Marwan Abu-Ghanem

Comms consultant & sports commentator!

[Opta Analyst @OptaAnalyst]

The all-time top 10 World Cup highest scorers... if you take away penalties.

[Opta Analyst @OptaAnalyst]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟎-𝟎 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 🇬🇭

A damp squib from the Three Lions, who are held by a well-organised Ghana.

England have drawn 23 games at the men's World Cup, 13 of which have ended 0-0; both are the most of any team in the history of the competition.

[Marwan Abu-Ghanem @marwanag]

أول لاعب يسجّل في ستة مونديالات
⚽️🏆
#fifaworldcup2026
كريستيانو من أساطير اللعبة… ومن العدل أن تكون نهاية مسيرته مظفرة (عبر الرقم القياسي الذي سجّله للتوّ)، وخاصةً بعد الانتقادات العنيفة التي طالته مؤخراً وطالبته بالتنحّي إلى مقعد البدلاء 🇵🇹
الآن يمكنه أن يعتزل وهو راضٍ عمّا أنجزه، وأعتقد أنّه سيعلن ذلك حال خروج البرتغال من البطولة … أو الفوز بلقبها، وهو أمر مستبعد.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

71 - Lionel Messi had 71 touches last night versus Austria and - two days shy of his 39th birthday - was the oldest forward on record since 1966 to have 50+ touches in a FIFA World Cup match.

Timeless.

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

The longest time EVER between a player's first and latest World Cup goal:

-Ronaldo: 20 years and 11 days
-Messi: 20 years and 11 days

We'll never see anything like this ever again 🐐🐐

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

22 June 2026. The highest-attended day in @FIFAWorldCup history. 🤩

[OptaJose @OptaJose]

6 - Kylian Mbappé 🇫🇷 ha marcado 2+ goles en seis ocasiones en la @fifaworldcup_es, más veces que cualquier otro jugador en la historia de la competición.

💥 Demoledor.

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

Ultimate respect. 🤝

This is how @FIFAWorldCup debutants Jordan left their changing room after their match against Algeria 🥹🇯🇴

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

Did you know: Uruguay’s Fernando Muslera and Cabo Verde’s Vozhina became the first pair of players over the age of 40 to meet in a @FIFAWorldCup match? 🙌

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The UK will shortly have its seventh Prime Minister in 10 years after Keir Starmer's resignation

[Marwan Abu-Ghanem @marwanag]

@JoumannaTV God bless 💞

[Yousra @Youssra]

مبروك لمنتخبنا مبروك لمصر مبروك لكل مصري قعد صاحي عشان يبقي في ضهر منتخبنا الوطني ..يا مصر بتعمليها ازاي .. 🇪🇬❤️

[Marwan Abu-Ghanem @marwanag]

@jelia3 ضيعان مرّوش 😒

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

1 – On MD1, Mikel Oyarzabal became the first player on record with 0 touches in the first 30 minutes of a FIFA World Cup game.

On MD2, he became just the third player to score/assist three goals in the opening 30 minutes (both since 1966).

Rebound.

[𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 @EvertonNewsFeed]

🎂Happy 39th Birthday to former Everton Goalkeeper @asmir1 🎉

🔵10 Games
🛑4 Clean Sheets

[Everton @Everton]

Happy 70th birthday to Everton Giant, @reid6peter! 💙

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

Meet the over 40s! 👋

Only four outfield players over the age of 40 have played at a @FIFAWorldCup 👏

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

14 - Jonathan David scoring for Canada means @juventusfcen players have scored at least once in each of the last 14 editions of the FIFA World Cup, the longest ongoing run of any club side.

Mondial.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

An historic World Cup match for Canada 🇨🇦 #OurGameNow

[OptaJack⚽️ @OptaJack]

97 - Canada made 97 touches in the attacking box against Qatar, 26 more than any other team in a FIFA World Cup match on record (since 1966 - Germany 71 vs. Costa Rica in 2022).

Overwhelming.