Best Defenders at World Cup 2026
937 defenders across all 48 World Cup 2026 squads, ranked by international caps.
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Diego GodínVélez Sarsfield
161
caps
Ehsan HajsafiOlympiacos
147
caps
Ehsan Haji Safi
145
caps
Y. NagatomoFC Tokyo
145
caps
Y. NagatomoFC Tokyo
142
caps
P. PekaríkČeské Budějovice
138
caps
H. Moreno
132
caps
E. HajisafiSepahan FC
130
caps
M. GhorbaniAl Wahda FC
120
caps
N. OtamendiBenfica
115
caps
R. RodríguezTorino
112
caps
Anas Bani YaseenAl-Wehdat
110
caps
N. OtamendiBenfica
110
caps
Boualem KhoukhiAl Sadd
110
caps
Boualem KhoukhiAl-Sadd
110
caps
É. DavisPlaza Amador
107
caps
David AlabaReal Madrid
105
caps
Ahmed IbrahimAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
105
caps
Domagoj VidaAEK Athens
102
caps
Pedro MiguelAl Sadd
100
caps
Tareq KhattabAl-Wehdat
100
caps
Aleksandar DragovićLASK
96
caps
R. Mahrez
96
caps
J. GallardoToluca
96
caps
MarquinhosParis Saint Germain
95
caps
José María GiménezAtlético Madrid
95
caps
A. MandiLille
94
caps
C. BlackmanSlovan Bratislava
92
caps
C. MbembaCongo DR
90
caps
DaniloFlamengo
89
caps