Players with Most Ball Recoveries in 2026 World Cup: Xhaka and Upamecano Lead

On July 22, Hupu News reported that statistics website Squawka released a ranking of players with the most ball recoveries in the 2026 World Cup. Granit Xhaka of Switzerland and Dayot Upamecano of France are tied for first place with 44 recoveries each. Elliot Anderson of England ranks third with 42, followed by Spain's Rodri with 40. The top 10 also includes Michael Olise (France, 38), Pedri (Spain, 37), Bilal El Khannous (Morocco, 36), Aymeric Laporte (Spain, 33), Matías Galarza (Paraguay, 32), and Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium, 32). The data was sourced from X (formerly Twitter).

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