Who are the fastest players at FIFA World Cup: Mbappe, Williams, Sarr top speeds chart

Ghana’s Kamaldeen Sulemana registered the top speed after 48 group stage matches at the FIFA World Cup.

Mbappe is among the fastest players at the World Cup. | Photo Credit: AFP

Despite what was supposed to be some unfavourable conditions in the heat of Qatar, some of the fastest players in the world have clocked impressive speeds at the ongoing FIFA World Cup.

While France’s Kylian Mbappe and Canada’s Alphonso Davies are regarded as two of the most rapid runners in the game, it’s not the pair who feature at the top.

Ghana’s Kamaldeen Sulemana gets the top honours at the end of the group stages in the team’s 2-0 defeat to Uruguay when he ran at a speed of 35.7 kmph.

So far in the tournament, Argentina captain Lionel Messi’s top speed has been 31.4 kmph in the defeat to Saudi Arabia, while his archrival Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal has touched 32.1 kmph in the win over Ghana.

Only 13 players registered speeds of 35kmph and above in the 48 matches of the group stages.

Top speeds (in kmph)

Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) - 35.7 vs Uruguay

Alphonso Davies (Canada) - 35.6 vs Croatia

Nico Williams (Spain) - 35.6 vs Germany

David Raum (Germany) - 35.5 vs Spain

Dan James (Wales) - 35.4 vs Iran

Antonee Robinson (USA) -35.4 vs Wales

Ismaila Sarr (Senegal) - 35.4 vs Netherlands

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) 35.3 vs Croatia

Kylian Mbappe (France) 35.3 vs Poland (Round of 16)

Tejan Buchanan (Canada) 35.2 vs Belgium

Kylian Mbappe (France) 35.2 vs Denmark

Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia) - 35.2 vs Brazil

Alphonso Davies (Canada) – 35.1 vs Belgium

Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) – 35 vs Serbia

Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) – 35 vs Netherlands

Fastest players by nation

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