World Cup 2026 statistics - all facts and figures of the World Cup

Here you will find all the statistics you need to know about the World Cup, including possession, corners, offsides, shots and much more. Whether you're a football fan following their favorite player or just interested in the stats of a particular country, this page has everything you need to stay up to date with the latest facts and figures.

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    Ball possession by country at World Cup 2026

    Below is the average ball possession per country at World Cup 2026.

    # Country Possession (avg)
    1 England England 74%
    2 Germany Germany 73%
    3 Croatia Croatia 72%
    4 Portugal Portugal 71%
    5 Spain Spain 71%
    6 Wales Wales 69%
    7 France France 69%
    8 Belgium Belgium 68%
    9 Netherlands Netherlands 67%
    10 Austria Austria 65%
    11 Denmark Denmark 64%
    12 Italy Italy 63%
    13 Czech Republic Czech Republic 62%
    14 Switzerland Switzerland 60%
    15 Greece Greece 57%
    16 Norway Norway 57%
    17 Sweden Sweden 56%
    18 Romania Romania 55%
    19 Israel Israel 55%
    20 Serbia Serbia 55%
    21 Albania Albania 54%
    22 Turkey Turkey 52%
    23 Iceland Iceland 52%
    24 Cyprus Cyprus 52%
    25 Montenegro Montenegro 52%
    26 Georgia Georgia 51%
    27 Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 49%
    28 Poland Poland 49%
    29 Ukraine Ukraine 49%
    30 Finland Finland 48%
    31 Slovakia Slovakia 47%
    32 Macedonia Macedonia 46%
    33 Hungary Hungary 45%
    34 Scotland Scotland 45%
    35 Slovenia Slovenia 44%
    36 Ireland Ireland 44%
    37 Luxembourg Luxembourg 44%
    38 Malta Malta 43%
    39 Lithuania Lithuania 43%
    40 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 43%
    41 Latvia Latvia 42%
    42 Estonia Estonia 41%
    43 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 40%
    44 Kosovo Kosovo 40%
    45 Armenia Armenia 40%
    46 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 37%
    47 Moldova Moldova 34%
    48 Belarus Belarus 33%
    49 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 31%
    50 San Marino San Marino 29%
    51 Gibraltar Gibraltar 29%
    52 Bulgaria Bulgaria 27%
    53 Andorra Andorra 25%
    54 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 24%

    The country with the most ball possession of the World Cup 2026 is England with 74% possession.

    Goalkeeper saves by country at World Cup 2026

    Below are the number of goalkeeper saves by country at World Cup 2026, both total and average per match.

    # Country Goalkeeper saves Goalkeeper saves (avg)
    1 San Marino San Marino 43 5
    2 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 41 5
    3 Moldova Moldova 40 5
    4 Estonia Estonia 38 5
    5 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 37 5
    6 Gibraltar Gibraltar 36 5
    7 Belarus Belarus 34 6
    8 Malta Malta 31 4
    9 Montenegro Montenegro 29 4
    10 Finland Finland 28 4
    11 Lithuania Lithuania 28 4
    12 Bulgaria Bulgaria 27 5
    13 Ireland Ireland 26 4
    14 Andorra Andorra 23 3
    15 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 23 4
    16 Latvia Latvia 23 3
    17 Macedonia Macedonia 22 3
    18 Serbia Serbia 22 3
    19 Armenia Armenia 21 4
    20 Cyprus Cyprus 21 3
    21 Albania Albania 20 3
    22 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 20 3
    23 Hungary Hungary 20 3
    24 Slovakia Slovakia 20 3
    25 Israel Israel 19 2
    26 Poland Poland 19 2
    27 Iceland Iceland 18 3
    28 Turkey Turkey 18 3
    29 Norway Norway 16 2
    30 Romania Romania 16 2
    31 Scotland Scotland 16 3
    32 Greece Greece 15 3
    33 Italy Italy 15 2
    34 Netherlands Netherlands 15 2
    35 Sweden Sweden 15 3
    36 Slovenia Slovenia 14 2
    37 Ukraine Ukraine 14 2
    38 Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 13 2
    39 Czech Republic Czech Republic 13 2
    40 Kosovo Kosovo 13 2
    41 Luxembourg Luxembourg 13 2
    42 Belgium Belgium 12 2
    43 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 12 2
    44 Austria Austria 11 1
    45 Croatia Croatia 11 2
    46 Georgia Georgia 11 2
    47 Germany Germany 10 2
    48 Spain Spain 10 2
    49 Portugal Portugal 9 2
    50 Switzerland Switzerland 8 1
    51 Wales Wales 8 1
    52 Denmark Denmark 7 1
    53 England England 6 1
    54 France France 2 0

    The country with the most goalkeeper saves from the World Cup 2026 is San Marino with 43 saves.

    Corners by country at World Cup 2026

    Below is the number of corners per country at the World Cup 2026, both the total and the average per match.

    # Country Corners Corners (avg)
    1 Belgium Belgium 81 10
    2 Croatia Croatia 63 9
    3 England England 57 7
    4 Czech Republic Czech Republic 54 8
    5 Wales Wales 53 7
    6 Italy Italy 52 7
    7 Netherlands Netherlands 52 7
    8 Serbia Serbia 52 7
    9 Denmark Denmark 49 8
    10 Poland Poland 48 6
    11 Spain Spain 43 7
    12 Montenegro Montenegro 42 5
    13 France France 41 7
    14 Israel Israel 41 5
    15 Cyprus Cyprus 40 5
    16 Norway Norway 40 5
    17 Portugal Portugal 39 7
    18 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 38 5
    19 Romania Romania 38 5
    20 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 36 5
    21 Greece Greece 36 6
    22 Turkey Turkey 36 6
    23 Austria Austria 34 4
    24 Germany Germany 33 6
    25 Macedonia Macedonia 32 4
    26 Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 31 4
    27 Hungary Hungary 31 5
    28 Sweden Sweden 31 5
    29 Finland Finland 29 4
    30 Moldova Moldova 29 4
    31 Albania Albania 28 4
    32 Latvia Latvia 26 3
    33 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 26 4
    34 Scotland Scotland 26 4
    35 Switzerland Switzerland 26 4
    36 Belarus Belarus 24 4
    37 Georgia Georgia 24 4
    38 Slovakia Slovakia 23 4
    39 Ukraine Ukraine 23 4
    40 Iceland Iceland 21 4
    41 Malta Malta 20 3
    42 Slovenia Slovenia 20 3
    43 Ireland Ireland 19 3
    44 Estonia Estonia 17 2
    45 Kosovo Kosovo 17 3
    46 Lithuania Lithuania 17 2
    47 Luxembourg Luxembourg 16 3
    48 Gibraltar Gibraltar 14 2
    49 San Marino San Marino 14 2
    50 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 12 2
    51 Bulgaria Bulgaria 12 2
    52 Armenia Armenia 7 1
    53 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 6 1
    54 Andorra Andorra 5 1

    The country with the most corners of the World Cup 2026 is Belgium with 81 corners.

    Offside by country at World Cup 2026

    Below is the number of times of offside per country at World Cup 2026, both the total and the average per game.

    # Country Offside Offside (avg)
    1 Croatia Croatia 20 3
    2 Gibraltar Gibraltar 17 2
    3 Austria Austria 16 2
    4 Cyprus Cyprus 16 2
    5 England England 16 2
    6 Israel Israel 16 2
    7 Netherlands Netherlands 16 2
    8 Czech Republic Czech Republic 15 2
    9 Portugal Portugal 15 3
    10 Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 14 2
    11 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 14 2
    12 Ireland Ireland 14 2
    13 Macedonia Macedonia 14 2
    14 Montenegro Montenegro 13 2
    15 Armenia Armenia 12 2
    16 Bulgaria Bulgaria 12 2
    17 Turkey Turkey 12 2
    18 Spain Spain 11 2
    19 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 10 2
    20 Greece Greece 10 2
    21 Hungary Hungary 10 2
    22 Latvia Latvia 10 1
    23 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 10 1
    24 Romania Romania 10 1
    25 Belgium Belgium 9 1
    26 Kosovo Kosovo 9 2
    27 Poland Poland 9 1
    28 Serbia Serbia 9 1
    29 Andorra Andorra 8 1
    30 Estonia Estonia 8 1
    31 Sweden Sweden 8 1
    32 Switzerland Switzerland 8 1
    33 Ukraine Ukraine 8 1
    34 Italy Italy 7 1
    35 Lithuania Lithuania 7 1
    36 Malta Malta 7 1
    37 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 7 1
    38 Slovenia Slovenia 7 1
    39 Belarus Belarus 6 1
    40 Denmark Denmark 6 1
    41 Finland Finland 6 1
    42 Georgia Georgia 6 1
    43 Iceland Iceland 6 1
    44 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 6 1
    45 Moldova Moldova 6 1
    46 Scotland Scotland 6 1
    47 Albania Albania 5 1
    48 Germany Germany 5 1
    49 San Marino San Marino 5 1
    50 Slovakia Slovakia 5 1
    51 Wales Wales 5 1
    52 France France 4 1
    53 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4 1
    54 Norway Norway 4 1

    The country with the most offsides of the World Cup 2026 is Croatia with 20 offsides.

    Shots by country at World Cup 2026

    Below is the number of shots per country at World Cup 2026 (shots on target, off target, blocked, inside and outside the 16-metre area), both the total and the average per game.

    Country Total shots Total shots (avg) Shots on target Shots on target (avg) Shots of target Shots off target (average) Shots blocked Shots blocked (average) Shots in box Shots in box (avg) Shots outside box Shots outside box (avg)
    Belgium Belgium 175 22 63 8 57 7 55 7 127 16 48 6
    Italy Italy 162 20 52 7 55 7 55 7 110 14 52 7
    Croatia Croatia 161 23 61 9 62 9 38 5 122 17 39 6
    Norway Norway 151 19 61 8 48 6 42 5 119 15 32 4
    England England 147 18 62 8 44 6 41 5 102 13 45 6
    Portugal Portugal 144 24 46 8 60 10 38 6 92 15 52 9
    Netherlands Netherlands 134 17 51 6 50 6 33 4 97 12 37 5
    Poland Poland 134 17 51 6 41 5 42 5 73 9 61 8
    Spain Spain 132 22 56 9 40 7 36 6 100 17 32 5
    France France 128 21 45 8 47 8 36 6 79 13 49 8
    Czech Republic Czech Republic 125 18 49 7 44 6 32 5 93 13 32 5
    Wales Wales 120 15 56 7 35 4 29 4 87 11 33 4
    Israel Israel 113 14 50 6 36 5 27 3 67 8 46 6
    Serbia Serbia 112 14 31 4 49 6 32 4 74 9 38 5
    Cyprus Cyprus 110 14 39 5 44 6 27 3 78 10 32 4
    Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 109 14 33 4 48 6 28 4 77 10 32 4
    Montenegro Montenegro 109 14 36 5 51 6 22 3 71 9 38 5
    Romania Romania 108 14 38 5 41 5 29 4 72 9 36 5
    Denmark Denmark 107 18 38 6 37 6 32 5 66 11 41 7
    Austria Austria 104 13 53 7 35 4 16 2 81 10 23 3
    Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 100 13 32 4 41 5 27 3 54 7 46 6
    Germany Germany 97 16 34 6 40 7 23 4 70 12 27 5
    Greece Greece 95 16 36 6 37 6 22 4 70 12 25 4
    Macedonia Macedonia 88 11 35 4 25 3 28 4 55 7 33 4
    Finland Finland 76 10 34 4 24 3 18 2 52 7 24 3
    Hungary Hungary 75 13 28 5 30 5 17 3 55 9 20 3
    Albania Albania 73 9 23 3 33 4 17 2 44 6 29 4
    Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 73 9 32 4 26 3 15 2 47 6 26 3
    Moldova Moldova 73 9 24 3 30 4 19 2 41 5 32 4
    Turkey Turkey 73 12 30 5 20 3 23 4 41 7 32 5
    Malta Malta 72 9 24 3 25 3 23 3 32 4 40 5
    Ireland Ireland 71 12 26 4 28 5 17 3 55 9 16 3
    Lithuania Lithuania 68 9 22 3 29 4 17 2 35 4 33 4
    Scotland Scotland 65 11 28 5 22 4 15 3 50 8 15 3
    Switzerland Switzerland 63 11 30 5 18 3 15 3 44 7 19 3
    Georgia Georgia 62 10 17 3 29 5 16 3 34 6 28 5
    Ukraine Ukraine 62 10 24 4 25 4 13 2 36 6 26 4
    Estonia Estonia 61 8 24 3 19 2 18 2 31 4 30 4
    Belarus Belarus 56 9 15 3 25 4 16 3 35 6 21 4
    Slovakia Slovakia 56 9 16 3 18 3 22 4 39 7 17 3
    Iceland Iceland 55 9 23 4 18 3 14 2 36 6 19 3
    Kosovo Kosovo 55 9 20 3 20 3 15 3 34 6 21 4
    Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 53 9 19 3 22 4 12 2 30 5 23 4
    Latvia Latvia 52 7 18 2 19 2 15 2 36 5 16 2
    Sweden Sweden 51 9 13 2 26 4 12 2 38 6 13 2
    Slovenia Slovenia 50 8 10 2 14 2 26 4 35 6 15 3
    Armenia Armenia 43 7 17 3 14 2 12 2 20 3 23 4
    Luxembourg Luxembourg 42 7 14 2 18 3 10 2 21 4 21 4
    San Marino San Marino 32 4 8 1 13 2 11 1 19 2 13 2
    Andorra Andorra 30 4 6 1 20 3 4 1 16 2 14 2
    Bulgaria Bulgaria 26 4 9 2 10 2 7 1 18 3 8 1
    Gibraltar Gibraltar 25 3 6 1 12 2 7 1 13 2 12 2
    Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 22 4 6 1 13 2 3 1 13 2 9 2
    Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 18 2 7 1 7 1 4 1 10 1 8 1

    The country with the most shots of the World Cup 2026 is Belgium with 175 shots.

    Passes by country at World Cup 2026

    Below is the number of passes per country at World Cup 2026 (total passes, passes received and pass accuracy), both the total and the average per match.

    Country Total passes Total passes (avg) Passes arrived Passes arrived (avg) Pass Accuracy (avg)
    England England 5533 692 5093 637 92%
    Netherlands Netherlands 4861 608 4433 554 91%
    Wales Wales 4680 585 4208 526 90%
    Belgium Belgium 4560 570 4033 504 88%
    Italy Italy 4425 553 3914 489 88%
    Spain Spain 4223 704 3877 646 92%
    Norway Norway 4196 525 3763 470 89%
    Albania Albania 4146 518 3667 458 86%
    Austria Austria 4119 515 3514 439 85%
    Germany Germany 4008 668 3603 601 90%
    Croatia Croatia 4005 572 3559 508 89%
    Portugal Portugal 3992 665 3672 612 92%
    France France 3846 641 3489 582 91%
    Romania Romania 3781 473 3152 394 82%
    Serbia Serbia 3764 471 3306 413 86%
    Israel Israel 3744 468 3258 407 87%
    Denmark Denmark 3619 603 3224 537 89%
    Finland Finland 3478 435 2953 369 85%
    Switzerland Switzerland 3396 566 3002 500 89%
    Czech Republic Czech Republic 3364 481 2797 400 82%
    Cyprus Cyprus 3346 418 2746 343 80%
    Poland Poland 3326 416 2769 346 83%
    Latvia Latvia 3136 392 2611 326 83%
    Greece Greece 3127 521 2717 453 87%
    Bosnia Herz. Bosnia Herz. 3043 380 2418 302 78%
    Sweden Sweden 3042 507 2564 427 84%
    Montenegro Montenegro 2934 367 2337 292 78%
    Malta Malta 2910 364 2349 294 80%
    Iceland Iceland 2884 481 2440 407 84%
    Georgia Georgia 2855 476 2481 414 84%
    Turkey Turkey 2782 464 2368 395 85%
    Macedonia Macedonia 2764 346 2208 276 77%
    Estonia Estonia 2733 342 2193 274 79%
    Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2718 340 2233 279 80%
    Lithuania Lithuania 2662 333 2058 257 76%
    Ukraine Ukraine 2514 419 2062 344 81%
    Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2488 311 1892 237 72%
    Slovakia Slovakia 2419 403 1957 326 81%
    Scotland Scotland 2374 396 1985 331 81%
    Slovenia Slovenia 2337 390 1922 320 82%
    Hungary Hungary 2295 383 1873 312 81%
    Moldova Moldova 2256 282 1709 214 75%
    Ireland Ireland 2228 371 1764 294 78%
    Kosovo Kosovo 2171 362 1741 290 80%
    Luxembourg Luxembourg 2145 358 1710 285 77%
    Armenia Armenia 2089 348 1698 283 81%
    San Marino San Marino 1852 232 1315 164 71%
    Andorra Andorra 1795 224 1231 154 68%
    Belarus Belarus 1779 297 1356 226 76%
    Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1755 293 1260 210 70%
    Gibraltar Gibraltar 1658 207 1063 133 63%
    Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1589 265 1168 195 72%
    Bulgaria Bulgaria 1555 259 1156 193 72%
    Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1550 194 1018 127 65%

    The country with the most passes of the World Cup 2026 is England with 5533 passes.

    Date published: 14-08-2017 | Date modified: 09-08-2025 | Author:

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