India, July 19 -- The stage is set as Argentina takes on Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. The South Americans defeated England 2-1 in the semi-finals, of an inspired performance by Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, Spain cruised past France 2-0. Argentina, the defending champion, will look to become the third team in history to win back-to-back World Cups. Only Brazil and Italy have done it before. For Spain, Rodri will be key, and he leads the list of players with the most passes completed in the tournament. He has completed 648 passes, breaking his own record of 638 in 2022.

Leandro Paredes is the only player from Argentina in that list with 496 passes and in fifth position. Pau Cubarsi (547), Aymeric Laporte (533), and Marc Guehi (514) ...