The Numbers Tell the Story: Which Players and Teams Are Dominating the World Cup?

Pulse Sports Team 10:28 - 12 July 2026

French forward Kylian Mbappe and Argentine superstar Lionel Messi are the top scorers of the FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico after the quarterfinal matches, each having netted eight goals so far in the tournament.

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Trailing the duo with seven goals is Norwegian sharpshooter Erling Haaland, whose tournament run ended in the quarterfinals. England's Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham each boast six goals.

Defending champions Argentina lead the offensive charge with a remarkable 17 goals scored by their players. Runners-up France follow with 16 goals, while Belgium, already eliminated from the tournament, netted 14.

In the assists department, France's Michael Olise leads the pack, having set up five goals for his team.

Player statistics after the 2026 World Cup Quarterfinals:

Goals:

Kylian Mbappe (Fr.) and Lionel Messi (Arg.) 8 goals each, Erling Haaland (Nor.) 7, Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham (Eng.) 6 each, Ousmane Dembele (Fr.) 5, Ismaila Sarr (Sen.), Mikel Oyarzabal (Spa.), Julian Quinones (Mex.), Vinicius Junior (Bra.) all 4 goals each

Assists:

Michael Olise (Fr.) 5 assists, Bruno Guimaraes (Bra.), Brahim Diaz (Mor.), Martin Ödegaard (Nor.) all 4 each, Kylian Mbappe (Fr.), Andreas Schjelderup (Nor.), Alexander Isak (Swe.), Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon (both Eng.), Florian Wirtz (Ger.), Roberto Alvarado (Mex.) all 3 each

Shots on Target:

Messi and Mbappe 19 shots each, Haaland 12, Kane, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior all 11 each, Oyarzabal, Yamal both 10 each, Cristiano Ronaldo (Por.) and Jonathan David (Can.) 9 each, Dan Ndoye (Swi.) 8

Passes Completed:

Rodri 629, Pau Cubarsi 533, Aymeric Laporte (all Spa.) 493, Manuel Akanji 479, Granit Xhaka (both Swi.) 470, Leandro Paredes (Arg.) 452, Achraf Hakimi (Mor.) 449, Nico Elvedi (Swi.) 438, Neil El Aynaoui (Mor.) 433

Saves:

Orlando Gill (Par.) 28, Eloy Room (Cur.) 21, Diogo Costa (Por.) 20, Yassine Bounou (Mor.) 19, Vozinha (Cpv.) 18, Zion Suzuki (Jap.), Mohammed Alowais (KSA), Thibaut Courtois (Bel.), Örjan Nyland (Nor.), Bart Verbruggen (Ned.) all 17 each

Own Goals:

Mohamed Hany (Egy.) 2, Bounou, Ellyes Skhiri (Tun.), Damian Bobadilla (Par.), Miro Muheim (Swi.), Abduvohid Nematov (Uzb.), Cameron Burgess (Aus.), Mahmoud Abunada (Qat.), Hassan Altambakti (KSA), Mohammed Manai (Qat.), Yazan Alarab (Jor.), Aymen Hussein (Irq.), Diney Borges (Cpv.) all 1 each

Yellow Cards:

Issa Diop (Mor.) 3, Mohanad Lashin, Marawan Attia (both Egy.), Luc De Fougerolles (Can.), Haissem Hassan (Egy.), Caleb Yirenkyi (Gha.), Yasser Ibrahim, Teboho Mokoena (RSA), Cyle Larin (Can.), Gervane Kastaneer, Juninho Bacuna (both Cur.), Sidny Lopes Cabral (Cpv.), Ahmed Fathy (Qat.), Saeid Ezatolahi (Irn.), Noah Sadiki (DRC), Amir Alammari (Irq.), Breel Embolo (Swi.), Xhaka, Abdulkodir Khusanov (Uzb.), Denis Zakaria (Swi.), Renato Veiga (Por.), Declan Rice (Eng.), Stefan Posch (Aut.), Bernardo Silva (Por.), Ivan Perišič (Cro.), Danilo (Bra.), Alan Franco (Ecu.), Diego Gomez, Matias Galarza (both Par.), Casemiro (Bra.) all 2 each

Red Cards:

Jarell Quansah (Eng.), Nathan Ngoy (Bel.), Tarik Muhamerovič (BiH), Agustin Canobbio (Uru.), Piero Hincapie (Ecu.), Folarin Balogun (USA), Miguel Almiron (Par.), Cesar Montes (Mex.), Embolo, Themba Zwane, Sphephelo Sithole (both RSA), Rebin Sulaka (Irq.), Homam Ahmed, Assim Madibo (both Qat.) all 1 each

Team statistics after the 2026 World Cup Round of 16:

Goals:

Argentina 17, France 16, Belgium 14, England and Norway 13 each, Netherlands, USA, Germany, Spain 11 each, Mexico, Morocco, Senegal, Brazil, Switzerland 10 each

Shots on Target:

France 47, Argentina 41, Spain 40, England 39, Belgium 35, Canada 32, Colombia 31, Switzerland 30, Norway 30, Brazil 29

Most Goals Conceded:

Tunisia and Iraq 12 each, Norway, Uzbekistan 11 each, Sweden, Qatar and New Zealand 10 each, Curacao, Senegal, Algeria, Austria all 9 each

Possession (in percent):

Spain 60, Turkey 58, Algeria, South Korea and Germany all 56, Argentina 55, Colombia, Morocco, France and Portugal all 53

Pass Accuracy (in percent):

Argentina and Spain 91 each, Algeria, Brazil, England, France, Germany and Portugal all 90, South Korea 89, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway and Senegal all 88

Own Goals:

Qatar and Egypt 2 each, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Switzerland, Jordan, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Paraguay, Morocco, Tunisia, Australia 1 each

Yellow Cards:

Egypt 12, Canada 11, Paraguay 9, Colombia, Ecuador, Switzerland, Brazil all 8 each, Curacao, Portugal, England, USA, Haiti, Morocco, Bosnia and Herzegovina all 7 each

Red Cards:

Qatar and South Africa both 2 each, USA, Iraq, Uruguay, England, Paraguay, Belgium, Mexico, Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland all 1 each

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