Olise’s World Cup Assist Run Reportedly Equals or Surpasses Pelé

Overview

• Reports say Michael Olise supplied multiple assists across the 2026 World Cup and that all were created in open play rather than from set pieces.
• Portuguese outlets differ on his final total after the third-place match, with O Globo reporting six assists and Atarde and Record reporting seven.
• Both Atarde and Record say Olise provided two assists to Kylian Mbappé in the third-place game on Saturday, which produced the disputed extra counts.
• If the seven-assist figure is correct, Olise would pass Pelé’s six-assist mark from 1970 in the commonly cited post-1966 record set, but historical tallies before 1966 complicate long-run rankings.
• A definitive placement on the all-time single-tournament list awaits an official tally from FIFA or another primary statistical authority, and media outlets may update their counts after review.