🔥 No one can touch him! Haaland tops this World Cup stat

🔥 No one can touch him! Haaland tops this World Cup stat Some strikers love to caress the ball, tee it up three more times, dance past the defender, and then finish with elegance. And then there’s Erling Haaland. The Norwegian striker has developed a philosophy all his own, best summed up like this: don’t waste any time. At the ongoing 2026 World Cup, Manchester City’s goal machine is taking this minimalism to historic levels. According to the data experts at 'Opta', Haaland is the absolute definition of efficiency: every single one of his 10 shots at this World Cup so far has been a first-time effort!  You heard that right. Ten shots taken, ten struck first time — no annoying first touch, no long hesitation. According to Opta, that’s the highest rate of any player at the tournament with at least six shot attempts to their name. And the fact that he stands alone at the top becomes clear when you look at the rest of the World Cup scorers’ stats. Of particular interest from a German perspective: Kai Havertz is tied for seventh in this ranking. Of his 8 total shots, he hit 6 first time — an impressive rate of 75 percent! But when it comes to the Norwegian’s ruthless efficiency, nobody at this tournament can match him. Not even CR7.  This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.