India, July 10 -- The Fifa World Cup 2026 has now entered the final stages. With the semi-finals nearing, here's a look at some of the match-defining parameters from the 96 matches that produced 280 goals.

A four-way sprint featuring Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi and Harry Kane makes for an engrossing race for the Golden Boot. Only a handful of players in nearly a century have ever reached 10 or more goals at a single Cup.

Miroslav Klose won it with five in 2006, as did Thomas Muller in 2010. Even Harry Kane's six in 2018 and Mbappe's eight in 2022 felt like outliers. This year, those tallies are just the starting point.

Born and raised in England, Michael Olise is setting this World Cup alight for France.

The Bayern Mun...