World Cup 2026: top 20 best players of the tournament before the final

19.07.26 AET World Cup

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Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi leads the pack in the ranking of the best players at the World Cup.

With an average rating of 9.12, “La Pulga” stays ahead of Norway’s Erling Haaland (8.14) and France’s Kylian Mbappé (8.04).

With 8 goals and 4 assists in 7 matches, Messi is the tournament’s most prolific player.

Here’s the top 20 ranking of the tournament’s best players according to statistics from the specialized website 'WhoScored', ahead of the final between La Roja and the Albiceleste.

Lionel Messi (Argentina): 9.12

Erling Haaland (Norway): 8.14

Kylian Mbappé (France): 8.04

Vinícius Júnior (Brazil): 7.90

Jude Bellingham (England): 7.74

Pedro Porro (Spain): 7.73

Florian Wirtz (Germany): 7.73

Alireza Beiranvand (Iran): 7.66

Julián Quiñones (Mexico): 7.64

Michael Olise (France): 7.60

Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) — 7.60

Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) — 7.56

Ousmane Dembélé (France) — 7.54

Nathan Saliba (Canada) — 7.53

Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) — 7.48

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) — 7.46

Yan Diomande (Ivory Coast) — 7.43

Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) — 7.42

Leandro Trossard (Belgium) — 7.42

Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast) — 7.41

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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