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Rabat – The 2026 FIFA World Cup achieved its fastest scoring pace in 68 years on Saturday when Cody Gakpo’s strike in the 33rd match pushed the tournament’s total to a historic 100 goals.
Only Switzerland 1954 was faster, taking just 20 matches to hit 100 goals in a tournament that was ultimately won by West Germany.
The first goal of this World Cup came from Mexico’s Julián Quiñones, who opened the scoring on June 12 during a 2-0 victory over South Africa.
Meanwhile, Dutch forward Gakpo netted the 100th goal of the 2026 World Cup on Saturday, scoring the Netherlands’ third during their dominant 5-1 victory over Sweden.
This tournament’s pace beats previous high-scoring tournaments like Brazil 2014 and Spain 1982, which both took 36 games to reach 100 goals.
Similarly, it took 38 matches to reach the same milestone during both the 1978 tournament in Argentina and the 1994 edition in the United States.
This fast-scoring pace is driven by several high-scoring matches that completely overwhelmed defenses. Germany crushed Curaçao 7–1, Canada cruised to a 6–0 win over Qatar, and the Netherlands dismantled Sweden 5–1.
Co-hosted by the USA, Mexico, and Canada, this World Cup is averaging 3.09 goals per game and is currently on track to break the 300-goal barrier.
Featuring 48 countries divided into 12 groups, the tournament will see the top two teams from each group, along with the eight best third-place finishers, move on to the knockout rounds.
