2026 World Cup: Top 20 tacklers after matchday 1

21.06.26 FT World Cup

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Egypt held Belgium to a 1-1 draw on the opening day of the World Cup. A result that owed much to the stellar performance of Mohanad Lasheen, who racked up 8 successful tackles during the match.

Mohanad Lasheen leads the tacklers’ ranking, just ahead of Douglas Santos (7 tackles). The Brazilian was kept busy by relentless Moroccan attacks.

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Six players share third place with six tackles each: Dayot Upamecano (France), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), Merchas Doski (Iraq), Mohamed Hany (Egypt), and Panama’s duo Amir Murillo and Jiovany Ramos.

Several players follow with five tackles apiece, including Tunisians Amine Ben Hmida and Hannibal Mejbri, Moroccan Noussair Mazraoui, Ivorian Yan Diomande, Ghanaian Marvin Senaya, Senegalese Krépin Diatta, and Cape Verde’s Diney Borges.

The top tacklers after matchday 1:

1 - Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt): 8

2 - Douglas Santos (Brazil): 7

3 - Dayot Upamecano (France): 6

4 - Jiovany Ramos (Panama): 6

5 - Amir Murillo (Panama): 6

6 - Achraf Hakimi (Morocco): 6

7 - Merchas Doski (Iraq): 6

8 - Mohamed Hany (Egypt): 6

9 - Diney Borges (Cape Verde): 5

10 - Roberto Alvarado (Mexico): 5

11 - Yan Diomande (Ivory Coast): 5

12 - Nikola Katić (Bosnia and Herzegovina): 5

13 - Richie Laryea (Canada): 5

14 - Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia): 5

15 - Marvin Senaya (Ghana): 5

16 - Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco): 5

17 - Krépin Diatta (Senegal): 5

18 - Andrés Cubas (Paraguay): 5

19 - Amine Ben Hmida (Tunisia): 5

20 - Zaid Ismail (Iraq): 5

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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