Olise, the assist king of the 2026 World Cup: seven assists for the French magician
In a World Cup of goalscorers, one player specialised in setting them up for others: Michael Olise. The France winger finished as the tournament's top assist provider with seven assists, without scoring a single goal, and with a clear lead over his chasers, who stopped at four. He was the chief supplier of a France side that reached the semi-finals. We review the tournament's best playmakers.
The 2026 World Cup crowned Kylian Mbappé as Golden Boot winner, but behind many of the goals there was a recurring signature: Michael Olise's. The France winger was the tournament's top assist provider with seven assists, an outstanding tally that he managed without scoring a single goal. Pure talent in the service of the team.
The most striking thing is the gap he opened over his chasers. While Olise finished on seven, the group behind him —featuring Mbappé, Morocco's Brahim Díaz, Brazil's Bruno Guimarães and Norway's Martin Ødegaard— stopped at four assists. In such a tight tournament, a lead like that at the top is unusual.
Olise was the creative engine of a France side that reached the semi-finals and fought for the medals. In the wild third-place play-off against England (4-6), the winger left his mark by assisting Mbappé, whom he supplied with chances throughout the tournament. With eight matches, 650 minutes and an average rating of 7.34, he was a key part of Didier Deschamps's team.
The assist charts are one of those stats that reward the players who make others better, and in 2026 nobody did it like Olise. You can check the full ranking of assist providers and top scorers of the World Cup on our data pages.