FIFA World Cup 2022 stats leaderboard: France’s Kylian Mbappe joins Golden Boot conversation in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup is underway and we already have five players with at least two goals to heat up the Golden Boot race. Kylian Mbappe has now drawn level with Enner Valencia as his brace in a 2-1 victory over Denmark has seen France qualify for the round of 16 with one game remaining. Mbappe also registered the seventh brace of the tournament but no player has yet to record a hat trick.

Throughout the tournament, we will be tracking some of the most notable stats in Qatar, including the race for the Golden Boot and leaders for assists and clean sheets. While you’re at it, sign up for our new newsletter covering the beautiful game in all its glory, including daily updates about the World Cup, here.

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World Cup statistics

• Matches played: 28/64
• Total goals scored: 67
• Goals per match: 2.39
• Minutes per goal: 37.6
• Braces scored: 8
• Hat tricks scored: 0
• Own goals: 0
• Penalty kick success rate: 70% (7/10) 

Player stats (leaderboard)

Goals

Assists

Clean sheets

Morocco have kept two clean sheets but used different keepers for each. Yassine Bounou versus Croatia and Munir Mohand Mohamedi versus Belgium.