Let’s see which players shined for African and Asian national teams during 2026 World Cup qualification matches (September 2023 – March 2026). We focus on the Forwards & Midfielders with the highest number of Goal involvement, and most influential defenders & goalkeepers in terms of clean sheets.
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Africa – Goal Involvement:
- Mohamed Amoura (FWD-$6.2m-Algeria): The record of 10 goals & 4 assists in only 10 matches makes him the best attacking player during the qualifications based on goal involvement per 90 minutes.
- Jordan Ayew (FWD-$5.3m-Ghana): Another great performance – 7 goals & 7 assists – from Ghanaian striker puts him alongside Amoura as the player with the highest number of goal involvements.
- Mohamed Salah (MID-$10.0m-Egypt): The Egyptian King scored 9 goals and provided 3 assists in his 9 appearances for the national team in the qualification matches.
Here is the list of all South American players with the best record of goal involvement in the qualifying round:
Further Read: 2026 World Cup Fantasy – Qualification Stars: South America (CONMEBOL)
Africa – Clean Sheet:
- Ivory Coast: Yahia Fofana (GK-$4.2m): Ivory Coast never conceded a goal during their 10 matches in qualifications!
- Egypt: Mohamed El-Shenawy (GK-$3.6m) / Ramy Rabia (DEF-$3.6m): Egypt has the record of conceding only 2 goals in 10 matches.
- Morocco: Yassine Bounou (GK) / Ashraf Hakimi (DEF) / Nayaf Aguerd (DEF): Morocco conceded 2 goals in their 8 qualification matches.
- Senegal: Edouard Mendy (GK-$4.5m) / Kalidou Koulibaly (DEF-$4.9m): Senegal is another team with a good defensive performance during the qualifications – 3 goals in 10 matches.
Asia – Goal Involvement:
- Mehdi Taremi (FWD-$6.1m-Iran): The player with the highest number of goal involvements among the Asian players, including 10 goals & 7 assists in 15 matches.
- Akram Afif (FWD-$5.9m-Qatar) / Almoez Ali (FWD-$5.3m-Qatar): Two stars from Qatar with the high impact during the qualifications with 15 and 12 goal involvements (goals + assists) respectively.
- Son Heung-min (FWD-$7.4m-South Korea) / Lee Kang-in (MID-$6.1m-South Korea): Son’s 14 and Lee’s 11 goal involvements make them the best attacking players of their nation during the qualifying round.
- Takefusa Kubo (MID-$7.0m-Japan) / Junya Ito (MID-$5.0m-Japan) / Ayase Ueda (FWD-$7.0m-Japan): Japanese stars with the record of 4 goals & 8 assists, 1 goal & 10 assists, and 8 goals & 2 assists in order, literally shined during the qualifications.
- Eldor Shomurodov (FWD-$6.5m-Uzbekistan): The best Uzbek attacking performance with 5 goals & 5 assists.
- Chris Wood (FWD-$6.5m-New Zealand): The record of 9 goals in only 5 matches makes him have the best performance among players from Oceania.
Here is the list of all Asian players with the best record of goal involvement in the qualifying round:
Further Read: 2026 World Cup Fantasy – Qualification Stars: Europe (UEFA)
Asia – Clean Sheet:
- Japan: Zion Suzuki (GK-$4.3m) / Ko Itakura (DEF-$4.5m): Japan is the Asian team with the most impressive defensive performance during the qualifications, as they conceded only 2 goals in 16 matches.
- Australia: Mathew Ryan (GK-$4.1m) / Cameron Burgess (DEF-$3.8m) / Harry Souttar (DEF-$3.8m): Australia also had a good record in terms of conceded goals, with 5 goals in 16 matches.
- South Korea: Jo Hyeon-woo (GK-$4.6m) / Kim Min-Jae (DEF-$5.0m): Another acceptable defensive performance by conceding 7 goals in 16 matches.
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