Sofascore Football

💣 | Record = shattered You’ve officially made Sofascore history with *by far* the most Fantasy teams ever created for a single tournament. 🤯🌍 Missed the deadline? It’s not too late to join in on the fun ahead of Round 2 👇 🔗 sofascore.com/fantasy/compet…

🇪🇸 | Loving the big stage Pedro Porro for Spain before the World Cup knockout stage: 👕 19 apps ⚽️ 0 goals Pedro Porro in the World Cup knockout stage: 👕 4 apps ⚽️ 2 goals A fantastic run to lose Désiré Doué and double La Roja's lead 🔥 #FRAESP

🗺️ | Not much in here besides the pen • xG: 0.04 – 0.99 • Shots (on target): 2 (0) – 5 (1) • Big chances: 0 – 2 • Touches in opp. box: 8 – 8 • Possession: 44% – 56% It's safe to say we expected a bit more in the first half of this one...especially from France 😳 #FRAESP

🇪🇸 | Historic trio Three Spaniards have scored 5+ goals at a single World Cup: • Emilio Butragueño (5 ⚽️ in 1986) • David Villa (5 ⚽️ in 2010) • Mikel Oyarzabal (5 ⚽️ in 2026) 🆕 No mistake from the spot as La Roja's main man up front gives them the lead 🎯 #FRAESP

@KieranCFC88 The easiest way would be to either mute notifications for each event, or simply mute notifications for Champions League for now, and then turn them on in time for the League Phase 😊

@Sofascore is there a way to filter notifications so i don’t get notifications for Champions League qualifying round but keep them for Group stage onwards

🗺️ | Team of the week A star-studded highest-rated XI of the World Cup quarterfinals is here 🤩

🇦🇷 | Teamwork makes the dream work Argentina are now the first team at the 2026 World Cup with eight different goalscorers: Lionel Messi ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ Lautaro Martínez ⚽️⚽️ Giovani Lo Celso ⚽️ Lisandro Martínez ⚽️ Cristian Romero ⚽️ Enzo Fernández ⚽️ Alexis Mac Allister ⚽️ Julián Alvarez ⚽️ Who says they're a one man team? 😏

@eagleyez7 True, admin mixed it up with Montiel's assist to Messi for 2–2 in the Egypt match. 🫠

@Sofascore Cristian "Cuti" Romero is the 9th not Nahuel Molina.

🐐 | Sharing the wealth Lionel Messi has today become the first player to record 10 assists at the World Cup since 1966 — interestingly, each of his 10 assists has been to a different teammate: 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Hernán Crespo 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Carlos Tévez 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Ángel Di María 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Gabriel Mercado 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Sergio Agüero 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Enzo Fernández 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Nahuel Molina 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Julián Alvarez 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Gonzalo Montiel 🅰️ Messi ➡️ ⚽️ Alexis Mac Allister 🆕 Everybody loves Leo. 🇦🇷🫂

🌟 | No goals, no problem Lionel Messi v Switzerland: 👣 99 touches (🥈) 🅰️ 1 assist 📐 0.70 xA (🥇) 🔑 6 key passes (🥇) ↩️ 5/11 accurate crosses (🥇) 💨 3/4 successful dribbles (=🥇) ⚔️ 8/13 duels won (🥈) ⏭️ 8 progressive ball carries (🥇) 🏃 412.6m ball carrying distance (🥇) ⭐️ 8.9 Sofascore Rating (🥇) He can cope quite well without his shooting boots on 😮‍💨 #ARGSUI

🇦🇷 | Argentina are through • xG: 2.00 – 0.53 • Shots (on target): 22 (7) – 11 (5) • Big chances: 4 – 1 • Touches in opp. box: 33 – 19 • Possession: 59% – 41% Switzerland fought bravely, but couldn't hold on with ten men as Argentina reach back-to-back World Cup semifinals 👏👏 #ARGSUI

🤖 | Even robots have an off day Did Erling Haaland score a goal in his last 15 competitive appearances for Norway? ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ For the first time since 13 October 2024 v Austria, he has failed to find the net in a non-friendly appearance for Norway. 😩

💫 | Big game player Players with 4+ knockout stage goals at a single World Cup in the 21st century: 🇧🇷 Ronaldo Nazário (4 ⚽️ in 2002) 🇩🇪 Thomas Müller (4 ⚽️ in 2010) 🇳🇱 Wesley Sneijder (4 ⚽️ in 2010) 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (5 ⚽️ in 2022) 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé (5 ⚽️ in 2022, 4 ⚽️ in 2026) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jude Bellingham (4 ⚽️ in 2026) 🆕 A generational run by the English superstar 🔥

🫂 | A deadly duo List of teammates who have both scored more than five goals at a single tournament in the entire World Cup history: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane (6) & Jude Bellingham (6) in 2026 🆕 Yes, that's the entire list. 😮‍💨

🌟 | Lights weren't too bright Jude Bellingham v Norway: 👣 64 touches ⚽️ 2 goals 📈 0.52 xG/1.09 xGOT 🎯 5 shots/2 on target (🥇) 💨 3/4 successful dribbles (=🥈) ⚔️ 8/12 duels won (🥇) 🤕 4 fouls suffered (🥇) ⭐️ 8.4 Sofascore Rating (🥇) England's main man once again. 💎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #NORENG

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | The Three Lions roar on • xG: 0.77 – 0.96 • Shots (on target): 13 (4) – 14 (8) • Big chances: 1 – 3 • Touches in opp. box: 31 – 31 • Possession: 48% – 52% After an exhausting 120 minutes of football, England reach their fourth World Cup semifinal in nation's history! 👏👏 #NORENG

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crazy to think he just turned 23 Most goals for England at major tournaments (World Cup + EURO) in the 21st century: 🥇 21 – Harry Kane 🥈 8 – Jude Bellingham 🆕 🥉 7 – Wayne Rooney Once again, when it matters most, Jude turns up. 🙌 #NORENG

🇪🇸 | Midfield maestro Most accurate passes at the 2026 World Cup: 🥇 597 – Rodri 🥈 521 – Pau Cubarsí Most accurate passes in the opposition half at the 2026 World Cup: 🥇 351 – Rodri 🥈 271 – Pedri Most accurate passes in the final third at the 2026 World Cup: 🥇 170 – Rodri 🥈 163 – Pedri The heart of the Spanish team 🇪🇸❤️‍🔥

🇧🇪 | Heart-breaking end Thibaut Courtois v Spain: ⏱️ 71' played 🧤 4 saves 📥 2 saved shots from inside the box 🛑 0.50 Goals prevented 🥊 1 punch 👟 22/29 accurate passes ⭐️ 7.8 Sofascore Rating (🥇) Belgium will forever will be left wondering what could have been were it not for his injury 🥲

🦸 | It's just what he does Mikel Merino has now scored three goals for Spain at major tournaments: ⚽️ 119th-minute winner v Germany (EURO 2024 QF) ⚽️ 91st-minute winner v Portugal (2026 World Cup R16) ⚽️ 88th-minute winner v Belgium (2026 World Cup QF) 🆕 He has only played 66 minutes of football in those three matches combined. 🤯

🇪🇸 | Spain are in the semis • xG: 2.08 – 0.37 • Shots (on target): 17 (8) – 5 (2) • Big chances: 2 – 1 • Touches in opp. box: 42 – 11 • Possession: 68% – 32% Belgium fought well, but La Roja had their super-sub Mikel Merino leading them into the huge semifinal clash against France 👀🔥