Riley McGree

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Australia
Position: MF
Squad role: Projected starter · #14
Position rank: #2
Intl caps: 35
Intl goals: 1
Intl assists: 7
: 0.53(model rating, 0–1)
: 2.3%

See Riley McGree on the full Australia scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2022/23 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (6.86 vs 6.69).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
World Cup 2022	4	265	0	1	0.1	3	3	6	7	2	6

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

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.68

Interceptions / 90

2.04

Ball recoveries / 90

3.40

Blocks / 90

4.08

100

Clearances / 90

1.02

Pressures / 90

17.32

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

2.04

Key passes / 90

1.02

Prog. carries / 90

2.38

Pass completion %

78.1%

Possession

Carries / 90

20.72

Dribbles / 90

0.34

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 103 midfielders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Riley McGree has 35 caps and 1 international goal for Australia, a MF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Australia →Australia squad & model →