The 2026 FIFA World Cup is barely underway and already producing surprises. Not in the scorelines, but in the sprint data.
Jordan Bos, a 23-year-old Australian defender playing his club football at Feyenoord, has been clocked at 36.7 km/h during Australia’s 2-0 opening win over Turkey. That makes him the fastest player at the tournament so far, ahead of names that carry considerably more commercial weight.
The speed leaderboard so far
Behind him, two players share second place at 36.5 km/h: Erling Haaland of Norway and Manchester City, and Uzbekistan’s Abdukodir Khusanov.
For context, Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven was measured at 37.38 km/h in the Premier League before the tournament. That number set a benchmark for what elite pace looks like in top-flight football. Bos isn’t far off that mark, and he’s doing it on the biggest stage in the sport.
