2026 World Cup stats leaders: Goals, Assists, Chances Created, Dribbles & more…

The 2026 World Cup has reached the business end and several of world football’s biggest stars have already stamped their authority on the competition.

Big names including Lionel Messi, Michael Olise and Rodri are the frontrunners when it comes to goals scored, assists, successful dribbles and passes completed.

Messi and Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are the frontrunners for the Golden Boot, both with eight goals each.

Here are the stats leaders for the 2026 World Cup, updated on a daily basis throughout the knockout stages. A player in bold is still active in the competition.

Who has scored the most goals in the 2026 World Cup?

=1. Lionel Messi – 8
=1. Kylian Mbappe – 8
3. Erling Haaland – 7
=4. Harry Kane – 6
=4. Jude Bellingham – 6
5. Ousmane Dembele – 5

Who has the most assists in the 2026 World Cup?

1. Michael Olise – 5
=2. Bruno Guimaraes – 4
=2. Martin Odegaard – 4
=2. Brahim Diaz – 4

Who has completed the most dribbles in the 2026 World Cup?

1. Lamine Yamal – 21
2. Vinicius Jnr – 16
=3. Lionel Messi – 15
=3. Michael Olise – 15
=3. Jamal Musiala – 15

Who has completed the most passes at the 2026 World Cup?

1. Rodri – 597
2. Pau Cubarsi – 521
3. Aymeric Laporte – 461
4. Manuel Akanji – 456
5. Granit Xhaka – 430
6. Leandro Paredes – 427

Who has created the most chances at the 2026 World Cup?

1. Lionel Messi – 22
2. Achraf Hakimi – 18
=1. Leandro Trossard – 17
=3. Kylian Mbappe – 16
=3. Mohamed Salah – 16
=5. Ousmane Dembele – 15

Who has won the most tackles at the 2026 World Cup?

1. Andres Cubas – 23
2. Juan Jose Caceres – 22
3. Marvin Seneya – 20
=4. Rodri – 18
=4. Douglas Santos – 18
=4. Alexis Mac Allister – 18
=4. Neil El Aynaoui – 18

Who has committed the most fouls at the 2026 World Cup?

1. Neil El Aynaoui – 15
2. Andres Cubas – 14
3. Aleksandar Pavlovic – 13
4. Nicolas Raskin – 12

Who has the highest xG (Expected goals) at the 2026 World Cup?

1. Kylian Mbappe – 5.39
2. Lionel Messi – 5.25
3. Erling Haaland – 4.43
4. Vinicius Junior – 4.04
5. Ismaila Sarr – 3.69
6. Harry Kane – 3.53
7. Cristiano Ronaldo – 3.3
8. Mikel Oyarzabal – 3.13

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