Updated 1 October 2026, after the last game
Lionel Messi has had the most offsides for Argentina in 2026, eight in 11 appearances, 0.73 a game, ahead of Lautaro MartÃnez with three and José Manuel López with two, across all competitions.
Lionel Messi is the Argentina player most likely to be caught offside, caught offside at least once in six of their 11 games in 2026, 55%, ahead of José Manuel López on 33% and Lautaro MartÃnez on 30%.
Argentina have had three or more offsides in seven of their last 10 games, 70%, averaging 2.6 a game, with two of three away and five of seven at home, across all competitions.
Argentina games have averaged 3.9 offsides in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from two to seven a game, and six of those 10 went over 3.5 offsides.
Argentina have more offsides at home, 2.6 a game in their last 10 home games against 1.8 in their last 10 away, and had three or more offsides in six of those home games.
Argentina had four offsides at home to Switzerland on 12 July, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 2.5 across their 13 games, and their fewest was one at home to Bolivia on 1 October.
| Player | Apps | Offsides | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 4 |
| Lautaro MartÃnez | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| José Manuel López | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Thiago Almada | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Nico González | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Julián Alvarez | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Giovani Lo Celso | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Giuliano Simeone | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Facundo Medina | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Nahuel Molina | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Enzo Fernández | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Cristian Romero | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Franco Mastantuono | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 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 |
| AgustÃn Giay | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| ValentÃn Barco | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nico Paz | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leandro Paredes | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Emiliano MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lisandro MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Honduras (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Zambia (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Mauritania (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina offsides | Over 0.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Argentina offsides | Over 1.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Argentina offsides | Over 2.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Argentina offsides | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Argentina offsides | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 0.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent offsides | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total offsides | Over 1.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total offsides | Over 2.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total offsides | Over 3.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total offsides | Over 4.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total offsides | Over 5.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |