Cristian Romero

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Argentina
Position: DF
Squad role: Bench
Position rank: #6
Intl caps: 49
Intl goals: 3
Intl assists: 1
: 0.56(model rating, 0–1)
: 1.0%

See Cristian Romero on the full Argentina scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (4.57 vs 4.70).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Copa América 2024	5	534	0.1	1	1	112	89	13	8
World Cup 2022	7	576	0.0	0	0	96	55	4	9
All tournaments	12	1,110	0.1	1	1	208	144	17	17

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

1.38

Interceptions / 90

1.38

Ball recoveries / 90

2.43

Blocks / 90

1.62

Clearances / 90

3.41

Pressures / 90

8.68

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

16.86

Key passes / 90

0.08

Prog. carries / 90

11.68

Pass completion %

90.6%

Possession

Carries / 90

47.19

Dribbles / 90

0.16

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Cristian Romero has 49 caps and 3 international goals for Argentina, a DF in the projected squad. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Argentina →Argentina squad & model →