2026 World Cup: The top assist providers after matchday 1

20.06.26 FT World Cup

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Five players made a name for themselves by delivering two assists each during the opening round of the World Cup. They now top the assist leaderboard.

Alexander Isak, who notched up a brace of assists in Sweden’s emphatic 5-1 victory over Tunisia, is among these five standout performers. It’s a brilliant World Cup debut for a player who has struggled with injuries since his move to Liverpool.

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Two Germans shone brightly as the Mannschaft thrashed Curaçao 7-1: Deniz Undav and Joshua Kimmich, both providing two assists each.

Finally, Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood set up two goals, helping New Zealand share the points in a 2-2 draw against Iran.

The assist leaderboard after matchday one:

1 - Alexander Isak (Sweden): 2

2 - Deniz Undav (Germany): 2

3 - Joshua Kimmich (Germany): 2

4 - Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands): 2

5 - Chris Wood (New Zealand): 2

6 - Ramin Rezaeian (Iran): 1

7 - Hwang In-beom (South Korea): 1

8 - Luis Díaz (Colombia): 1

9 - Roberto Alvarado (Mexico): 1

10 - Kang-in Lee (South Korea): 1

11 - Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden): 1

12 - Nathaniel Brown (Germany): 1

13 - Sead Kolašinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina): 1

14 - Michael Olise (France): 1

15 - Wilfried Singo (Ivory Coast): 1

16 - Christian Pulišić (United States): 1

17 - David Møller Wolfe (Norway): 1

18 - Florian Wirtz (Germany): 1

19 - Adrien Rabiot (France): 1

20 - Erik Lira (Mexico): 1

21 - Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina): 1

22 - Alexander Freeman (United States): 1

23 - Paul Okon-Engstler (Australia): 1

24 - Malik Tillman (United States): 1

25 - Julio Enciso (Paraguay): 1

26 - Martin Ødegaard (Norway): 1

27 - Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia): 1

28 - Pedro Neto (Portugal): 1

29 - Bukayo Saka (England): 1

30 - Arthur Masuaku (DR Congo): 1

31 - Elliot Anderson (England footballer): 1

32 - Amir Al-Ammari (Iraq): 1

33 - Lucas Bergvall (Sweden): 1

34 - Declan Rice (England): 1

35 - Xaver Schlager (Austria): 1

36 - Mohamed Salah (Egypt): 1

37 - Brahim Díaz (Morocco): 1

38 - Nicolás González (Argentina): 1

39 - Ivan Perišić (Croatia): 1

40 - Cucho Hernández (Colombia): 1

41 - Takefusa Kubo (Japan): 1

42 - Petar Sučić (Croatia): 1

43 - Bruno Guimarães (Brazil): 1

44 - Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal): 1

45 - Koki Ogawa (Japan): 1

46 - Promise David (Canada): 1

47 - Gustavo Puerta (Colombia): 1

48 - Noor Al-Rawabdeh (Jordan): 1

49 - Vladimír Coufal (Czechia): 1

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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