JAKARTA - France striker Kylian Mbappe became the player with the most goals contribution at the 2026 World Cup after 11 direct involvement in goals, based on an update of FIFA's official data after the Sunday series of matches.
FIFA's website on Sunday said the France national team striker scored eight goals and three assists in six appearances.
The record puts Mbappe at the top of the list of players with the most goals and assists of the tournament.
Mbappe is also the most efficient player in creating goal contributions with an average of one contribution every 47 minutes.
He has appeared for 517 minutes with Les Bleus and is one of the keys to France's journey to the 2026 World Cup semi-finals.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi follows in second place with 10 goal contributions.
The 39-year-old has scored eight goals and two assists from six games with a total playing time of 530 minutes, or an average of one goal contribution every 53 minutes.
Messi added another assist as Argentina faced Switzerland, extending his record contribution and keeping pace with Mbappe in the list of most decisive players during the four-year football event.
Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham climbed into the top three after scoring seven goals. The English midfielder scored six goals and one assist from six matches with 515 minutes of play.
Bellingham's additional two goals in the quarterfinal match against Norway made the Real Madrid player equal the record of a number of other stars who also collected seven goals, namely Ousmane Dembele (France), Erling Haaland (Norway), and Harry Kane (England).
In addition to the list of goal contributions, FIFA also recorded Michael Olise as the player with the most assists so far.
The French player has produced five assists, ahead of Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil), Brahim Diaz (Morocco), and Martin Odegaard (Norway) who each made four assists.
Mbappe is also on the list of the most assists with three assists, on par with players such as Bukayo Saka (England), Anthony Gordon (England), Alexander Isak (Sweden), and Florian Wirtz (Germany).
Meanwhile, Messi has recorded two assists throughout the tournament, the same as Ousmane Dembele, Johan Manzambi, Mohamed Salah, Achraf Hakimi, and a number of other players.
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