Michael Olise nears Pele’s World Cup assist record with 5 in 4 matches

Michael Olise has turned the 2026 FIFA World Cup into his personal highlight reel. The French attacking midfielder has racked up 5 assists in just 4 matches, leaving him one shy of a record that has stood for over half a century.

That record belongs to Pelé, who notched 6 assists during Brazil’s iconic 1970 World Cup campaign.

A playmaker operating at historic levels

By June 22, just two matches into France’s campaign, Olise had already accumulated 3 assists and sat atop the tournament’s playmaking charts.

Two matches later, he added two more. Five assists in four games is the kind of output that doesn’t just win matches. It rewrites the record books.

Pelé’s 6-assist haul in 1970 came across six matches in a Brazil side widely regarded as the greatest team ever assembled. Olise is on pace to match or surpass that number with fewer appearances.

Where crypto meets the World Cup

CryptoBriefing has previously highlighted the connection between Olise’s on-pitch dominance and trading activity in PSG fan tokens ($PSG), driven largely by persistent rumors linking the French star to a potential move to Paris Saint-Germain.

PSG has been one of the most aggressive clubs in leveraging fan tokens as a monetization and engagement tool. The club’s $PSG token, built on blockchain infrastructure, gives holders voting rights on minor club decisions and access to exclusive content. Historical patterns in the fan token market show that trading volumes often spike when credible transfer rumors emerge around high-profile players.

Beyond fan tokens, Olise’s World Cup run is also intersecting with the NFT collectibles market. Panini has issued World Cup NFT trading cards on blockchain technology for this tournament.

What this means for investors

The fan token market remains a niche corner of the broader crypto ecosystem, but it’s one that responds to real-world sporting events with surprising intensity.

The risk, as always with fan tokens, is that these assets are driven almost entirely by sentiment rather than fundamentals. Fan tokens don’t generate revenue or represent equity.

NFT collectibles carry a similar risk profile with an added wrinkle: liquidity. Trading card NFTs, even those from established brands like Panini, can be difficult to exit at favorable prices once the initial hype cycle fades.

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