World Cup Fantasy 2026
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L. Messi

Argentina
Attacking
Goals 8
Assists 3
Shots On Target
Shots Total
Key Passes
Chances Created
Expected
Expected Goals (xG)
Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)
Expected Assists (xA)
Expected Goal Involvement (xGI)
Rating 7.96
Possession
Minutes Played 1,003
Passes 609
Accurate Passes 483
Touches
Defending
Tackles
Tackles Won
Clearances
Ball Recovery
Interceptions
Shots Blocked
Goals Conceded 3
Attacking
Goals 3
Assists 3
Shots On Target
Shots Total
Key Passes
Chances Created
Expected
Expected Goals (xG)
Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)
Expected Assists (xA)
Expected Goal Involvement (xGI)
Rating 7.41
Possession
Minutes Played 330
Passes 264
Accurate Passes 220
Touches
Defending
Tackles
Tackles Won
Clearances
Ball Recovery
Interceptions
Shots Blocked
Goals Conceded 1
Attacking
Goals 7
Assists 0
Shots On Target
Shots Total
Key Passes
Chances Created
Expected
Expected Goals (xG)
Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)
Expected Assists (xA)
Expected Goal Involvement (xGI)
Rating 8.95
Possession
Minutes Played 320
Passes 142
Accurate Passes 114
Touches
Defending
Tackles
Tackles Won
Clearances
Ball Recovery
Interceptions
Shots Blocked
Goals Conceded 2

World Cup Fantasy

Price10.0m
Selected53.3%
PositionFWD
xPts
xMins67
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Recent Qualifying Appearances

Date Fixture Mins Goals Assists xG xA xGI Shots SOT Key Passes Rating
Sep 5, 2025 ARG 3 - 0 VEN WC Qualification South America 94 2 0 7 4 4 8.80
Jun 11, 2025 ARG 1 - 1 COL WC Qualification South America 79 0 0 4 0 1 7.75
Jun 6, 2025 CHL 0 - 1 ARG WC Qualification South America 38 0 0 2 1 1 -
Nov 20, 2024 ARG 1 - 0 PER WC Qualification South America 96 0 1 3 1 2 8.20
Nov 14, 2024 PAR 2 - 1 ARG WC Qualification South America 99 0 0 3 0 2 7.20
Oct 16, 2024 ARG 6 - 0 BOL WC Qualification South America 95 3 2 7 4 4 10.00
Oct 10, 2024 VEN 1 - 1 ARG WC Qualification South America 96 0 0 2 2 2 7.20
Nov 22, 2023 BRA 0 - 1 ARG WC Qualification South America 80 0 0 1 0 1 6.80
Nov 17, 2023 ARG 0 - 2 URU WC Qualification South America 97 0 0 3 1 2 8.00
Oct 18, 2023 PER 0 - 2 ARG WC Qualification South America 97 2 0 7 5 1 9.00
Oct 13, 2023 ARG 1 - 0 PAR WC Qualification South America 42 0 0 3 0 0 6.80
Sep 8, 2023 ARG 1 - 0 ECU WC Qualification South America 90 1 0 3 2 1 7.80

Pre-World Cup Friendly Appearances

Date Fixture Mins Goals Assists xG xA xGI Shots SOT Key Passes Rating
Jun 10, 2026 ARG 3 - 0 ICE Friendly International 20 1 0 1 1 1 7.11
Jun 7, 2026 ARG 2 - 0 HND Friendly International - 0 0 0 0 0 -
Apr 1, 2026 ARG 5 - 0 ZMB Friendly International 90 1 0 3 1 3 7.73
Mar 27, 2026 ARG 2 - 1 MRT Friendly International 44 0 0 1 0 0 6.79
Nov 14, 2025 AGO 0 - 2 ARG Friendly International 86 1 1 5 2 1 7.86
Oct 15, 2025 PRI 0 - 6 ARG Friendly International 90 0 2 8 2 6 7.56

World Cup 2026 Appearances

Date Fixture Mins Goals Assists xG xA xGI Shots SOT Key Passes Rating
Jul 7, 2026 ARG v EGY World Cup - 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jul 3, 2026 ARG 1 - 2 CPV World Cup 120 1 0 9 6 4 8.72
Jun 28, 2026 JOR 1 - 3 ARG World Cup 30 1 0 2 1 2 7.92
Jun 22, 2026 ARG 2 - 0 AUT World Cup 90 2 0 7 4 2 9.50
Jun 17, 2026 ARG 3 - 0 ALG World Cup 80 3 0 6 4 2 9.67