Kathmandu: The 2026 FIFA World Cup did not just crown champions on the field. It also rewrote the record books with stars and coaches from different generations leaving their mark on football history.

Here is a look at the records broken and set at the FIFA World Cup 2026:

• Dick Advocaat (Curacao): Oldest coach ever at a World Cup, 78 years and 271 days.

• Jude Bellingham & Harry Kane (England) / Ousmane Dembele & Kylian Mbappe (France): First team mates to each score six goals in one World Cup.

• Didier Deschamps (France): Most World Cup matches coached, 26. Also most World Cup wins by a coach.

• Johan Manzambi (Switzerland): Youngest substitute to score twice in a match, aged 20 years and 247 days.

• Kylian Mbappe (France): All time top World Cup goalscorer, 22 goals.

• Lionel Messi (Argentina): Most World Cup wins by a player, 23.
• Lionel Messi (Argentina): Scored in most successive World Cup appearances, 9 straight games, passing Just Fontaine and Jairzinho’s mark of six.

• Lionel Messi (Argentina): Most goals from outside the box, 7, after scoring twice against Algeria and once against Jordan, taking the record from Rivellino.
• Michael Olise (France): Most assists in one World Cup, 7 (5 to Mbappe alone).

• Rodri (Spain): Most completed passes in one World Cup, 790.

• Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): First player to score in six different World Cups.

• Eloy Room (Curacao): Most saves in a single World Cup match, 16 (equalled record, done in 30 fewer minutes than Tim Howard’s 2014 mark). Curacao also became the smallest nation by population to play at a World Cup.

• Unai Simon (Spain): Most clean sheets in one World Cup, 7. Spain conceded just 1 goal all tournament, the fewest ever by a World Cup winning team.