👻 Ghost Players

Outfield players who get involved the least, ranked by lowest touches per 90 minutes.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) holds the record, touching the ball just 3 times in 67 minutes against France in the 2022 World Cup semi-final, the fewest by any player to play 45+ minutes in a World Cup match since records began in 1966.
Japan hold the record, winning with just 17.7% possession against Spain in the group stage, the lowest possession figure by a winning team in World Cup history. Spain dominated with 83% possession and 12 shots but Japan scored twice on the counter-attack to win 2–1.
Exact historical touch counts for very low-involvement players are not always widely reported, but forwards in severely outclassed teams have been recorded touching the ball fewer than 10 times across an entire 90-minute match. These 'ghost' performances typically occur when a player's team has less than 25% possession and the player's role involves waiting for rare counter-attacking opportunities that never materialise.
Costa Rica had the lowest average possession at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, controlling the ball for just 30.8% of match time on average. Japan (35.0%) and Iran (36.0%) were the next-lowest possession teams in the tournament.
Rarely, when it is a consistent pattern. Occasional low-touch games can happen to anyone, even Messi had quieter matches at World Cups. But a player consistently averaging fewer than 20 touches per 90 minutes across a tournament is typically either tactically isolated, poorly utilised, or not performing at the level required. The Ghost Players leaderboard identifies these patterns rather than one-off quiet appearances.

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