Who Will Have the Most Assists at the 2026 World Cup?

Charlie Zschau Published: 6 hours ago

The 2026 World Cup kicks off on June 11, and we'll look at which player will make the biggest impact on soccer's most prestigious tournament in the form of setting up their teammates.

Five players were tied for the most assists at the 2022 World Cup. Lionel Messi, Ivan Perisic, Antoine Griezmann, Harry Kane, and Bruno Fernandes all notched three assists in Qatar.

Let's take a look at the odds for each player to have the most assists at the 2026 World Cup.

Odds to Have the Most Assists at the 2026 World Cup

Bruno Fernandes (Portugal)	+1000	Michael Olise (France)	+1000
Lamine Yamal (Spain)	+1200	Lionel Messi (Argentina)	+1200
Jeremy Doku (Belgium)	+1400	Vinicius Jr. (Brazil)	+1600
Florian Wirtz (Germany)	+2000	Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)	+2000
Kylian Mbappe (France)	+2000	Nico Williams (Spain)	+2500
Raphinha (Brazil)	+2500	Rayan Cherki (France)	+2500
Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain)	+2800	Ousmane Dembele (France)	+2800

Manchester United and Portugal's attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes (+1000) is tied for the shortest odds with Bayern Munich and France's midfielder Michael Olise (+1000) to lead the World Cup in assists.

Bruno is coming off the back of a record setting Premier league campaign where he racked up a remarkable 21 assists, surpassing the record of 20 which was previously set by Thierry Henry, and later tied by Kevin De Bruyne.

Olise also had a spectacular season, providing 19 assists in 32 matches in the Bundesliga. Olise only has three assists in 17 matches with France, but the 24-year-old's form heading into the World Cup is too good to overlook.

18-year-old Lamine Yamal and 38-year-old Lionel Messi are both priced at +1200 to lead the competition in assists. Yamal is already compared to Messi at such a young age. Yamal will be Spain's most important player at the tournament, while Messi is still the leader of an aging Argentina squad.

Other players expected to log multiple assists in the tournament are Jeremy Doku (+1400) and Kevin De Bruyne (+2000) of Belgium, Florian Wirtz (+2000) of Germany, and Nico Williams (+2500) of Spain.