World Cup - Qualification South America Top Scorers 2026
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini leads the World Cup - Qualification South America scoring chart in 2026 with 8 goals for Argentina, ahead of Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda on 7. This page also ranks the top assist providers and the players who collected the most yellow and red cards, all based on completed matches and refreshed after every round.
Top Scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
|
 Argentina
|
8 |
| 2 |
 Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda
|
 Colombia
|
7 |
| 3 |
 Miguel Ángel Terceros Acuña
|
 Bolivia
|
7 |
| 4 |
 Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra
|
 Ecuador
|
6 |
| 5 |
 José Salomón Rondón Giménez
|
 Venezuela
|
6 |
| 6 |
 Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro
|
 Uruguay
|
5 |
| 7 |
 Raphael Dias Belloli
|
 Brazil
|
5 |
| 8 |
 Julián Álvarez
|
Argentina
|
4 |
| 9 |
 Lautaro Javier Martínez
|
Argentina
|
4 |
| 10 |
 Arnaldo Antonio Sanabria Ayala
|
 Paraguay
|
4 |
| 11 |
 Luis Javier Suárez Charris
|
Colombia
|
4 |
| 12 |
 Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa
|
Uruguay
|
3 |
| 13 |
 Thiago Ezequiel Almada
|
Argentina
|
3 |
| 14 |
 Eduardo Jesús Vargas Rojas
|
 Chile
|
3 |
| 15 |
 Rodrigo Sebastián Aguirre Soto
|
Uruguay
|
3 |
| 16 |
 Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi
|
Argentina
|
3 |
| 17 |
 Rodrygo Silva de Goes
|
Brazil
|
3 |
| 18 |
 James David Rodríguez Rubio
|
Colombia
|
3 |
| 19 |
 Julio César Enciso Espínola
|
Paraguay
|
3 |
| 20 |
 Enzo Jeremías Fernández
|
Argentina
|
2 |
Top Assists
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
James David Rodríguez Rubio
|
Colombia
|
7 |
| 2 |
 Yeferson Julio Soteldo Martínez
|
Venezuela
|
4 |
| 3 |
 Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches
|
Uruguay
|
4 |
| 4 |
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
|
Argentina
|
3 |
| 5 |
Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda
|
Colombia
|
3 |
| 6 |
Julián Álvarez
|
Argentina
|
3 |
| 7 |
Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa
|
Uruguay
|
3 |
| 8 |
Enzo Jeremías Fernández
|
Argentina
|
3 |
| 9 |
 Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
|
Brazil
|
3 |
| 10 |
 Roberto Carlos Fernández Toro
|
Bolivia
|
3 |
| 11 |
 Exequiel Alejandro Palacios
|
Argentina
|
3 |
| 12 |
Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra
|
Ecuador
|
2 |
| 13 |
Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro
|
Uruguay
|
2 |
| 14 |
Raphael Dias Belloli
|
Brazil
|
2 |
| 15 |
Thiago Ezequiel Almada
|
Argentina
|
2 |
| 16 |
 Jefferson David Savarino Quintero
|
Venezuela
|
2 |
| 17 |
 Nicolás Iván González
|
Argentina
|
2 |
| 18 |
 Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva
|
Brazil
|
2 |
| 19 |
 Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua
|
Colombia
|
2 |
| 20 |
 Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura
|
Brazil
|
2 |
Most Yellow Cards
| Rank | Player | Team | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 José Andrés Martínez Torres
|
Venezuela
|
6 |
| 2 |
 Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta
|
Uruguay
|
6 |
| 3 |
 Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro
|
Uruguay
|
5 |
| 4 |
 Cristian Sleiker Cásseres Yepes Jr.
|
Venezuela
|
5 |
| 5 |
 Marcos Johan López Lanfranco
|
 Peru
|
5 |
| 6 |
 Jhon Jader Durán Palacio
|
Colombia
|
5 |
| 7 |
 Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán
|
Chile
|
5 |
| 8 |
 Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo
|
Ecuador
|
4 |
| 9 |
Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura
|
Brazil
|
4 |
| 10 |
 Mathías Olivera Miramontes
|
Uruguay
|
4 |
| 11 |
 Felipe Ignacio Loyola Olea
|
Chile
|
4 |
| 12 |
Raphael Dias Belloli
|
Brazil
|
4 |
| 13 |
 Adrián Andrés Cubas
|
Paraguay
|
4 |
| 14 |
 Júnior Osmar Ignacio Alonso Mujica
|
Paraguay
|
4 |
| 15 |
 Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza
|
Peru
|
4 |
| 16 |
 Luis Jan Piers Advíncula Castrillón
|
Peru
|
3 |
| 17 |
 Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza
|
Chile
|
3 |
| 18 |
 Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade
|
Colombia
|
3 |
| 19 |
 Gabriel Alejandro Villamíl Cortéz
|
Bolivia
|
3 |
| 20 |
 Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico
|
Argentina
|
3 |
Most Red Cards
| Rank | Player | Team | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi
|
Argentina
|
1 |
| 2 |
Enzo Jeremías Fernández
|
Argentina
|
1 |
| 3 |
 Héctor Manuel Cuellar Rosales
|
Bolivia
|
1 |
| 4 |
Roberto Carlos Fernández Toro
|
Bolivia
|
1 |
| 5 |
 Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna
|
Ecuador
|
1 |
| 6 |
 Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla
|
Paraguay
|
1 |
| 7 |
 Alexander David González Sibulo
|
Venezuela
|
1 |
| 8 |
 Lucas Leónidas Chávez Cruz
|
Bolivia
|
1 |
| 9 |
 Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira
|
Brazil
|
1 |
| 10 |
 José Manuel Sagredo Chávez
|
Bolivia
|
1 |
| 11 |
Nicolás Iván González
|
Argentina
|
1 |
| 12 |
 Robert Samuel Rojas Chávez
|
Paraguay
|
1 |
| 13 |
 Víctor Felipe Méndez Obando
|
Chile
|
1 |
| 14 |
 Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo
|
Chile
|
1 |
| 15 |
Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo
|
Ecuador
|
0 |
| 16 |
Luis Jan Piers Advíncula Castrillón
|
Peru
|
0 |
| 17 |
Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza
|
Chile
|
0 |
| 18 |
 Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil
|
Colombia
|
0 |
| 19 |
 Alan Steven Franco Palma
|
Ecuador
|
0 |
| 20 |
José Andrés Martínez Torres
|
Venezuela
|
0 |
Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:42 UTC