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The race at the top of the assists leaderboard is at its peak as the FIFA World Cup nears an end, especially since the last two games of the Round of 16 showdowns didn’t change the rankings.
Leo Messi became the tournament’s all-time record holder with 9 assists, surpassing Legend Diego Armando Maradona, following the Round of 16 match on Tuesday vs Egypt, marking his first assist in this World Cup, which still leaves him far behind the assist leaders.
Michael Olise leads the 2026 standings with 5 assists; the latest of them was against Paraguay, where he further contributed successfully to send France’s national team into the next round.
Brahim Diaz, Morocco’s national team player on the race with 4 assists after providing them in the last 5 games, with the potential to extend it against France.
Bruno Guimarães shares the same number of goals as Brahim Diaz. Yet, his team has already ended their World Cup journey devastatingly.
Arsenal players Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Benfica midfielder Andreas Schjelderup are fourth with 3 assists, as they can boost their assist numbers in the next round. Alongside Roberto Alvarado (Mexico), Alexander Isak (Sweden) and Florian Wirtz (Germany).
All the players are in a rush to break Messi’s record (9 assists) and enter World Cup history. Additionally, just one or two more assists to overtake Pele’s 1970 unbeaten record of 6 assists in a single World Cup tournament.
The round of 8 matches start on Thursday with an awaited decisive clash: Morocco vs France, to find out if the record will be broken or not.
Source: Morocco word news
