The 2026 World Cup has become the fastest edition of the tournament to hit 100 goals since 1958 – with the landmark reached in the 33rd game.
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo brought up the century with the Netherlands’ third goal in a 5-1 win over Sweden on Saturday.
It is the first time in 68 years it has taken 33 matches to reach triple figures.
The only faster tournament was in Switzerland in 1954 – won by West Germany – when it took just 20 matches.
“Probably the most compact and tactically tight game I’ve seen so far was Netherlands versus Japan – and even that had four goals,” England’s Euro 2022 winner Ellen White told BBC Sport.
In the 2014 finals in Brazil, it took 36 games to reach 100, the same number as in 1982.
It took 38 games at Argentina 1978 and the United States in 1994.
This World Cup – co-hosted by the USA, Mexico and Canada – is averaging 3.09 goals per game and is on course to surpass 300 goals.
