The FIFA world cup is one of the biggest football competitions in the world which united champions from around the world to play in a single tournament. The FIFA world cup has featured football legends such as Messi, C. Ronaldo, Pele, Maradona, Cryuff , and a host of many other great players. The tournament is always a joy to watch with football fans all over the world supporting their country.
Many great players have performed their best especially when it matters the most for their country. Check out the top players who have created the most assists in World Cup history.
10. Ronaldo Nazario
5 assists
Ronaldo Nazario nicknamed R9 is a Brazilian legend and one of the greatest players of all time. Ronaldo could be regarded as a complete player, he had a wonderful passing ability, shot power, and skills. He is one of the top goal scorers and assists providers for the Brazilian national team. He provided 5 assists in 19 appearances.
9. Michael Ballack
5 assists
Michael Ballack is a German legend and a player with long-range passing ability. He is not only a creative player but also, a good goal scorer and is among one of the top scorers of the German national team. He provided 5 assists in 11 appearances for the German Machines across two world cup editions (2002,2006).
8. Juan Cuadrado
5 assists
Juan Cuadrado is still an active player for the Colombian national team and Juventus football club. Cuadrado was top-notch for his country. He featured in two world cup editions in 2014 and 2018. He provided a total of 5 assists in 9 world cup appearances.
7. Lionel Messi
6 assists
Lionel Messi is an Argentine international and one of the greatest players of all time. Leo has been fantastic for both club and country, his highest stage in the World cup was in 2014 when he made it to the finals. Leo still actively plays for Argentina and holds the record for making an assist in each of his last 5 world cups from (2006-2022). He has provided 6 assists in 18 appearances for his country.
6. Arjen Robben
6 assists
Arjen Robben was a highly gifted left-footed player. He played for the Dutch national team and made it once to the World cup finals in 2010, where he lost to Spain. Robben could make defense breaking passes which earned him a couple of World cup assists. He provided 6 assists across 15 world cup appearances.
5. Thomas Habler
6 assists
Most assists in FIFA world cup 1994
Thomas Habler was a professional player for the German national team. He is the top assist provider for Germany in the World cup. He featured in 3 world cup editions in 1990, 1994 and 1998, and won the 1990 world cup. Habler was also the top assist provider in the 1994 world cup edition. He provided a total of 6 assists in 14 world cup appearances.
4. Francesco Totti
6 assists
Francesco Totti was a professional player for the Italian national team and one of the country’s best players of all-time. Totti was a unique playmaker with passing vision and goalscoring ability. He was also part of the winning team that won the 2006 world cup edition. He provided 6 assists in 11 appearances for Italy.
3. David Beckham
7 assists
David Beckham is an England legend and one of best players of his time. Beckham was not only a good playmaker but was also fantastic in set pieces. He played for England in 4 World cup editions in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. He provided 7 assists in 13 appearances.
2. Diego Maradona
8 assists
Diego Maradona who hailed from Argentina is one of the greatest players of all time. He was a player with vision, passing ability, and dribbling skills. He was a player with a small stature like Lionel Messi which helped him break through defense lines like water. Maradona won the world cup with the Argentine national team in 1986. In his career, he provided 8 assists in 21 appearances.
1. Pele
10 assists
Pele is one of the greatest players of all time. He started playing for the Brazilian team from a very young age. He scored so many goals and provided many assists, many of them which were before records were taken. So, a lot of Pele’s goals and assists weren’t officially recorded. He is also one of the most successful world cup players winning the World cup 3 times in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He provided a total of 10 assists in 14 world cup appearances for the Samba kings.
