2026 World Cup Players With More Than One Goal Ranked by Efficiency

The early 2026 World Cup scoring race is about more than goal totals. After Matchday 2, before any team has played its third group-stage match, 25 players have scored more than once, combining for 59 goals from 158 shots and a 37.34% shot-to-goal ratio.

Winsportsonline ranked those 25 players by efficiency, and four sit at the top with a perfect record. Crysencio Summerville, Matheus Cunha, Daichi Kamada and Brian Brobbey have each scored twice from two shots, while Deniz Undav leads all players with at least three goals by converting three of his four attempts for Germany.

Lionel Messi leads the tournament with five goals from 12 shots, but his 41.67% shot-to-goal ratio places him 10th in the ranking. He still sits ahead of Erling Haaland and Vinicius Jr., both on 40.00%, and Kylian Mbappe on 33.33%. At the bottom of the same table, Ismaila Sarr has the lowest ratio at 20.00%, while Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo share the penultimate place after each scoring twice from nine shots for a 22.22% ratio. The Netherlands are also the only country with three players in the ranking, with Crysencio Summerville, Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo all scoring more than once.

Key Takeaways:

• Four players with more than one goal have scored with every shot they have taken. Crysencio Summerville, Matheus Cunha, Daichi Kamada and Brian Brobbey each have two goals from two attempts, making them the only players in the ranking with a 100.00% shot-to-goal ratio
• Deniz Undav has been the most clinical scorer among players with at least three goals. The Germany forward has scored three times from four shots, converting 75.00% of his attempts
• Lionel Messi leads the 2026 World Cup scoring race with five goals from 12 shots, but his 41.67% shot-to-goal ratio places him 10th among the 25 players with more than one goal
• Among the players closest to Messi in the scoring race, Haaland has been more efficient than Mbappe. He has scored four goals from 10 shots for a 40.00% ratio, while Mbappe has scored four from 12 for 33.33%
• The Netherlands are the only country with three players in the ranking. Crysencio Summerville, Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo have all scored more than once, while Brazil, Canada, Germany and Japan are the only other countries with more than one player included
• Ismaila Sarr sits last among the 25 players with more than one goal, converting 20.00% of his shots after scoring twice from 10 attempts. Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo share the penultimate place in the efficiency ranking, each scoring twice from nine shots for a 22.22% shot-to-goal ratio

Shots to Goals Ratio for Players with
Multiple Goals in the 2026 World Cup

(After Matchday 2)

Four players have converted every shot

The clearest shot-to-goal story after Matchday 2 is the small group of players who have scored with every attempt. Crysencio Summerville, Matheus Cunha, Daichi Kamada and Brian Brobbey all have two goals from two shots, making them the only players among those with more than one goal to hold a 100.00% shot-to-goal ratio.

The Netherlands are the only country with two players in that perfect group. Summerville and Brobbey have both scored twice without missing a shot, while Brazil’s Matheus Cunha and Japan’s Daichi Kamada complete the top of the ranking after also scoring twice from two attempts.

Undav leads efficiency among players with at least three goals

Deniz Undav stands out because he has combined a high goal total with a low shot count. The Germany forward has three goals from four shots, giving him a 75.00% shot-to-goal ratio. No other player with at least three goals comes close to that level of efficiency.

Jonathan David has also scored three times, but from 10 shots, leaving him with a 30.00% ratio. Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe all have higher goal totals than Undav, but they have also taken far more shots. Messi has five goals from 12 attempts, Haaland has four from 10 and Mbappe has four from 12.

Nine players have converted at least half of their shots

Nine of the 25 players with more than one goal have a shot-to-goal ratio of 50.00% or better. Together, they have scored 19 goals from just 28 shots, converting 67.86% of their attempts.

The group includes the four players with a perfect 100.00% ratio, Undav at 75.00%, and four players at exactly 50.00%: Maxi Araujo, Johan Manzambi, Daniel Munoz and Elijah Just. Each of those four has scored twice from four shots.

Messi leads the scoring race, but ranks 10th by efficiency

Lionel Messi is the tournament’s leading scorer, with five goals from 12 shots. His 41.67% shot-to-goal ratio is still strong, but it places him behind nine players in the efficiency ranking.

Messi’s lead comes from combining high shot volume with strong finishing. He is one of only two players to have taken 12 shots, alongside Kylian Mbappe, and he has converted one more goal than the French forward from the same number of attempts. Mbappe’s four goals from 12 shots give him a 33.33% ratio.

Haaland is slightly behind Messi by both goals and efficiency, but ahead of Mbappe by shot-to-goal ratio. The Norway striker has four goals from 10 shots, converting 40.00% of his attempts.

The Netherlands have the widest spread of players with more than one goal

The Netherlands are the only country with three players in the ranking. Crysencio Summerville, Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo have all scored more than once, combining for six goals from 11 shots among the players included in this list.

Brazil, Canada, Germany and Japan are the only other countries with more than one player in the ranking. Germany and Canada both have two players with five combined goals in the list, while Brazil and Japan have two players with four combined goals each.

The lowest-ranked scorers needed far more shots

Eight players with more than one goal have converted fewer than 30.00% of their shots. This group includes Folarin Balogun, Cody Gakpo, Cyle Larin, Mikel Oyarzabal, Yasin Ayari, Harry Kane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ismaila Sarr. Together, they have scored 16 goals from 65 shots, a 24.62% ratio within this group.

Ismaila Sarr has the lowest ratio among all players with more than one goal, scoring twice from 10 shots for Senegal for a 20.00% shot-to-goal ratio. Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo share the penultimate place, with both scoring twice from nine shots for a 22.22% ratio. Mikel Oyarzabal and Yasin Ayari follow at 25.00%, with two goals from eight shots each.