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World Cup 2026 · Group --

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Nation form coming into the tournament

Team form · Internationals · 20 games · player leaders from national-team comps
Team Form Per game · ranked across WC nations
Over 2.5
65% 8/48
Both teams score
45% 21/48
Goals / game
3.65 4/48
Goals for
2.1 14/48
Shots
9.8 41/48
Shots on target
4.3 31/48
Goals against
1.55 43/48
Clean sheets
5 43/48
Cards against
0.9 48/48
Fouls won
7.7 47/48
Fouls made
8.2 1/48
Cards for
1.1 8/48
Squad Form Leaders
Goals
1 Chris Wood 14 apps 0.50 2 Elijah Just 16 apps 0.50 3 Ben Waine 10 apps 0.30 4 Kosta Barbarouses 9 apps 0.22 5 Callum McCowatt 14 apps 0.14
Assists
1 Matthew Garbett 10 apps 0.50 2 Alex Rufer 8 apps 0.38 3 Tim Payne 12 apps 0.25 4 Liberato Cacace 10 apps 0.20 5 Michael Boxall MIN · 11 apps 0.18
Shots
1 Sarpreet Singh 15 apps 0.93 2 Elijah Just 16 apps 0.88 3 Chris Wood 14 apps 0.86 4 Matthew Garbett 10 apps 0.80 5 Callum McCowatt 14 apps 0.50
Shots on Target
1 Chris Wood 14 apps 0.50 2 Elijah Just 16 apps 0.44 3 Matthew Garbett 10 apps 0.40 4 Callum McCowatt 14 apps 0.29 5 Sarpreet Singh 15 apps 0.27
Fouls Won
1 Sarpreet Singh 15 apps 1.53 2 Ryan Thomas 9 apps 1.00 3 Liberato Cacace 10 apps 0.80 4 Joe Bell Viking · 14 apps 0.57 5 Kosta Barbarouses 9 apps 0.56
Cards
1 Tyler Bindon 15 apps 0.20 2 Marko Stamenić 16 apps 0.19 3 Francis de Vries 12 apps 0.17 4 Alex Paulsen 6 apps 0.17 5 Joe Bell Viking · 14 apps 0.14
Goals
1 Elijah Just 16 apps 8 2 Chris Wood 14 apps 7 3 Ben Waine 10 apps 3 4 Kosta Barbarouses 9 apps 2 5 Callum McCowatt 14 apps 2
Assists
1 Matthew Garbett 10 apps 5 2 Tim Payne 12 apps 3 3 Alex Rufer 8 apps 3 4 Chris Wood 14 apps 2 5 Michael Boxall MIN · 11 apps 2
Shots
1 Sarpreet Singh 15 apps 14 2 Elijah Just 16 apps 14 3 Chris Wood 14 apps 12 4 Matthew Garbett 10 apps 8 5 Callum McCowatt 14 apps 7
Shots on Target
1 Chris Wood 14 apps 7 2 Elijah Just 16 apps 7 3 Sarpreet Singh 15 apps 4 4 Callum McCowatt 14 apps 4 5 Matthew Garbett 10 apps 4
Fouls Won
1 Sarpreet Singh 15 apps 23 2 Ryan Thomas 9 apps 9 3 Joe Bell Viking · 14 apps 8 4 Liberato Cacace 10 apps 8 5 Marko Stamenić 16 apps 7
Cards
1 Marko Stamenić 16 apps 3 2 Tyler Bindon 15 apps 3 3 Francis de Vries 12 apps 2 4 Joe Bell Viking · 14 apps 2 5 Sarpreet Singh 15 apps 2
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Club Form

Squad club form this season

Player leaders rolled up across domestic & continental club competitions · min 300 mins
Squad Club-Form Leaders
Assists
1 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 0.17 2 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 0.07
Shots
1 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 1.00 2 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 0.29
Shots on Target
1 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 0.17 2 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 0.14
Key Passes
1 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 0.67 2 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 0.29
Tackles
1 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 1.64 2 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 1.50 3 Michael Boxall MIN · 7 apps 0.43
Assists
1 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 1 2 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 1
Shots
1 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 6 2 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 4
Shots on Target
1 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 2 2 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 1
Key Passes
1 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 4 2 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 4
Tackles
1 Finn Surman POT · 14 apps 23 2 Joe Bell Viking · 6 apps 9 3 Michael Boxall MIN · 7 apps 3
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