Amad Diallo of Ivoorkust, Dribbling King of World Cup 2026 After Just 34 Minutes of the Game
Ivoorkust's Amad Diallo registered the highest number of successful dribbles at World Cup 2026 despite limited playing time, surpassing other stars such as Kang-In Lee, Julián Quiñones, and Vinícius Júnior.
Ivoorkust's Amad Diallo flaunted his prowess as the most resourceful dribbler after the first round of matches at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Although he was only a substitute for Ivoorkust against Ecuador and played 34 minutes, he recorded the most successful dribbles — six in total, from seven attempts. This means an 86 percent success rate, well ahead of the players behind him such as South Korea's Kang-In Lee and Mexico's Julián Quiñones, who both have five successful dribbles and an 83 percent success rate.
The list also includes Nizar Al Rashdan (Jordan), Omar Marmoush (Egypt), and Jamal Musiala (Germany) with four successful dribbles each and an 80 percent success rate. Meanwhile, great wingers like Brazil's Vinícius Júnior also experienced failure — nine attempts but no successful dribbles, while France's Kylian Mbappé scored just one successful one in nine attempts. Belgium's Jérémy Doku, most active in the defense (ten attempts), only got past his guard three times.
<figure style="margin:2rem 0;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #e2e2e2;background:#f9f9f9"><img src="https://webp.vi.cdn.pxr.nl/news/2026/06/18/cbf4248acd28a939d3f687ae830e2901d562f3c8.jpg?width=1200" alt="Image" style="width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain" loading="lazy" /></figure>It wasn't just dribbling that made the players stand out this World Cup. In terms of creating chances, seven players also registered the most creations: Pedri (Spain), Breel Embolo (Switzerland), Joshua Kimmich (Germany), Rubén Vargas (Switzerland), Maxi Araújo (Uruguay), Yan Diomande (Ivoorkust), and Ferdi Kadioglu (Turkey). They all have five created chances; most fruitful for Kimmich, with two assists. Pedri has the highest expected assist value (xA) of 1.23.
All data is from the first phase of each team's World Cup 2026 match.
