The 23rd tournament in the 96-year history of the World Cup is under way, with a record 48 nations taking part. So far, 100 matches have been played, leaving four to go: the two semifinals, the third-place playoff and the all-important final. The mega final will be held on the night of July 19 in New Jersey in the United States. Still alive in the dream of winning the world crown are defending champions Argentina and former champions England, France and Spain. A total of 44 teams have already been eliminated, including co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico, while heavyweights such as Brazil, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands have also seen their campaigns end.
A total of 292 goals have been scored in the 100 matches so far. There had always been an expectation that a 48-team World Cup would see more goals; the 2022 Qatar World Cup produced 172 goals in 64 matches, whereas the 2026 edition has reached 292 goals in just 100 matches. Argentina lead the scoring with 17 goals, followed by France on 16, England on 13 and Spain on 11. Panama are the only goalless team, failing to score in their three group-stage matches. France top the assists chart with 14, while Argentina and England each have 10 and Spain eight.
Belgium have taken the most shots on target, with 112, followed by Spain and France on 110 each and Argentina on 98. In passing, Argentina have been the most dominant: after their 100th-match milestone they had played 4,162 passes at a 91 percent success rate, with Spain second on 4,075. Defensively, Spain have been the meanest, conceding just one goal, ahead of France on two, while Argentina and England have each conceded six; Iraq and Tunisia have conceded the most, 12 each.
The tournament has also set a new world record for own goals, with 14 after 100 matches — the highest in World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of 12 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Qatar’s and Egypt’s players have scored two own goals each. Switzerland have committed the most fouls, 89, followed by Morocco on 88, England on 87 and Argentina on 68. In red cards too there has been a record: only four were shown in the whole of the 2022 World Cup, yet three players were sent off in the very first match of 2026, and 14 red cards have been shown after 100 matches — more than the eight shown across the 2018 and 2022 tournaments combined. South Africa’s and Qatar’s players have each seen two red cards. So far 257 players have been booked, with Egypt’s players receiving the most yellow cards, 12. Colombia have been caught offside the most, 19 times, ahead of Argentina on 18. Among goalkeepers, Paraguay’s Orlando Gil has made the most saves, 28, the highest in the tournament.
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