FIFA World Cup 2022: The top passers after the second round of games

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

Passing Completion Percentage (min. 80 passes attempted)

• Axel Witsel, Belgium: 97.6%
• John Stones, England: 97.1%
• Declan Rice, England: 96.2%
• Aurélien Tchouaméni, France: 95.8%
• Pedri, Spain: 95.4%
• Andreas Christensen, Denmark: 95.4%

Line-Breaking Passes Completed

• Rodri, Spain: 30
• John Stones, England: 29
• Aymeric Laporte, Spain: 28
• Manuel Akanji, Switzerland: 27
• Frenkie de Jong, Netherlands: 26

Defensive-Line-Breaking Passes Completed

• Bruno Fernandes, Portugal: 6
• Raheem Sterling, England: 4
• Bernardo Silva, Portugal: 3
• Dusan Tadić, Serbia: 3
• Xherdan Shaqiri, Switzerland: 3

Through-Balls Completed

• Kieran Trippier, England: 7
• Bruno Fernandes, Portugal: 6
• Dusan Tadić, Serbia: 4
• Marcelo Brozovic, Croatia: 4
• Collins Fai, Cameroon: 4
• Christian Pulisic, United States: 4

Key Passes

Note: A key pass is a pass that leads to a shot. Goal assists are not included.

• Antoine Griezmann, France: 8
• Christian Eriksen, Denmark: 8
• Dusan Tadić, Serbia: 7
• Kevin De Bruyne, Belgium: 6
• Lionel Messi, Argentina: 6
• Ousmane Dembele, France: 6