Updated 1 October 2026, after the last game
Lionel Messi has attempted the most crosses for Argentina in 2026, 55 in 11 appearances, 5.00 a game, ahead of Rodrigo De Paul with 18 and Nahuel Molina with 10, across all competitions.
Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul are the Argentina players most likely to attempt a cross, each attempting at least one cross in nine of their 11 games in 2026, 82%, ahead of Nahuel Molina on 67%.
Argentina have attempted over 12.5 crosses in five of their last 10 games, 50%, averaging 13.4 a game, with one of three away and four of seven at home, across all competitions.
Argentina games have averaged 26.2 crosses in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from 10 to 41 a game, and six of those 10 went over 25.5 crosses.
Argentina attempt more crosses at home, 13.9 a game in their last 10 home games against 10.0 in their last 10 away, and went over 12.5 crosses in six of those home games.
Argentina attempted 26 crosses at home to Egypt on 7 July, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 13.2 across their 13 games, and their fewest was four at home to Austria on 22 June.
| Player | Apps | Total Crosses | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 8 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 7 |
| Nico Paz | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Nico González | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 4 |
| Franco Mastantuono | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Nahuel Molina | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 |
| Enzo Fernández | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 3 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 3 |
| AgustÃn Giay | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 |
| Julián Alvarez | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Román Vega | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Giovani Lo Celso | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| ValentÃn Barco | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Giuliano Simeone | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Leandro Paredes | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Lisandro MartÃnez | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 |
| Santiago Simón | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| José Manuel López | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Thiago Almada | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Facundo Medina | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Emiliano MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cristian Romero | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 8 | 27 | 35 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 8 | 27 | 35 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Honduras (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Zambia (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Mauritania (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina total crosses | Over 8.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Argentina total crosses | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Argentina total crosses | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Argentina total crosses | Over 14.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Argentina total crosses | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent total crosses | Over 8.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent total crosses | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent total crosses | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent total crosses | Over 14.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent total crosses | Over 16.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total total crosses | Over 15.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total total crosses | Over 20.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total total crosses | Over 25.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total total crosses | Over 30.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total total crosses | Over 35.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |