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On this day 1986 · The Goal of the Century
48
Teams
6 confederations
1,121
Players
48 squads
72
Matches played
of 104
215
Goals
2.99 per game
Leaderboards

Golden Boot race

Top scorers
  • 1 Lionel Messi 5
  • 2 Erling Haaland 4
  • 3 Kylian Mbappé 4
  • 4 Deniz Undav 3
  • 5 Jonathan David 3
  • 6 Ayase Ueda 2
  • 7 Brian Brobbey 2
  • 8 Cody Gakpo 2
  • 9 Cristiano Ronaldo 2
  • 10 Crysencio Summerville 2
Discipline
  • Miguel Almirón 1 1
  • Assim Madibo 1
  • César Montes 1
  • Homam Ahmed 1
  • Nathan Ngoy 1
  • Sphephelo Sithole 1
  • Tarik Muharemovic 1
  • Themba Zwane 1
Appearances
# Player S Sub Apps
1 Aaron Wan-Bissaka COD 2 0 2
2 Abbosbek Fayzullaev UZB 2 0 2
3 Abdallah Nasib JOR 2 0 2
4 Abdukodir Khusanov UZB 2 0 2
5 Abdulelah Al-Amri KSA 2 0 2
6 Abdülkerim Bardakçi TUR 2 0 2
7 Abdulla Abdullaev UZB 2 0 2
8 Abdullah Al-Khaibari KSA 2 0 2
9 Achraf Hakimi MAR 2 0 2
10 Adrien Rabiot FRA 2 0 2
The field

Teams by confederation

Europe UEFA
16
Africa CAF
10
Asia AFC
9
N. & C. America CONCACAF
6
South America CONMEBOL
6
Oceania OFC
1
Pecking order

By the numbers

Highest FIFA-ranked teams
Squad composition · 1,121 players
Goalkeepers
144
Defenders
382
Midfielders
351
Forwards
244

Projected squads averaging 23 players each.

Club power

Who sends the most players

1
Manchester City
16
2
Real Madrid
15
3
Al-Hilal
14
4
Al-Sadd
14
5
Galatasaray
14
6
Liverpool
14
7
Arsenal
13
8
Al Ahly
12
9
Bayer Leverkusen
12
10
Pakhtakor
12
11
PSG
12
12
Aston Villa
11

Counts every player across all 48 projected squads. A single club can supply players to multiple national teams.

Debutants

5 first-timers