Most assists by a football (soccer) player at a FIFA World Cup tournament
- Who
- Michael Olise
- What
- 7 total number
- Where
- United States (Miami)
- When
- 18 July 2026
The most assists by a football (soccer) player at a FIFA World Cup tournament is 7, achieved by Michael Olise (France, b. UK) playing for France at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Michael Olise overtook Pelé’s record of six tournament assists from 1970 with two during France’s 6–4 defeat to England in the bronze medal game. The English-born midfielder produced seven assists in eight matches at the 2026 tournament – five of which were for striker Kylian Mbappé. Official World Cup assists statistics are collected from 1966 onwards.