With his assist for Kylian Mbappé’s goal, Michael Olise is now joint-top of the most assists at the 2026 World Cup:

As the thrill of a football match lies in the pursuit of one ultimate objective: scoring goals, but it is is very difficult to score goals in a match without being assisted by a team mates, mostly those who assist might also score them but looking for who is best position to do needful. Apart from Michael Olise scoring 27 goals in two seasons at Bayern Munich, back-to-back Bundesliga titles and a Player of the Season award, his creative role for France at the World Cup 2026 was amazing to check how Olise was full of energy as it France opened with a 3-1 win over Senegal at MetLife Stadium. He played the full 90 minutes and was man of all moments as an effective creator, laying on a goal and creating four chances in all, with two shots of his own, eight passes into the penalty area and five corners. Kylin Mbappé scored twice and Bradley Barcola added another as France made a strong start, with Olive’s creativity central to the win and also turned magic in their game against Iraq having two assists, 59 touches, 6 touches in opposition. Box, 6 duels won, 5x possession won, 3 chances created,3 shots and
3 successful take-ons. These are all that led him to join top of the most assists in the ongoing 2026 World Cup with assist.

The names of the top assistants presently are listed below.

🇫🇷 Michael Olise — 3
🇸🇪 Alexander Isak — 3
🇩🇪 Joshua Kimmich — 2
🇪🇸 Brahim Díaz — 2
🇳🇱 Denzel Dumfries — 2
🇩🇪 Deniz Undav — 2
🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah — 2
🇵🇾 Julio Enciso — 2
🇳🇿 Chris Wood — 2
🇳🇱 Ryan Gravenberch — 2