FIFA World Cup 2022: The top passers from the opening round

Here are the top five players in key passing metrics from the opening round of matches at the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

Passing Completion Percentage (min. 50 passes attempted)

• Sebastián Méndez, Ecuador — 98.7%
• Leander Dendoncker, Belgium — 98.6%
• Rodri, Spain — 98.6%
• John Stones, England — 98.3%
• Koke, Spain — 98.0%

Line-Breaking Passes Completed

• Rodri, Spain — 22
• Aymeric Laporte, Spain — 20
• Ilkay Gündogan, Germany — 17
• Daniel Amartey, Ghana — 16
• John Stones, England — 14
• Pedri, Spain — 14

Defensive-Line-Breaking Passes Completed

• Bruno Fernandes, Portugal — 3
• Raheem Sterling, England — 3
• Xherdan Shaqiri, Switzerland — 3
• Mohamed Kanno, Saudi Arabia — 2
• Youssef Msakni, Tunisia — 2
• Robert Lewandowski, Poland — 2
• Michael Estrada, Ecuador — 2
• Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Cameroon — 2
• Kieffer Moore, Wales — 2

Through-Balls Completed

• Bruno Fernandes, Portugal — 3
• Raheem Sterling, England — 3
• Xherdan Shaqiri, Switzerland — 3
• Christian Pulisic, United States — 3
• Lionel Messi, Argentina — 3
• David Raum, Germany — 3