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Picture : James Rodríguez set a new record for most World Cup appearances for Colombia (11), World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 17 (June 27) – Group K Colombia vs Portugal 0-0 (Group K) *Colombia have topped the group in each of their last three World Cup campaigns (also in 2014 and 2018). *Colombia recorded…

Picture : Harry Kane has become England’s all-time leading goalscorer at the World Cup ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 17 (June 27) – Group L Panama vs England 0-2 (Group L) *Harry Kane has become England’s all-time leading goalscorer at the World Cup with 11 goals, overtaking Gary Lineker (10). *Jude Bellingham became…

Picture : Mohamed Salah and Egypt finished unbeaten for the first time in history ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 16 (June 26) – Group G Egypt vs Iran 1-1 (Group G) *Egypt have finished a World Cup group stage unbeaten (1 win, 2 draws) for the first time in history. *Egypt is the…

Picture : Spain’s Unai Simón has gone 429 minutes without conceding a goal in the World Cup. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 16 (June 26) – Group H Uruguay vs Spain 0-1 (Group H) *This is Spain’s 2nd World Cup victory in history against a team that had previously been world champions.The first was…

Dembélé’s second earliest hat-trick in World Cup Ousmane Dembélé became in the game vs Norway the second-fastest player (32 minutes) in history to score a World Cup hat-trick, behind Erich Probst who scored 3 goals for Austria vs Czechoslovakia on 19 June 1954 within 24 minutes after kick-off. *Dembélé’s hat-trick is the 6th first-half hat-trick…

Picture : Ismaila Sarr (4 goals) becomes Senegal’s all-time leading scorer at the World Cup, surpassing Papa Bouba Diop (3). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 16 (June 26) – Group I Norway vs France 1-4 (Group I) *France have finished at the top of its World Cup group for the fourth consecutive time: one…

Picture : Katia Itzel Garcia between Tunisia’s and Netherlands captains Skhiri and Van Dijk. History continues to be made. Referees Tori Penso and Katia Itzel García are breaking barriers on football’s biggest stage at the FIFA World Cup 2026. With Stephanie Frappart,they are now 3 women referees to have conducted a man’s World Cup final…

Picture : Arda Güler became the youngest Turkish footballer (21 years 120 days old) to score in World Cup history, surpassing Emre Belözoğlu (21 years 275 days old vs Costa Rica in 2002). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 15 (June 25) Turkey vs USA 3-2 (Group D) *Turkey won a World Cup match after…

Picture : Japan’s Yuto Nagatomo made his first appearance in the 2026 World Cup and became the first Asian player to play in 5 World Cups (since 2010). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 15 (June 25) Tunisia vs Netherlands 1-3 (Group F) *The Netherlands is the national team with the best record for advancing…

Picture : Gonzalo Plata and Ecuador bet Germany in the last game to reach the next round ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 15 (June 25) – Group E Ecuador vs Germany 2-1 (Group E) *Germany have broken their winning streak of 11 matches across all competitions. *Germany suffered their first World Cup defeat…

Alajbegović scores World Cup youngest long-range goal Bosnia’s teenager Kerim Alajbegović became yesterday in the game vs Qatar (3-1) the youngest player (18 years 276 days) to score a goal from outside the box in the World Cup history. He beat the record previously held by Kylian Mbappé since 2018 (a long range goal in the…

STATISTICS DAY 14 – GROUP C Picture : Neymar and Vinicius Jr again together on the field ! Scotland vs Brazil 0-3 (Group C) *Brazil are now the team that played the most World Cup matches at a single stadium (Jalisco) without ever losing (10), ahead of:Mexico at Azteca (9)England at Wembley (6)Germany at San…

Statistics DAY 14 – GROUP B Picture : Johan Manzambi is the youngest player (20 years 253 days) to both score and assist in a single World Cup game since Memphis Depay (20 years 125 days) in 2014. Switzerland vs Canada 2-1 (Group B) *Canada became the first host nation to lose a match at…

Picture : Mateo Chavez Garcia (20) and Mexico efficient ! STATISTICS Day 14 – GROUP A Czechia vs Mexico 0-3 (Group A) *Mexico repeated the biggest victory (3-goal difference) achieved by a team from outside UEFA and CONMEBOL against a European opponent in World Cup history, after:USA vs Belgium 3-0 in 1930Nigeria vs Bulgaria 3-0…

A day of records for Cristiano Ronaldo After an unsuccessful opening match against DR Congo (1-1), Cristiano Ronaldo performed brilliantly yesterday against Uzbekistan (5-0) and delighted with a scattering of records, just as Messi did before him. *Cristiano Ronaldo has scored vs Uzbekistan his first goals in World Cup since a penalty he converted in…

Picture : Daniel Muñoz is the fifth defender to score in his first two matches in the history of the World Cup, aft World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 13 (June 23) Portugal vs Uzbekistan 5-0 (Group K) *Portugal achieved their joint-second largest victory in World Cup history, along with 6-1 vs Switzerland (2022).Their record…

Another bunch of records from Messi! The greatest footballer in history has made us accustomed to the fact that after almost every match he significantly rewrites the record books. This happened again after Argentina’s 2-0 win over Iraq.Here’s a bunch of records he set, extended or tied as a result of that match. Most goals…

Mbappé repeats Klose’s feat Kylian Mbappé has played vs Iraq his 100th game for France, at the age of 27 years 184 days. He became the 4th youngest European in history to reach 100 caps.The continental record holder is Sergio Ramos who reached the milestone with Spain at 26 years 357 days (the table below).…

Picture : Erling Haaland has become Norway’s all-time leading scorer at the World Cup (4), surpassing Kjetil Rekdal (2). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 12 (June 22) Argentina vs Austria 2-0 (Group J) *Argentina have won all their last 9 matches in all competitions: their best winning streak since November 2015 – June 2016…

Messi and penalties The avalanche of records set by Lionel Messi in his first two matches at the 2026 World Cup is mind-boggling.But among them, there’s a curious one, the record for most missed penalties in the competition. Messi now has three such failures to his name in World Cups, more than anyone else.Actually, the…

Yamal in company of Pele and Mbaye A goal scored by Lamine Yamal for Spain vs Saudi Arabia at the age of 18 years and 343 days, made him the third youngest player to score both in a World Cup and in continental cup for nation (Euro).He is behind Pelé (who achieved it at 18…