World Cup Groups A-D: Passing and Shooting Statistics

Passing and Shooting statistics from the first World Cup 2010 games (Group A through Group D).

PASSING

Passes
84 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
82 - Philipp Lahm (Germany)
77 - Arne Friedrich (Germany)
76 - Patrice Evra (France)
74 - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
74 - Per Mertesacker (Germany)

Passes Completed
71 - Philipp Lahm (Germany)
70 - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
68 - Arne Friedrich (Germany)
65 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
64 - Per Mertesacker (Germany)

Pass Completion Rate (Minimum 40 pass attempts)
96.30% - Bostjan Cesar (Slovenia)
95.92% - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
94.59% - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
90.70% - Rafik Halliche (Algeria)
88.31% - Arne Friedrich (Germany)

Crosses
10 - Thomas Mueller (Germany)
9 - Luke Wilkshire (Australia)
8 - Giourkas Seitaridis (Greece)
7 - Andraz Kirm (Slovenia)
7 - Bacary Sagna (France)

Cross Completions
3 - Frank Lampard (England)
3 - Luke Wilshire (Australia)
3 - Thomas Mueller (Germany)
2 - Loukas Vyntra (Greece)
2 - Aaron Lennon (England)
2 - Chidi Odiah (Nigeria)
2 - Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico)
2 - Foued Kadir (Algeria)

100% Corner Completion Rate
2/2 - Florent Malouda (France)
2/2 - Maxi Rodriguez (Argentina)
1/1 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Mexico)
1/1 - Brett Emerton (Australia)
1/1 - Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)

100% Short Pass Completion Rate (miminum 5 short passes)
13 - Franck Ribery (France)
12 - Karim Ziani (Algeria)
11 - Madjid Bougherra (Algeria)
9 - Gabriel Heinze (Argentina)
8 - Anthony Annan (Ghana)
7 - Angelos Charisteas (Greece)
6 - Marko Suler (Slovenia)
6 - Bostjan Cesar (Slovenia)
6 - Milivoje Novakovic (Slovenia)
6 - Guillermo Franco (Mexico)
5 - Nicolas Anelka (France)
5 - Sani Kaita (Nigeria)
5 - Tsepo Masilela (South Africa)

100% Medium Pass Completion Rate (minimum 5 medium passes)
26 - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
17 - Vladimir Stojkovic (Serbia)
10 - Richard Kingson (Ghana)
7 - Thierry Henry (France)
6 - Danny Shittu (Nigeria)

100% Long Pass Completion Rate (minimum 3 long passes)
11 - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
6 - Efrain Juarez (Mexico)
4 - Carlos Vela (Mexico)
3 - Milivoje Novakovic (Slovenia)


SHOOTING

Shots on Goal (minimum of 3)
4 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
3 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
3 - Asamoah Gyna (Ghana)
3 - Miroslav Klose (Germany)
3 - Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico)

100% Goal/Shot Rate (one shot, one goal)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)
Lee Jung-Soo (South Korea)
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina)
Cacau (Germany)

Total Shots (minimum of 5)
8 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
6 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
6 - Frank Lampard (England)
5 - Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
5 - Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
5 - Miroslav Klose (Germany)

Shots that hit the Post
2 - Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
1 - Katlego Mphela (South Africa)

Shots on Goal from Outside the Penalty Area (minimum of 2)
2 - Valter Birsa (Slovenia)
2 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
2 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)


Statistics from FIFA.com