New Delhi, June 25 -- The ongoing edition of the FIFA World Cup has been the highest-scoring World Cup in the last 68 years, with several superstars of the game finding the net.

As per OptaFranz, with a rate of 2.98 goals per match, this World Cup is the highest-scoring in the last 68 years, since the 1958 WC, where the average was 3.6 goals per match.

So far in the tournament, a total of 161 goals have been scored. The all-time record for most goals in a single World Cup is 172 goals in the 2022 edition, which was won by Lionel Messi-led Argentina.

The biggest win of the tournament is Canada's 6-0 win over Qatar.

The leading goal-scorer in the ongoing edition is Argentina's Messi, who has scored five so far. This includes his first-e...