World Cup player stats: goals, assists, xGs, key passes and more as Messi dominates after another masterclass

We have some World Cup player stats for you which we will update as the tournament progresses.

Here are the best players on 13 metrics after all quarter-finals, courtesy of FBRef.

Goals Kylian Mbappe (France) – 5Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 5Julian Alvarez (Argentina) – 4Olivier Giroud (France) – 4Marcus Rashford (England) – 3Richarlison (Brazil) – 3Bukayo Saka (England) – 3Cody Gakpo (Country- Bottom) – 3Enner Valencia (Ecuador) – 3Alvaro Morata (Spain) – 3Goncalo Ramos (Portugal) – 3

AssistsHarry Kane (England) – 3Antoine Griezmann (France) – 3Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) – 3Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 3Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) – 2Diogo Dalot (Portugal) – 2Joao Felix (Portugal) – 2Vinicius Jr (Brazil) ) – 2Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) – 2Kylian Mbappe (France) – 2Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) – 2Jordi Alba (Spain) – 2Theo Hernandez (France) – 2Ivan Perisic (Croatia) – 2Mislav Orsic (Croatia) – 2Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) – 2Dusan Tadic (Serbia) – 2Phil Foden (England) – 2Ousmane Dembele (France) – 2Christian Pulisic (USA) – 2

Shots (on target)Kylian Mbappe (France) – 22 (10)Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 22 (9)Olivier Giroud – 13 (6)Ivan Perisic (Croatia) – 13 (3)Dani Olmo (Spain) – 12 (6)Serge Gnabry (Germany) – 12 (4)Jamal Musiala (Germany) – 12 (3)Neymar (Brazil) – 11 (6)Marcus Rashford (England) – 11 (6)Joao Felix (Portugal) – 11 (3) Memphis Depay (Netherlands) - 10 (5) Harry Kane (England) - 10 (5) Luis Chavez (Mexico) - 10 (4) Lautaro Martinez (Argentina) - 10 (3) Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) – 10 (3)Robert Lewandowski (Poland) – 10 (2)Marcos Asensio (Spain) – 10 (2)Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 10 (2)Ismaila Sarr (Senegal) – 10 (1)

xGLionel Messi (Argentina) – 3.8Olivier Giroud (France) – 3.1Robert Lewandowski (Poland) – 2.9Kylian Mbappe (France) – 2.8Neymar (Brazil) – 2.7Harry Kane (England) – 2.7Enner Valencia (Ecuador) – 2.3Breel Embolo (Switzerland) – 2.3Niklas Fullkrug (Germany) – 2.2Richarlison (Brazil) – 2.1

Key AssistsLionel Messi (Argentina) – 16Antoine Griezmann (France) – 16Ousmane Dembele (France) – 11Theo Hernández (France) – 11Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) – 10Dusan Tadic (Serbia) – 10Mehdi Taremi (Iran) – 9Christian Eriksen (Denmark) – 9Joshua Kimmich (Germany) – 9Christian Pulisic (USA) – 9Kylian Mbappe (France) – 9Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) – 9

Pass into attacking penalty areaLionel Messi (Argentina) – 15Ousmane Dembele (France) – 12Angel Di Maria (Argentina) – 11Luka Modric (Croatia) – 10Antoine Griezmann (France) – 10Dusan Tadic (Serbia) – 9Joshua Kimmich (Germany) ) – 9Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) – 9Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) – 9Lucas Paqueta (Brazil) – 9Luke Shaw (England) – 9

Tackles won Jude Bellingham (England) – 15Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) – 13Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) – 12Tyler Adams (USA) – 9Daley Blind (Netherlands) – 9Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) – 9Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) – 8Adrien Rabiot (Denmark) – 8Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) – 8Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) – 8

Interceptions Declan Rice (England) – 11Jurrien Timber (Netherlands) – 10Luka Modric (Croatia) – 8Pedro Miguel (Qatar) – 8Nathan Ake (Netherlands) – 8Aurelien Tchouameni (France) – 8Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) – 8Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) – 7Jose Gimenez (Uruguay) – 7David Raum (Germany) – 7Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) – 7Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) – 7Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) – 7Casemiro (Brazil) – 7Antonee Robinson (USA) – 7Kyle Rowles (Australia) – 7Adrien Rabiot (France) – 7Assedine Ounahi (Morocco) – 7Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) – 7

ReleasesJosko Gvardiol (Croatia) – 32Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) – 30Romain Saiss (Morocco) – 30Dejan Lovren (Croatia) – 28Maya Yoshida (Japan) – 24Kamil Glik (Poland) – 23Harry Souttar (Australia) – 22Virgil van Dijk (Country -Bas) ) – 21Yassine Meriah (Tunisia) – 20Nathan Ake (Netherlands) – 20

Successful dribblesJamal Musiala (Germany) – 19Kylian Mbappe (France) – 15Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) – 12Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 11Alphonso Davies (Canada) – 11Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) – 10Angel Di Maria (A...