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World Cup 2026 · Group --

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Nation form coming into the tournament

Team form · Internationals · 22 games · player leaders from national-team comps
Team Form Per game · ranked across WC nations
Over 2.5
55% 21/48
Both teams score
32% 40/48
Goals / game
2.82 25/48
Goals for
2.36 9/48
Shots
12.5 21/48
Shots on target
5.4 15/48
Goals against
0.45 2/48
Clean sheets
14 8/48
Cards against
2.4 3/48
Fouls won
13.0 5/48
Fouls made
11.5 27/48
Cards for
1.5 15/48
Squad Form Leaders
Goals
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 0.85 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 0.41 3 Thiago Almada ATM · 15 apps 0.27 4 Julián Álvarez ATM · 24 apps 0.21 5 Nicolás Otamendi SLB · 24 apps 0.17
Assists
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 0.30 2 Nico González ATM · 20 apps 0.30 3 Thiago Almada ATM · 15 apps 0.27 4 Exequiel Palacios B04 · 13 apps 0.23 5 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 0.18
Shots
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 3.90 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 1.77 3 Nico Paz COM · 11 apps 1.36 4 Julián Álvarez ATM · 24 apps 1.25 5 Thiago Almada ATM · 15 apps 1.13
Shots on Target
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 1.75 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 0.86 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 24 apps 0.67 4 Thiago Almada ATM · 15 apps 0.60 5 Nico Paz COM · 11 apps 0.55
Fouls Won
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 2.30 2 Rodrigo De Paul MIA · 26 apps 1.88 3 Enzo Fernández CHE · 22 apps 1.68 4 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 24 apps 1.38 5 Giovani Lo Celso BET · 15 apps 1.27
Cards
1 Leandro Paredes BOC · 18 apps 0.17 2 Nicolás Tagliafico LYO · 21 apps 0.14 3 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 0.14 4 Cristian Romero TOT · 23 apps 0.13 5 Facundo Medina OM · 8 apps 0.12
Goals
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 17 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 9 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 24 apps 5 4 Nicolás Otamendi SLB · 24 apps 4 5 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 24 apps 4
Assists
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 6 2 Nico González ATM · 20 apps 6 3 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 4 4 Thiago Almada ATM · 15 apps 4 5 Rodrigo De Paul MIA · 26 apps 3
Shots
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 78 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 39 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 24 apps 30 4 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 24 apps 24 5 Nico González ATM · 20 apps 19
Shots on Target
1 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 35 2 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 19 3 Julián Álvarez ATM · 24 apps 16 4 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 24 apps 10 5 Thiago Almada ATM · 15 apps 9
Fouls Won
1 Rodrigo De Paul MIA · 26 apps 49 2 Lionel Messi MIA · 20 apps 46 3 Enzo Fernández CHE · 22 apps 37 4 Alexis Mac Allister LIV · 24 apps 33 5 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 25
Cards
1 Leandro Paredes BOC · 18 apps 3 2 Nicolás Tagliafico LYO · 21 apps 3 3 Lautaro Martínez INT · 22 apps 3 4 Cristian Romero TOT · 23 apps 3 5 Nicolás Otamendi SLB · 24 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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