FIFA World Cup 2022: The top passers from the Last 16

Here are the top five players in key passing metrics from the Last 16 of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

Passing Completion Percentage (min. 50 passes attempted)

• Nampalys Mendy, Senegal: 96.2%
• Danilo, Brazil: 95.8%
• Aaron Mooy, Australia: 94.7%
• Lucas Paquetá, Brazil: 94.6%
• Aymeric Laporte, Spain: 94.5%

Line-Breaking Passes Completed

• Pedri, Spain: 25
• Tim Ream, United States: 16
• Shogo Taniguchi, Japan: 13
• Enzo Fernandez, Argentina: 12
• Wataru Endo, Japan: 12

Defensive-Line-Breaking Passes Completed

• Harry Kane, England: 3
• Pedri, Spain: 3
• Wataru Endo, Japan: 2
• Mateo Kovacic, Croatia: 2
• Sofyan Amrabat, Morocco: 2
• Kylian Mbappé, France: 2
  

  Through-Balls Completed

• Harry Kane, England: 5
• Pedri, Spain: 3
• Kylian Mbappé, France: 3
• Lionel Messi, Argentina: 3
• Memphis Depay, Netherlands: 3
• Bartosz Bereszynski, Poland: 3

Key Passes

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

• Cody Gakpo, Netherlands: 5
• Lionel Messi, Argentina: 4
• Antoine Griezmann, France: 4
• Raphinha, Brazil: 3
• Marcelo Brozovic, Croatia: 3
• Lucas Paquetá, Brazil: 3
• Giovanni Reyna, United States: 3
• Wataru Endo, Japan: 3