The UEFA World Cup qualifiers have seen some outstanding individual performances from elite creators, prolific finishers, and relentless ball carriers.
Based on fotmob match ratings, these are the top 10 highest-rated performances so far, ranked by consistency and total impact.
10. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – Rating: 8.36 Denmark — Midfielder.
Three appearances, no goals, two assists.
Even at the age of 30, he continues to deliver for his country, which now leads their league with 10 points and with two games remaining in their group.
9. David Hancko has an 8.37 rating.
Slovakia — Position: Forward
Appearances: Three goals: One assists: 1.
A centre back with two goals in three games is one-of-a-kind. It’s not something we typically see in football.
8. Pedro – Rating: 8.39
Nation: Spain — Position: Midfielder
4 appearances, 2 goals, 0 assists.
Still the master, his passing continues to dominate games at the greatest level.
7. Memphis Depay – 8.44 Rating
Nation: Netherlands — Position: Forward.
Appearances: 6; goals: 7 Four assists.
Depay, a swaggering false nine, is a finisher and creator who has risen to become the national all-time leading scorer.
6. Albert Guðmundsson – Rating: 8.47
Nation: Iceland — Position: Midfielder.
Appearances: 3; goals: 3 Two assists.
An fantastic offensive midfielder who steps up when it counts the most. Even though his club has yet to qualify for the World Cup, he has performed admirably against Ukraine and France.
5. Mikel Oyarzabal: 8.53 rating
Nation: Spain — Position: Forward.
Appearances: 3. Goals: Three Number of assists: 3
Mikel Oyarzabal played an important part in Spain’s qualification. His hat-trick of assists against Turkey earns him a lot.
4. Erling Haaland – Rating: 8.63
Nation: Norway — Position: Forward.
Six appearances, 12 goals, and two assists.
Haaland is the leading scorer in the competition. Scoring goals for pleasure. Twelve goals in six outings is unusual.
3. Kylian Mbappe (8.70 rating)
Nation: France — Position: Forward.
Appearance: three goals, two assists.
Kylian has not stopped representing the France national team, and he has once again led them to another World Cup.
2. Mikel Merino – Rating: 8.72
Nation: Spain — Position: Midfielder
Appearances: 4 & Goals: 6
He transformed his career from being just another midfielder to becoming Spain’s highest-scoring midfielder in the competition this season.
1. Martin Ødegaard – 8.73 Rating
Nation: Norway — Position: Midfielder
Five appearances, one goal, and seven assists.
Ødegaard helped Norway qualify for the World Cup, their first in 28 years. He regularly assisted Haaland throughout the campaign.
NOTABLE MENTIONS
11. Moise Kean (Italy) – 8.35
12. Mateo Retegui (Italy) – 8.30
13. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) – 8.28
14. Declan Rice (England) – 8.26
15. Elliot Anderson (England) – 8.23
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