After the 24 games in the first round of the 2026 World Cup, athletes totaled 21,969 passes.
Soon after the game between Spain and Cape Verde, three players from the European team led the statistics, in a match dictated by ball possession and many lateral touches, despite the 0-0 score.
However, midfielder Vitinha, from Portugal, was the master in this regard.
In his debut, the player, who is also one of PSG’s defenders, made 128 passes, 121 of which were correct, that is, they reached his teammate in the debut against the Democratic Republic of Congo, a 1-1 draw.
The Spanish trio comes next in the list of the 10 best, with Rodri, with 116 successful passes, Pau Cubarsi, with 107, and Aymeric Laporte, with 106.
Algerian Mandi completed the top five in this category in defeat to Argentina. Interestingly, none of the teams with the best passers won in the first round.
