2026 World Cup: The top 20 best tacklers ahead of the round of 16

03.07.26 FT World Cup

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Marvin Senaya continues to shine. The right back from AJ Auxerre made two successful tackles during Ghana's loss to Colombia, bringing his total to 20 since the start of the World Cup.

The player, who also holds French and Togolese nationality, leads the tackling rankings ahead of the round of 16, just ahead of Paraguay's Juan Cáceres. Cáceres will have a chance to improve his stats when his country faces France in the round of 16.

Three players have managed 16 tackles so far: Paraguay's Andrés Cubas, Morocco's Neil El Aynaoui, and Algeria's Rayan Aït-Nouri. Only the latter has been eliminated after Algeria's loss to Switzerland.

Other African players have also stood out for their tackling prowess, including Samuel Moutoussamy (DR Congo – 14), Mohamed Hany (Egypt – 14), Yan Diomande (Ivory Coast – 13), Ibrahim Sangaré (Ivory Coast – 13), Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt – 13), Krépin Diatta (Senegal – 12), and Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida (Tunisia – 12).

Here is the ranking of the best tacklers ahead of the round of 16:

1 - Marvin Senaya (Ghana): 20

2 - Juan Cáceres (Paraguay): 18

3 - Andrés Cubas (Paraguay): 16

4 - Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco): 16

5 - Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria): 16

6 - Pedro Vite (Ecuador): 15

7 - Matías Galarza (Paraguay): 15

8 - Samuel Moutoussamy (DR Congo): 14

9 - Mohamed Hany (Egypt): 14

10 - Rodri (Spain): 13

11 - Yan Diomande (Ivory Coast): 13

12 - Aurélien Tchouaméni (France): 13

13 - Ibrahim Sangaré (Ivory Coast): 13

14 - Nathaniel Brown (Germany): 13

15 - Felix Nmecha (Germany): 13

16 - Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt): 13

17 - Danley Jean Jacques (Haiti): 13

18 - Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden): 13

19 - Merchas Doski (Iraq): 13

20 - Lewis Ferguson (Scotland): 12

21 - Casemiro (Brazil): 12

22 - Douglas Santos (Brazil): 12

23 - Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina): 12

24 - Krépin Diatta (Senegal): 12

25 - Piero Hincapié (Ecuador): 12

26 - Amine Ben Hmida (Tunisia): 12

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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