France’s Michael Olise has created history in the FIFA World Cup 2026. He gave his seventh assist in the tournament, which made it easier to score goals and broke the 56-year-old record of Brazilian legend Pele. French winger Michel Olise has created history in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He has made his 7th assist in this tournament, with which he has broken the years-old record of Brazilian great player Pele for most assists in a World Cup.
In the world of football, assist is the term when a striker is helped in scoring a goal. Pele had 6 assists in a World Cup in 1970. This record was broken in the third place match. When a player gives a pass to another player of his team, and that player converts that pass directly into a goal, then the player giving the pass gets an ‘assist’.
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How was the France vs England match?
The France vs England match was played at Miami Stadium on Saturday. Olise helped captain Kylian Mbappé and scored two goals. His assist count increased to seven. Although France lost this match. Even this historical record of Olise could not bring victory to France. In a very exciting and record-breaking match, England defeated France 6-4 and won the bronze medal by winning this 10-goal match.
Who broke Messi’s record?
Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick for England. Mbappé scored two goals in this match. With these two goals, he became the highest goalscorer in the World Cup. Now he has 22 goals in his name, which is more than Lionel Messi’s 21 goals.
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How was the competition?
England had taken a 4-0 lead in the first half. But France made a comeback in the second half. Nevertheless England won the match. With this defeat, the 14-year journey of French coach Didier Dechamp ended.
Olise also left Messi behind?
Ollis was also in excellent form in club football before this World Cup. He scored 15 goals and 19 assists in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich. Olise has now set a new record for most assists in a single edition of the World Cup, but is still behind Messi’s record for his entire career.
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