World Cup 2026: Arsenal, the number one provider of assists

05.07.26 FT World Cup

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With an assist in Belgium's dramatic win over Senegal (3-2 after extra time), Leandro Trossard became the sixth Arsenal player to register an assist at the World Cup.

Before him, Martin Ødegaard (3 assists), Viktor Gyökeres (2), Bukayo Saka (2), Gabriel (1), and Declan Rice (1) had already made their mark in this department.

According to Opta, no other club has performed better in terms of assists at this tournament than last season's unlucky Champions League finalist.

As we await the conclusion of the round of 16, Frenchman Michael Olise remains atop the assist leaderboard with 5, ahead of Brazil's Bruno Guimarães and Germany's Florian Wirtz, who each have 4 assists to their name.

Here is the current assist leaderboard for the 2026 World Cup:

1- Michael Olise (France): 5

2- Bruno Guimarães (Brazil): 4

2- Florian Wirtz (Germany): 4

4- Roberto Alvarado (Mexico): 3

4- Martin Ødegaard (Norway): 3

4- Alexander Isak (Sweden): 3

7- Kylian Mbappé (France): 2

7- Ousmane Dembélé (France): 2

7- Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Canada): 2

7- Joshua Kimmich (Germany): 2

7- Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands): 2

7- Deniz Undav (Germany): 2

7- Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal): 2

7- Breel Embolo (Switzerland): 2

7- Mohamed Salah (Egypt): 2

7- Julio Enciso (Paraguay): 2

7- Houssem Aouar (Algeria): 2

7- Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands): 2

7- Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia): 2

7- Patrick Berg (Norway): 2

7- Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden): 2

7- Bukayo Saka (England): 2

7- Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands): 2

7- Anthony Gordon (England): 2

7- Brahim Díaz (Morocco): 2

7- Chris Wood (New Zealand): 2

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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