament began, the record stood at what now seems…

World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 39 (July 19) – Final Spain vs Argentina 1-0 *Spain became the first nation to win two World Cups in the XXI century (2010, 2026). *Spain became the second team to win the World Cup after defeating the previous two champions during the same tournament (France and Argentina), following…

World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 38 (July 18) – Match for the 3rd place France vs England 4-6 *England’s bronze is their second-best success at the World Cup, behind their 1966 title on home soil. *England lost all their previous 3 World Cup matches against a defending champion:2-4 vs Uruguay in 1954,1-3 vs Brazil…

Picture : Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal, two generations for one winner ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Final Preview Spain vs Argentina (New York, July 19) *It will be the 2nd World Cup final for Spain and the 7th for Argentina who is now the nation that have played the second-most World Cup finals,…

Picture : Spain have qualified for the World Cup final for the second time, following 2010. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 34 (July 14) – Semi-final France vs Spain 0-2 *Spain are the first reigning European champion to reach the World Cup final since Spain themselves in 2010. *Spain have become the first European…

Picture : Julian Alvarez scored a wonderful goal to push Argentina in the semi final. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 31 (July 11) – Quarter-final Argentina vs Switzerland 3-1 *Argentina reached 6 consecutive World Cup victories for the first time in history, surpassing 5 in 1986 and 5 in 2014. *Argentina have scored 17…

Picture : Jude Bellingham scored 7 goals in World Cups at the age of 23, the same number as Pele. Only Kylian Mbappé scored more (12) while aged 23 or younger.  World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 31 (July 11) – Quarter-final Norway vs England 1-2 *England have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals for…

Picture : Mikel Merino scored the fastest goal by a Spanish substitute in the history of the World Cup: just 1 minute 55 seconds after entering the pitch. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 30 (July 10) – Quarter-final Spain vs Belgium 2-1 *Spain advanced to the world’s top four national teams for the 3rd…

Picture : Michael Olise and France in semi final ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 29 (July 9) – Quarter-final France vs Morocco 2-0 *This was only the second time in World Cup history that Morocco lost to a European nation by a margin of more than one goal; the previous instance was also…

World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 27 (July 7) – Round of 16 Switzerland vs Colombia 0-0 (pen. 4-3) *Switzerland have qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954. *Colombia have advanced past the World Cup Round of 16 only once in its four previous appearances at that stage; that was…

Picture : Lionel Scaloni always unbeaten with Argentina ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 27 (July 7) – Round of 16 Argentina vs Egypt 3-2 *Argentina won a World Cup match after trailing by two goals for the first time in history. *Argentina is only the second non-European nation to win a World Cup…

Picture : Charles De Ketelaere scored two goals against USA to qualify Belgium ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 26 (July 6) – Round of 16  USA vs Belgium 1-4 *Belgium has become the first nation since Germany in 2010 to score at least three goals in each of its first two knockout-stage matches…

Picture : The goal of the game was scored by Spain’s Mikel Merino ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 26 (July 6) – Round of 16 Portugal vs Spain 0-1 *Spain has qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 (when they also eliminated Portugal in the Round of 16).…

Picture : Kane and Bellingham qualified England for quarter final ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16 Mexico vs England 2-3 *England have reached the World Cup quarter-finals in three consecutive tournaments (2018, 2022, 2026) for the second time, following the period from 1962 to 1970 (also three…

Picture : Orjan Nyland stopped a penalty in the first half and contributed with a great performance to this big surprise of the World Cup ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16 Brazil vs Norway 1-2 *Norway have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in…

Picture : Didier Deschamps has become the first head coach to reach 10 World Cup knockout-stage victories (1 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 3 in 2022, 2 so far in 2026). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 1 Paraguay vs France 0-1 *For the first time in history, France…

Picture : Mohamed Ouahbi became the second African coach to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, following Walid Regragui who did it with Morocco in 2022. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 16 Canada vs Morocco 0-3 *Morocco became the first nation outside UEFA and CONMEBOL to qualify for the…

Picture : Jhon Arias (from Palmeiras) scored the third goal by a Brasileirão player in a World Cup knockout stage match in the XXI century. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Colombia vs Ghana 1-0 *Colombia have not lost any of their last seven World Cup matches (5…

World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Argentina vs Cabo Verde 3-2 *Argentina are only the third defending champions to reach the World Cup Round of 16 in the XXI century, following Brazil in 2006 and France in 2022. *Argentina have scored at least two goals in 10 consecutive…

Picture : Eman Ashour scored Egypt’s first World Cup knockout-stage goal since Abdelrahman Fawzi World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Australia vs Egypt 1-1 (pen. 2-4) *Eman Ashour scored Egypt’s first World Cup knockout-stage goal since Abdelrahman Fawzi against Hungary on 27 May 1934: the longest gap (92…