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Paraguayan midfielder Matías Galarza has scored the fastest goal of the 2026 World Cup so far. In the match against Turkey, the midfielder electrified the stands with a stunning strike from outside the box, finding the net after just 65 seconds of play. His lightning-quick goal gave his team a crucial early advantage and set an absolute record for the current World Cup.
Interestingly, this goal dethroned the achievement of Moroccan Ismael Saibari, which had been set just five hours earlier in their game against Scotland. In that match, Saibari scored in the 71st second, but Galarza managed to shave six seconds off his record.
Before this memorable day, which saw the record broken twice within hours, the World Cup's fastest goal belonged to Czech international Michal Sadílek. In the opening round of the tournament, he found the net against South Africa in the 6th minute (precisely at 5:07), holding the title for the quickest goal until today's rapid-fire events.
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