New Delhi, June 26 -- The FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament witnessed yet another record being broken on Thursday night-the record for the most goals in an edition. The record was broken in the 59th match of this tournament, which was between the United States and Turkey in Los Angeles.

When United States centre-back Auston Trusty scored the opening goal against Turkiye, it became the 173rd goal of this edition. By doing so, this edition surpassed the 2022 Qatar World Cup's tally of 172 goals, which consisted of 64 games in the 32-team format.

The FIFA World Cup 2026, though, has been expanded to 48 teams, taking the total number of matches up to 104.

The 173-goal tally further extended to 177 goals in the tournament so far, after Turkiye...