NEW YORK (Lord Media): Argentina emerged as the highest-scoring team in the FIFA World Cup 2026, netting 14 goals out of a total of 280 scored in the tournament’s 96 matches. Lionel Messi led with 8 goals, bringing his World Cup tally to 21.
For the first time in World Cup history, three players scored 7 or more goals in a single edition. Following Messi, Mbappe and Haaland each scored 7 goals, joining the top scorers list.
Mbappe extended his World Cup knockout stage record to 11 goals.
The FIFA World Cup has seen a total of 3,000 goals, with Enzo Fernandez scoring the milestone 3,000th goal.
Throughout the tournament, 259 yellow cards and 14 red cards have been issued.
