World Cup Player xG Stats 2026

Lionel Messi of Argentina leads the World Cup expected goals charts in 2026, with 5.5 xG from 8 appearances. Kylian Mbappé has scored furthest above their chances, 10 goals from 5.0 xG. Michael Olise sits furthest below, 0 goals from chances worth 2.1 xG. The boards here cover 1039 players and sort on every column; expected goals for each club, with expected points, are on the World Cup xG table.

World Cup player expected goals 2026

#	Player	Team	Apps	Goals	xG	Goals minus xG
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	8	8	5.5	+2.5
2	Kylian Mbappé	France	8	10	5.0	+5.0
3	Ismaïla Sarr	Senegal	4	4	4.5	-0.5
4	Erling Haaland	Norway	5	7	4.2	+2.8
5	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	5	3	3.8	-0.8
6	Mikel Oyarzabal	Spain	8	5	3.6	+1.4
7	Harry Kane	England	7	6	3.5	+2.5
8	Jude Bellingham	England	8	7	3.4	+3.6
9	Raúl Jiménez	Mexico	4	3	2.8	+0.2
10	Lautaro Martínez	Argentina	7	3	2.6	+0.4
11	Breel Embolo	Switzerland	6	2	2.4	-0.4
12	Jonathan David	Canada	5	3	2.4	+0.6
13	Vinicius Junior	Brazil	5	4	2.3	+1.7
14	Cyle Larin	Canada	4	2	2.3	-0.3
15	Yoane Wissa	Congo DR	4	3	2.3	+0.8
16	Lamine Yamal	Spain	8	1	2.2	-1.2
17	Michael Olise	France	8	0	2.1	-2.1
18	Leandro Trossard	Belgium	6	2	2.1	-0.1
19	Achraf Hakimi	Morocco	6	1	2.1	-1.1
20	Folarin Balogun	United States	4	3	2.0	+1.0
21	Kai Havertz	Germany	4	3	2.0	+1.0
22	Ferran Torres	Spain	8	1	2.0	-1.0
23	Cody Gakpo	Netherlands	4	3	1.8	+1.2
24	Luis Díaz	Colombia	5	1	1.8	-0.8
25	Gonzalo Plata	Ecuador	4	1	1.7	-0.7
26	Charles De Ketelaere	Belgium	5	3	1.6	+1.4
27	Matheus Cunha	Brazil	5	3	1.6	+1.4
28	Enner Valencia	Ecuador	4	0	1.6	-1.6
29	Bukayo Saka	England	7	3	1.6	+1.4
30	Youri Tielemans	Belgium	5	2	1.6	+0.4
31	Brian Brobbey	Netherlands	4	3	1.6	+1.4
32	Kevin De Bruyne	Belgium	5	1	1.5	-0.5
33	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentina	8	1	1.5	-0.5
34	Julián Quiñones	Mexico	5	4	1.5	+2.5
35	Nicolas Pépé	Côte d'Ivoire	4	2	1.4	+0.6
36	Julián Alvarez	Argentina	8	1	1.4	-0.4
37	Marko Arnautovic	Austria	4	2	1.4	+0.6
38	Amad Diallo	Côte d'Ivoire	4	2	1.4	+0.6
39	Ismael Saibari	Morocco	5	3	1.4	+1.6
40	Mehdi Taremi	Iran	3	0	1.4	-1.4
41	Ibrahim Maza	Algeria	4	0	1.3	-1.3
42	Dan Ndoye	Switzerland	6	2	1.3	+0.7
43	Malik Tillman	United States	5	2	1.3	+0.8
44	Mostafa Mohamed Zaki Abdelraouf	Egypt	5	2	1.2	+0.8
45	Scott McTominay	Scotland	3	0	1.2	-1.2
46	Deniz Undav	Germany	4	3	1.2	+1.8
47	Bradley Barcola	France	8	3	1.2	+1.8
48	Viktor Gyökeres	Sweden	4	1	1.2	-0.2
49	Ousmane Dembélé	France	8	6	1.1	+4.9
50	Romelu Lukaku	Belgium	6	3	1.1	+1.9

How these player xG numbers are calculated

Expected goals measure the quality of the chances a player gets, with every shot scored between 0 and 1 by how often shots like it are converted. A player's xG is those values added up, so the gap between the goals they scored and their xG shows whether they finished better or worse than their chances deserved. Underlying data is supplied by Sportmonks.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is player xG?

Expected goals measures the quality of the chances a player gets. Every shot is scored between 0 and 1 by how often shots like it are converted, and a player's xG is those values added up. A player on 8 xG has had chances a typical finisher would score about eight times from.

What does the +/- column mean?

Goals minus xG. A positive number means the player has scored more than the quality of their chances suggested, a negative number means fewer. It is the quickest way to see who is finishing well and who is not.

Will a player below their xG start scoring again?

Usually. Finishing skill is real but small and hard to sustain, so across a full season most players end up close to their expected goals. A large gap either way is more likely to close than to carry on, which makes it a guide rather than a guarantee.

Where does the World Cup player xG data come from?

Shot-level data is supplied by Sportmonks and updates after every finished match, usually within a few hours of full time. Each shot is credited to the player who took it. Providers train their models on different data, so our numbers will not match another site's exactly.