Despite the poor performance in the competition, the highest average rating was achieved by Germany’s David Raum.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Country |
| David Raum | 8.45 | Back 4 | 242 | Germany |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7.99 | Back 4 | 180 | IR Iran |
| Jordi Alba | 7.98 | Back 4 | 264 | Spain |
| Ivan Perišić | 7.78 | Back 4 | 180 | Croatia |
| Jesús Gallardo | 7.74 | Back 4 | 180 | Mexico |
| Pervis Estupiñán | 7.66 | Back 4 | 180 | Ecuador |
| Luke Shaw | 7.58 | Back 4 | 424 | England |
| Danilo | 7.53 | Back 4 | 281 | Brazil |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 7.47 | Back 4 | 279 | Portugal |
| Theo Hernández | 7.32 | Back 4 | 508 | France |
| Silvan Widmer | 7.30 | Back 4 | 265 | Switzerland |
| Antonee Robinson | 7.28 | Back 4 | 359 | United States |
| Ali Abdi | 7.24 | Back 5 | 180 | Tunisia |
| Diogo Dalot | 7.17 | Back 4 | 258 | Portugal |
| Daley Blind | 7.11 | Back 5 | 423 | Netherlands |
Conditions for the presented data:
– Minimum minutes played in the competition: 180 minutes (equivalent to 2 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);
Data from FBref.