2026 World Cup: The top 20 best dribblers before the round of 16

02.07.26 FT World Cup

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Eliminated by Paraguay, Jamal Musiala is currently the top dribbler of this World Cup. The Bayern Munich star has completed 15 dribbles since the start of the tournament, but his impressive performances weren't enough to prevent Germany's downfall.

He is closely followed by Lamine Yamal and Ibrahim Maza, each with 14 successful dribbles. While the former is still in contention and can boost his stats against Portugal in the round of 16, the latter has also exited the competition after Algeria's defeat to Switzerland.

With 12 successful dribbles, Julio Enciso is among Paraguay's great hopes to topple the 2018 world champions, France. Cristian Volpato sits fifth with 12 dribbles as well, but his tally will also stop here after Australia lost to Egypt on penalties.

Yan Diomondé (Ivory Coast – 10), Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria – 9), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast – 8), Sadio Mané (Senegal – 8), and Omar Marmoush (Egypt – 8) are the other Africans making this prestigious list.

Here are the best dribblers before the round of 16:

1 - Jamal Musiala (Germany): 15 successful dribbles

2 - Lamine Yamal (Spain): 14

3 - Ibrahim Maza (Algeria): 14

4 - Julio Enciso (Paraguay): 12

5 - Cristian Volpato (Australia): 12

6 - Florian Wirtz (Germany): 11

7 - Kang-in Lee (South Korea): 11

8 - Tahith Chong (Curaçao): 11

9 - Vinícius Júnior (Brazil): 10

10 - Leandro Trossard (Belgium): 10

11 - Yan Diomande (Ivory Coast): 10

12 - Martin Baturina (Croatia): 10

13 - Nilson Angulo (Ecuador): 10

14 - Kerim Alajbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina): 10

15 - Jordan Bos (Australia): 9

16 - Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria): 9

17 - Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast): 8

18 - Michael Olise (France): 8

19 - Christian Pulišić (United States): 8

20 - John Yeboah (Ecuador): 8

21 - Sadio Mané (Senegal): 8

22 - Omar Marmoush (Egypt): 8

23 - Sergiño Dest (United States): 8

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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