Top 10 fastest footballers in FIFA World Cup 2022

Alphonso Davies, Achraf Hakimi and Kylian Mbappe are familiar names in this list.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 is currently underway. Despite what was expected to be unfavorable conditions in the heat of Qatar, some of the fastest footballers in the world have clocked incredible speeds.

Good football players don't necessarily have to be fast runners. Usain Bolt's attempt to turn professional would have been a phenomenon if this were the case.

However, it's impossible to argue against the fact that speed is irresistible to the human eye. Watching a player break past defences with a sprint or a player race back to thwart a counterattack is usually a thrilling sight.

Players like Kylian Mbappé, Achraf Hakimi, and Alphonso Davies, who are noted for their impromptu and unpredictable play, have provided plenty of examples throughout the 2022 World Cup. To what extent, though, have they been able to accelerate their pace? Is their speed even in the top 10 of the tournament's best? Is the throne of the fastest person contested by anyone else?

Fastest footballers at 2022 FIFA World Cup

Match reports from every game in the tournament were reviewed for this article, using data provided by FIFA. We have included the sixth and final round of group-stage games, and we vow to update the stats after each round until the championship game on December 18.

10. Kevin Alvarez and Uriel Antuna (Mexico), Darwin Nunez (Uruguay), Yahia Attiyat (Morocco)

Max speed: 34,7 km/h (21.56 mph)

The Mexican national team is represented by Alvarez and Antuna, who both rated against Argentina. Darwin Nunez's tournament performance was below par.

9. Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay), Ibrahima Konaté (France), Jerome Ngom (Cameroon), Theo Hernandez (France), Kim Moon-hwan (South Korea)

Max speed: 34,8 km/h (21.62 mph)

Theo Hernandez has been among the best left-backs in the FIFA World Cup 2022. Pellistri, Konaté, and Ngom earned their marks during the group stage, while Kim Moon-hwan had a respectable run with South Korea up to that point till RO16.

8. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), Akram Afif (Qatar), Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon), Nayef Aguerd (Morocco), Nuno Mendes (Portugal), Krépin Diatta (Senegal)

Max speed: 34,9 km/h (21.68 mph)

Of all these players only Nayef Aguerd is still playing in the World Cup 2022. His Morocco side face France in the semi-finals.

7. Ismail Jakobs (Senegal), Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon), Ousmane Dembélé (France)

Max speed: 35 km/h (21.74 mph)

The Senega; star demonstrated his quickness against the Netherlands, while the Cameroonian astounded the Serbians with his speed. Dembele made his name on the list in the Round of 16 match between France and Poland.

6. Tajon Buchanan (Canada), Nemanja Radojnic (Serbia)

Max speed: 35,2 km/h (21.87 mph)

Kudos to Buchanan, who demonstrated his speed vs Belgium and proved that Alphonso Davies is not the only sprinter in Canada. And good job Nemanja from Serbia showed his speed against Brazil.

5. Kylian Mbappé (France), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), Ismaila Sarr (Senegal)

Max speed: 35,3 km/h (21.93 mph)

Hakimi is noted for his speed, and he is still competing in the event to improve. Sarr, a Watford winger, is in the same boat. Mbappé's name was added to the roster in the Round of 16 match against Poland. "He burned my legs," said Matty Cash, the Polish defender trying to mark Mbappe.

4. Antonee Robinson (United States), Daniel James (Wales)

Max speed: 35,4 km/h (21.99 mph)

Jedi achieved his personal best in one of his 81 sprints for the USMNT against Wales. The Welsh James, on the other hand, reached this speed in the game against Irán.

3. David Raum (Germany)

Max speed: 35,5 km/h (22.05 mph)

The German fullback, who blazed a trail against Spain is third on the list.

2. Nico Williams (Spain), Alphonso Davies (Canada)

Max speed: 35,6 km/h (22.12 mph)

The Canadian wingback is always known for his flashy pace and dribbling the player recorded 35.6 kilometers per hour against Croatia in a group game. The Ghana-originated Spanish youngster was very much impressive in Spain's journey in the Qatar world cup though Spain lost in the round of 16 against Morocco in penalties.

Nico Williams recorded a speed of 35.6 kilometers per hour in the group-stage match against Germany.

1. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana)

Max speed: 35,7 km/h (22.18 mph)

The Rennes winger came off the bench against Uruguay in the final game of the group stage to become the World Cup's fastest player thus far.