Updated 1 October 2026, after the last game
Lionel Messi has completed the most crosses for Argentina in 2026, 20 in 11 appearances, 1.82 a game, ahead of Rodrigo De Paul with seven and Franco Mastantuono with four, across all competitions.
Lionel Messi is the Argentina player most likely to complete a cross, completing at least one cross in eight of their 11 games in 2026, 73%, ahead of AgustÃn Giay on 50% and Rodrigo De Paul on 45%.
Argentina have completed over 4.5 crosses in five of their last 10 games, 50%, averaging 4.7 a game, with one of three away and four of seven at home, across all competitions.
Argentina complete more crosses at home, 4.6 a game in their last 10 home games against 2.5 in their last 10 away, and went over 4.5 crosses in five of those home games.
Argentina completed 11 crosses at home to Bolivia on 1 October, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 4.4 across their 13 games, and their fewest was one away at Spain on 19 July.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Crosses | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 8 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 3 |
| Franco Mastantuono | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Nico Paz | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Enzo Fernández | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Nico González | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Julián Alvarez | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Giovani Lo Celso | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| AgustÃn Giay | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Leandro Paredes | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Lautaro MartÃnez | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Santiago Simón | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Román Vega | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| ValentÃn Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leonel BenjamÃn Flores | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcos Senesi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| ValentÃn Barco | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giuliano Simeone | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| José Manuel López | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Thiago Almada | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Facundo Medina | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nahuel Molina | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Emiliano MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cristian Romero | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lisandro MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Honduras (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Zambia (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Mauritania (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina accurate crosses | Over 2.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Argentina accurate crosses | Over 3.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Argentina accurate crosses | Over 4.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Argentina accurate crosses | Over 5.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Argentina accurate crosses | Over 6.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent accurate crosses | Over 2.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent accurate crosses | Over 3.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent accurate crosses | Over 4.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent accurate crosses | Over 5.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent accurate crosses | Over 6.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total accurate crosses | Over 5.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate crosses | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total accurate crosses | Over 7.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total accurate crosses | Over 8.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total accurate crosses | Over 9.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |