Who's the Bos? - meet 2026 World Cup's fastest player
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- Jordan Bos recorded the fastest sprint speed at World Cup 2026 so far at 36.7 km/h in Australia's 2-0 opening win over Turkey, ahead of Erling Haaland and Abdukodir Khusanov (both 36.5 km/h), with Kylian Mbappe, Son Heung-min and Pedro Neto trailing.
- Feyenoord left-back Bos completed the best season of his career with 9 assists — the most in Robin van Persie's squad — and 4 goals as Rotterdam finished second in the Eredivisie and qualified for the Champions League.
- Bos transformed from a physically small Melbourne City academy player into a towering athlete after a dramatic growth spurt, drawing direct comparisons to Gareth Bale, who grew roughly 20cm as a teenager while converting from full-back to forward.
- Bos delivered a complete performance against Turkey, completing 21 of 23 passes, creating a chance, registering two shots and producing a crucial defensive block despite Australia spending long spells defending.
- Jacco Bos, Jordan's father, grew up a Feyenoord supporter before moving to Australia in 1997, and a childhood photo of Jordan in Feyenoord's red-and-white shirt has become popular among the club's fanbase.
- Australia's Group D match against the United States on Friday could see Bos matched up against Sergino Dest, a USMNT full-back who plays for PSV Eindhoven and was also eligible for the Netherlands.
- Premier League clubs are monitoring Bos, but the 23-year-old says he is in no rush to leave Rotterdam; his younger brother Kasey has joined Eredivisie rivals Excelsior on loan from Mainz.
Why it matters: Bos went from a little-known Eredivisie full-back to the World Cup's fastest player in a single round, and the source notes Premier League clubs are now watching — Friday's match against the USA on the tournament's biggest stage could materially raise his transfer profile, though he has publicly stated he wants to stay at Feyenoord.
