Complete statistics from all 104 matches
The full statistical record of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, compiled from every goal and every card in all 104 matches. The first 48-team tournament produced 308 goals at an average of 2.96 per match, and finished with Spain beating Argentina 1–0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium.
Tournament Totals
How the Goals Were Distributed
The group stage accounted for 215 of the 308 goals across 72 matches (2.99 per game), while the seven knockout rounds produced 93 in 32 matches (2.91 per game). The drop is the familiar pattern of tournament football — but it was far shallower than usual here, because the new Round of 32 repeatedly paired group winners against third-placed qualifiers rather than against each other.
14 of the 308 goals were own goals, and 176 different players got on the scoresheet — a spread that reflects how many more nations reached the knockout rounds under the expanded format.
Top Goalscorers
Mbappé finished as the tournament’s leading scorer with 10 goals, 2 clear of the chasing pack, and took the Golden Boot. Goals scored in open play, from the penalty spot and from free-kicks are all included. Own goals are excluded, and penalties converted in a shootout do not count as goals under FIFA rules — which is why the four shootouts in this tournament add nothing to these totals.
Most Booked Players
Referees issued 275 yellow cards and 15 red cards over the 104 matches. 7 yellows were recorded in the match data without an identified player and so appear in the team totals below but not in this individual ranking.
Red Cards
Most Carded Teams
Every World Cup Champion, 1930–2026
The complete roll of honour, now including the 2026 tournament.
Titles by Country
Sources
Match data compiled from the ESPN FIFA World Cup scoreboard throughout the tournament, cross-checked against FIFA.com. Historical records verified against RSSSF, the statistical archive used as a reference by FIFA itself.