Updated 1 October 2026, after the last game
Lionel Messi has completed the most dribbles for Argentina in 2026, 32 in 11 appearances, 2.91 a game, ahead of Enzo Fernández with nine and Julián Alvarez with seven, across all competitions.
Lionel Messi is the Argentina player most likely to complete a dribble, completing at least one dribble in eight of their 11 games in 2026, 73%, ahead of Nico Paz on 67% and Nico González on 50%.
Argentina have completed over 7.5 dribbles in six of their last 10 games, 60%, averaging 7.4 a game, with two of three away and four of seven at home, across all competitions.
Argentina complete more dribbles at home, 7.0 a game in their last 10 home games against 6.1 in their last 10 away, and went over 7.5 dribbles in six of those home games.
Argentina completed 12 dribbles away at England on 15 July, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 7.2 across their 13 games, and their fewest was one at home to Algeria on 17 June.
| Player | Apps | Successful Dribbles | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 6 |
| Enzo Fernández | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Julián Alvarez | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 3 |
| Lisandro MartÃnez | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 3 |
| Thiago Almada | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 3 |
| Nico González | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 4 |
| Nico Paz | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Leandro Paredes | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 |
| Franco Mastantuono | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Leonel BenjamÃn Flores | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Cristian Romero | 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 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Nahuel Molina | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 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 |
| Marcos Senesi | 2 | 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 |
| Facundo Medina | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lautaro MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Emiliano MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Honduras (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Zambia (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Mauritania (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina successful dribbles | Over 5.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Argentina successful dribbles | Over 6.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Argentina successful dribbles | Over 7.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Argentina successful dribbles | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Argentina successful dribbles | Over 9.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent successful dribbles | Over 5.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent successful dribbles | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent successful dribbles | Over 7.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent successful dribbles | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent successful dribbles | Over 9.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total successful dribbles | Over 10.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total successful dribbles | Over 12.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total successful dribbles | Over 14.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total successful dribbles | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total successful dribbles | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |