Qatar heads the 46-team World Cup 2026 ranking
Average Crime Index per team across every reviewed match this season — how often a team's results diverge from what xG says they deserved. A high average doesn't mean foul play: it can mean a run of goalkeeping heroics, freakishly clinical finishing, or simply a team the stats keep robbing. Only teams with at least three reviewed matches are included — a single outlier match would otherwise skew a team's spot in the ranking. What Crime Index is and how it's calculated — full methodology.
| # | Team | Cases | Index | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 72% | 88% |
| 2 | Türkiye | 3 | 71% | 92% |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 69% | 93% |
| 4 | Sweden | 4 | 66% | 93% |
| 5 | Curaçao | 3 | 65% | 81% |
| 6 | USA | 5 | 61% | 78% |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 60% | 80% |
| 8 | Canada | 5 | 58% | 96% |
| 9 | Paraguay | 5 | 55% | 92% |
| 10 | Norway | 6 | 53% | 91% |
| 11 | Australia | 5 | 53% | 75% |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 52% | 66% |
| 13 | Haiti | 3 | 51% | 60% |
| 14 | Brazil | 5 | 50% | 75% |
| 15 | Ghana | 4 | 50% | 85% |
| 16 | Ecuador | 4 | 49% | 81% |
| 17 | Belgium | 6 | 47% | 71% |
| 18 | Mexico | 5 | 47% | 63% |
| 19 | Senegal | 4 | 46% | 71% |
| 20 | Iraq | 3 | 46% | 52% |
| 21 | Morocco | 6 | 45% | 96% |
| 22 | Japan | 4 | 45% | 70% |
| 23 | France | 8 | 44% | 91% |
| 24 | Netherlands | 4 | 44% | 72% |
| 25 | Germany | 4 | 44% | 63% |
| 26 | Uruguay | 3 | 44% | 48% |
| 27 | Switzerland | 6 | 43% | 77% |
| 28 | Algeria | 4 | 43% | 72% |
| 29 | New Zealand | 3 | 42% | 56% |
| 30 | Spain | 8 | 41% | 76% |
| 31 | Scotland | 3 | 41% | 52% |
| 32 | Jordan | 3 | 40% | 53% |
| 33 | South Korea | 3 | 40% | 63% |
| 34 | Iran | 3 | 39% | 51% |
| 35 | Portugal | 5 | 37% | 80% |
| 36 | South Africa | 5 | 37% | 50% |
| 37 | Argentina | 8 | 36% | 72% |
| 38 | England | 8 | 36% | 62% |
| 39 | Colombia | 5 | 36% | 56% |
| 40 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 36% | 52% |
| 41 | Croatia | 4 | 35% | 85% |
| 42 | Egypt | 5 | 34% | 50% |
| 43 | Austria | 3 | 34% | 53% |
| 44 | Czechia | 3 | 29% | 45% |
| 45 | Panama | 3 | 28% | 45% |
| 46 | Congo DR | 4 | 26% | 45% |
Individual anomalous match breakdowns for World Cup 2026 are on the competition page, the xG table is here, all match reviews live in the archive.
The World Cup 2026 Crime Index ranking contains 46 teams. Qatar leads on average, posting 72% across 3 matches. That is the highest average Crime Index recorded among the ranked teams.
Qatar’s average
Qatar’s position is defined by a 72% average from 3 matches. The ranking identifies Qatar as the team with the highest average Crime Index, placing its three-match figure at the top of the 46-team list.
Canada’s single-match high
Canada holds a different tournament extreme. Its peak Crime Index reaches 96%, the most anomalous single match in World Cup 2026. This 96% result is a match peak rather than the highest average: Qatar owns the average lead at 72% across 3 matches. Together, the two figures distinguish the ranking’s top average from its highest single-match anomaly. Canada’s 96% peak is the competition’s single most anomalous match, while Qatar’s 72% is an average. The World Cup 2026 table highlights Qatar for its average and Canada for its peak.