The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has revealed the most prominent statistics and records achieved by the Spain and Argentina national teams during their journey to the FIFA 2026 World Cup final.

648 passes: Rodri rewrites history

Spanish midfielder Rodri completed 648 successful passes in North American stadiums, setting the record for the most successful passes by a single player in World Cup history. The 30-year-old surpassed his previous record of 638 passes, which he achieved at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, while the previous record was held by his compatriot Xavi with 599 passes in the 2010 edition. In second and third places are his teammates Pau Cubarsi with 547 passes and Aymeric Laporte with 533 passes.

37 matches unbeaten: Spain equals world record

The Spanish national team has not suffered defeat in its last 37 matches, equaling the record in international men's football. Since its 1-0 loss to Colombia in March 2024, La Roja has achieved 27 wins and 10 draws. The Italian national team first recorded this number between 2018 and 2021, before the Argentine national team repeated it between 2019 and 2022.

30 dribbles: Yamal best in tournament

Spanish winger Lamine Yamal completed 30 successful dribbles, the highest among all players in the tournament. Behind him came Frenchman Kylian Mbappe with 24 dribbles, then Brazilian Vinicius Junior with 23, Argentine Lionel Messi with 22, and Belgian Jeremy Doku with 21 dribbles. The historical record is still held by Diego Maradona with 53 dribbles in Mexico 1986, while Messi holds the record for the current century with 46 dribbles in Brazil 2014.

19 goals: Argentina revives memories of Brazil 1970

Argentina scored 19 goals in this edition at an average of 2.71 goals per match, the highest tally by a team in a World Cup since Brazil scored the same number in the 1970 edition. Only four teams have exceeded this number in the tournament's history: Brazil with 22 goals in 1950, France with 23 goals in 1958, West Germany with 25 goals in 1954, and Hungary with 27 goals in the same edition. Spain scored 13 goals, surpassing its previous best tally in a single edition of 11 goals in 1986, and five more than its tally during the 2010 title-winning campaign.

13 consecutive matches: Argentina sets scoring record

The Argentine national team has scored at least two goals in 13 consecutive matches, a record in World Cup history. The last match in which it failed to score two goals was its 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the opening match of its 2022 Qatar World Cup campaign. La Albiceleste has also found the net in 16 consecutive matches, an achievement surpassed by only three teams: Hungary with 17 matches between 1934 and 1962, and Germany and Brazil with 18 matches each.

8 goals: Messi closes in on the immortals

Lionel Messi has scored eight goals in this tournament, and only five players have surpassed him in a single World Cup edition: Eusebio with nine goals for Portugal in 1966, Ademir de Menezes with nine goals for Brazil in 1950, Gerd Muller with ten goals for West Germany in 1970, Sandor Kocsis with 11 goals for Hungary in 1954, and Just Fontaine with the record of 13 goals for France in 1958. Messi leads Mbappe in the Golden Boot race thanks to four assists compared to three for the French star, while his 12 goal contributions are the highest for any player in a single edition since Muller 56 years ago.

7 wins: Argentina equals Brazil 2002

The Argentine national team has won all seven of its matches, equaling the record for the most wins in a single World Cup edition set by Brazil in 2002. Scaloni's side is one win away from becoming the fifth team to win the title with a perfect record, after Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1938, and Brazil in the 1970 and 2002 editions.

6 clean sheets: Simon rewrites goalkeeping records

Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon kept a clean sheet in six of his seven matches, setting a new record for the most clean sheets by a goalkeeper in a single World Cup edition, surpassing the previous record of five matches held by seven historical keepers. Simon also set a record for the longest unbeaten streak without conceding a goal in tournament history at 650 minutes, surpassing the previous record of Italian Walter Zenga at 517 minutes, with the best save percentage in the tournament at 93%.

Spain, which has conceded only one goal, aims to break the record for the fewest goals conceded by a title-winning team, as France, Italy and Spain each conceded two goals in 1998, 2006 and 2010 respectively. In contrast, Argentina has conceded seven goals, more than any team reaching the final since Brazil in 1998.

5 goals from outside the box: Argentina sets unprecedented record

The Argentine national team has scored five goals from outside the penalty area, the highest number by a single team in World Cup history. Messi scored two of these goals, while Giovani Lo Celso, Julian Alvarez and Enzo Fernandez each scored one, with Messi leading the list of players with the most goals from outside the area in the tournament's history, surpassing Brazilian legend Rivelino.

5 goals for Oyarzabal: equals Spanish record

Mikel Oyarzabal has scored five goals in this tournament, equaling the record for the most goals scored by a Spanish player in a single edition, set by Emilio Butragueno in Mexico 1986 and matched by David Villa in South Africa 2010. Oyarzabal and Villa also share the Spanish record for the most goal contributions in a single edition with six each.

4 assists: Messi enhances his historical legacy

Lionel Messi has provided four assists in this tournament, one assist behind Frenchman Michael Olise in the race for the best playmaker title. Messi has extended his record by providing at least one assist in six different World Cup editions. In the Spanish camp, Marc Cucurella and Dani Olmo lead the assist makers with two each.