Michael Olise etched his name into FIFA World Cup folklore on Sunday, delivering his seventh assist of the 2026 tournament during France's 6-4 defeat to England in the bronze final — surpassing the legendary Pelé to become the most prolific provider of goals in a single World Cup.

The record Olise broke had stood since the 1970 edition in Mexico, where Pelé registered six assists across the tournament. More than five decades later, the Bayern Munich winger has rewritten that page of history.

A record built game by game

Olise opened his account at the 2026 World Cup in France's group-stage opener against Senegal, teeing up Kylian Mbappé for the first of Les Bleus' three goals that afternoon.

He followed that performance with braces of assists in matches against Iraq and Sweden, accumulating six for the tournament and drawing level with Pelé's long-standing benchmark heading into the bronze final.

It was Mbappé who helped him over the finishing line. Olise supplied both of Mbappé's ninth and tenth goals of the tournament during the dramatic third-place encounter with England, nudging his tally to a record seven assists.

Club form carried into the summer

Olise's exceptional World Cup displays arrive as no surprise to those who tracked his domestic season. With Bayern Munich in 2025/26, he contributed 15 goals and 19 assists in the Bundesliga alone as the Bavarians claimed a league and DFB Cup double, producing the kind of sustained brilliance that few wingers in world football can match.

Real Madrid were linked with a move for Olise ahead of the tournament, though the club denied any such approach. For now, the 2026 World Cup belongs to him — at least in the record books.