Real Madrid entered the history books in the 2026 World Cup by breaking a record that had stood for 72 years, thanks to a brace from their star Jude Bellingham against Norway in the quarter-finals, bringing the total goals scored by Real Madrid players in the tournament to 19, surpassing the previous record of 18 goals.

Real Madrid surpassed three legendary clubs that had shared the previous record of 18 goals: the Hungarian Honvéd team of 1954, Bayern Munich in 2014, and Paris Saint-Germain in the last edition in 2022 — a historic achievement that reflects the Spanish club's dominance at the individual level in the global tournament.

Bellingham chasing Mbappé

Bellingham sits second in Real Madrid's scoring charts for the 2026 World Cup with 6 goals, just two behind his French teammate Kylian Mbappé who tops the list with 8 goals, followed by Brazilian Vinicius Junior with 4 goals and Turkish Arda Güler with one goal scored in the group stage, before their respective teams were eliminated from the tournament.

Real Madrid's achievement is exceptional, surpassing the record set by the legendary Hungarian Honvéd team in 1954 thanks to 11 goals from legendary striker Sándor Kocsis, the tournament's top scorer that year, in an era when Hungary was known as the "Mighty Magyars."

Surpassing Bayern and Paris

In 2014, Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller topped the scoring charts with 5 goals, helping the Bavarian club reach the record of 18 goals, while Paris Saint-Germain were fortunate in the 2022 edition with the exceptional duo Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi, who finished first and second in the tournament's scoring charts with 8 and 7 goals respectively.