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World Cup 2026 · Group --

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Nation form coming into the tournament

Team form · Internationals · 19 games · player leaders from national-team comps
Team Form Per game · ranked across WC nations
Over 2.5
53% 23/48
Both teams score
32% 37/48
Goals / game
2.79 27/48
Goals for
2.32 10/48
Shots
12.7 19/48
Shots on target
5.4 16/48
Goals against
0.47 6/48
Clean sheets
12 11/48
Cards against
2.5 6/48
Fouls won
13.2 5/48
Fouls made
11.6 28/48
Cards for
1.6 22/48
Squad Form Leaders
Goals
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 0.62 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 0.44 3 Thiago Almada ATM · 11 apps 0.27 4 Julián Álvarez ATM · 21 apps 0.24 5 Nicolás Otamendi SLB · 20 apps 0.20
Assists
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 0.38 2 Thiago Almada ATM · 11 apps 0.36 3 Nico González ATM · 17 apps 0.29 4 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 0.22 5 Enzo Fernández CHE · 19 apps 0.16
Shots
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 3.88 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 1.89 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 21 apps 1.33 4 Thiago Almada ATM · 11 apps 1.27 5 Nico González ATM · 17 apps 1.00
Shots on Target
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 1.56 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 0.94 3 Thiago Almada ATM · 11 apps 0.73 4 Julián Álvarez ATM · 21 apps 0.67 5 Giuliano Simeone ATM · 11 apps 0.45
Fouls Won
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 2.50 2 Rodrigo De Paul MIA · 23 apps 2.04 3 Enzo Fernández CHE · 19 apps 1.79 4 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 20 apps 1.35 5 Giovani Lo Celso BET · 13 apps 1.31
Cards
1 Nicolás Tagliafico LYO · 19 apps 0.16 2 Cristian Romero TOT · 20 apps 0.15 3 Gonzalo Montiel RIV · 7 apps 0.14 4 Leandro Paredes BOC · 16 apps 0.12 5 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 0.11
Goals
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 10 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 8 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 21 apps 5 4 Nicolás Otamendi SLB · 20 apps 4 5 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 20 apps 4
Assists
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 6 2 Nico González ATM · 17 apps 5 3 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 4 4 Thiago Almada ATM · 11 apps 4 5 Nahuel Molina ATM · 20 apps 3
Shots
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 62 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 34 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 21 apps 28 4 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 20 apps 19 5 Rodrigo De Paul MIA · 23 apps 18
Shots on Target
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 25 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 18 apps 17 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 21 apps 14 4 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 20 apps 9 5 Thiago Almada ATM · 11 apps 8
Fouls Won
1 Rodrigo De Paul MIA · 23 apps 47 2 Lionel Messi MIA · 16 apps 40 3 Enzo Fernández CHE · 19 apps 34 4 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 20 apps 27 5 Nicolás Tagliafico LYO · 19 apps 21
Cards
1 Nicolás Tagliafico LYO · 19 apps 3 2 Cristian Romero TOT · 20 apps 3 3 Nicolás Otamendi SLB · 20 apps 2 4 Leandro Paredes BOC · 16 apps 2 5 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 20 apps 2
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Club Form

Squad club form this season

Player leaders rolled up across domestic & continental club competitions · min 300 mins
Squad Club-Form Leaders
Goals
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 0.86 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 40 apps 0.55 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 0.42 4 José Manuel López PAL · 24 apps 0.33 5 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 0.33
Assists
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 0.50 2 Rodrigo De Paul MIA · 13 apps 0.31 3 José Manuel López PAL · 24 apps 0.29 4 Valentín Barco STR · 43 apps 0.21 5 Leandro Paredes BOC · 21 apps 0.19
Shots
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 5.86 2 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 3.38 3 Lautaro Martínez INT · 40 apps 2.98 4 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 2.38 5 José Manuel López PAL · 24 apps 2.25
Shots on Target
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 2.43 2 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 1.40 3 Lautaro Martínez INT · 40 apps 1.25 4 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 1.17 5 José Manuel López PAL · 24 apps 0.88
Key Passes
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 3.00 2 Rodrigo De Paul MIA · 13 apps 2.38 3 Leandro Paredes BOC · 21 apps 2.05 4 Enzo Fernández CHE · 54 apps 1.83 5 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 1.75
Tackles
1 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 2.42 2 Cristian Romero TOT · 32 apps 2.25 3 Valentín Barco STR · 43 apps 2.02 4 Leonardo Balerdi OM · 35 apps 1.94 5 Exequiel Palacios B04 · 25 apps 1.76
Goals
1 Lautaro Martínez INT · 40 apps 22 2 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 20 3 Enzo Fernández CHE · 54 apps 15 4 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 13 5 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 12
Assists
1 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 9 2 Valentín Barco STR · 43 apps 9 3 Enzo Fernández CHE · 54 apps 8 4 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 7 5 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 55 apps 7
Shots
1 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 135 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 40 apps 119 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 114 4 Enzo Fernández CHE · 54 apps 102 5 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 82
Shots on Target
1 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 56 2 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 56 3 Lautaro Martínez INT · 40 apps 50 4 Enzo Fernández CHE · 54 apps 43 5 Lionel Messi MIA · 14 apps 34
Key Passes
1 Enzo Fernández CHE · 54 apps 99 2 Julián Álvarez ATM · 48 apps 84 3 Valentín Barco STR · 43 apps 73 4 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 57 5 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 55 apps 55
Tackles
1 Nico Paz COM · 40 apps 97 2 Valentín Barco STR · 43 apps 87 3 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 55 apps 84 4 Enzo Fernández CHE · 54 apps 81 5 Giuliano Simeone ATM · 52 apps 81
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