Most Tackles, Fouls & Cards - WC Qualification South America 2026

WC Qualification South America Defending leaders

Manuel Ugarte leads the WC Qualification South America for Tackles in 2026 with 56. The full leaderboard is below, with every ranked player and team linked to their Statz stats.

Most tackles in the WC Qualification South America 2026

#	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Manuel Ugarte	Uruguay	56
2	Andrés Cubas	Paraguay	47
3	Juan José Cáceres	Paraguay	42
4	Moisés Caicedo	Ecuador	39
5	Diego Gómez	Paraguay	38
6	José Martínez	Venezuela	36
7	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	35
8	Mathías Villasanti	Paraguay	33
9	Nahitan Nández	Uruguay	31
10	Jhon Arias	Colombia	31
11	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	31
12	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	30
13	Gabriel Suazo	Chile	30
14	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	29
15	Piero Hincapié	Ecuador	29

Most interceptions in the WC Qualification South America 2026

#	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Cristian Romero	Argentina	29
2	Nicolás Tagliafico	Argentina	28
3	Wilker Ángel	Venezuela	27
4	Manuel Ugarte	Uruguay	27
5	Willian Pacho	Ecuador	24
6	Nicolás Otamendi	Argentina	23
7	Andrés Cubas	Paraguay	22
8	José Martínez	Venezuela	22
9	Paulo Díaz	Chile	21
10	Jhon Lucumí	Colombia	19
11	Luis Haquín	Bolivia	19
12	Jon Aramburu	Venezuela	19
13	Federico Valverde	Uruguay	18
14	Mathías Olivera	Uruguay	18
15	Gabriel Suazo	Chile	16

Most tackles + Interceptions in the WC Qualification South America 2026

#	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Manuel Ugarte	Uruguay	83
2	Andrés Cubas	Paraguay	69
3	José Martínez	Venezuela	58
4	Juan José Cáceres	Paraguay	57
5	Cristian Romero	Argentina	57
6	Diego Gómez	Paraguay	53
7	Moisés Caicedo	Ecuador	49
8	Nicolás Tagliafico	Argentina	49
9	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	47
10	Gabriel Suazo	Chile	46
11	Jon Aramburu	Venezuela	45
12	Piero Hincapié	Ecuador	44
13	Nicolás Otamendi	Argentina	44
14	Willian Pacho	Ecuador	44
15	Nahitan Nández	Uruguay	43

Most clearances in the WC Qualification South America 2026

#	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Gustavo Gómez	Paraguay	76
2	Wilker Ángel	Venezuela	68
3	Omar Alderete	Paraguay	66
4	Willian Pacho	Ecuador	64
5	Luis Haquín	Bolivia	61
6	Nicolás Otamendi	Argentina	50
7	Carlos Zambrano	Peru	50
8	Félix Torres	Ecuador	50
9	Piero Hincapié	Ecuador	49
10	Marquinhos	Brazil	46
11	Nahuel Ferraresi	Venezuela	46
12	Efraín Morales	Bolivia	46
13	Jhon Lucumí	Colombia	45
14	Luis Abram	Peru	44
15	Juan José Cáceres	Paraguay	42

Most blocked Shots in the WC Qualification South America 2026

#	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Yordan Osorio	Venezuela	15
2	Willian Pacho	Ecuador	15
3	Nicolás Otamendi	Argentina	11
4	Guillermo Maripán	Chile	10
5	Gabriel Magalhães	Brazil	9
6	Paulo Díaz	Chile	9
7	Omar Alderete	Paraguay	9
8	Ronald Araujo	Uruguay	9
9	José Sagredo	Bolivia	9
10	Efraín Morales	Bolivia	9
11	Davinson Sánchez	Colombia	8
12	Marquinhos	Brazil	8
13	Rodrigo Echeverría	Chile	8
14	Carlos Zambrano	Peru	7
15	Gustavo Gómez	Paraguay	7

Most dribbled Past in the WC Qualification South America 2026

#	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Andrés Cubas	Paraguay	22
2	Manuel Ugarte	Uruguay	21
3	Gabriel Suazo	Chile	20
4	Gabriel Villamíl	Bolivia	18
5	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	16
6	Richard Ríos	Colombia	15
7	Jon Aramburu	Venezuela	15
8	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	14
9	Alexander González	Venezuela	14
10	Yoshimar Yotún	Peru	14
11	Rodrigo Echeverría	Chile	14
12	Nahitan Nández	Uruguay	14
13	Felipe Loyola	Chile	14
14	Diego Gómez	Paraguay	14
15	Ramiro Vaca	Bolivia	13

Most total Duels in the WC Qualification South America 2026

#	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Luis Díaz	Colombia	240
2	Salomón Rondón	Venezuela	215
3	Manuel Ugarte	Uruguay	186
4	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	180
5	Moisés Caicedo	Ecuador	176
6	Paolo Guerrero	Peru	149
7	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	149
8	Yangel Herrera	Venezuela	147
9	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	146
10	Ramón Sosa	Paraguay	144
11	Diego Gómez	Paraguay	143
12	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	141
13	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	141
14	Gabriel Suazo	Chile	140
15	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	137

Most duels Won in the WC Qualification South America 2026

#	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Manuel Ugarte	Uruguay	109
2	Luis Díaz	Colombia	102
3	Moisés Caicedo	Ecuador	102
4	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	88
5	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	88
6	Salomón Rondón	Venezuela	87
7	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	81
8	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	80
9	Nicolás Otamendi	Argentina	78
10	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	78
11	Cristian Romero	Argentina	76
12	Gabriel Suazo	Chile	75
13	Marcos López	Peru	74
14	Diego Gómez	Paraguay	74
15	Ramón Sosa	Paraguay	72

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