
The story of the World Cup so far, through statistics.
From Saudi Arabia’s win over Argentina to Suarez’s tear against Ghana and Japan at the top of Group E, there have been many unexpected stories at this World Cup.
But the numbers, too, tell an interesting story of the race so far.
120: The number of goals
14: Number of penalties awarded
9: Number of penalties scored
2: Your goals
Most team scores: 9 (England, Spain)
Most goals scored by a team: 11 (Costa Rica)
Fewest goals scored by a team: 1 (Brazil, Croatia, Morocco, Netherlands, Tunisia, USA)
Most goals scored by a player: 3 (Kylian Mbappe, Cody Gakpo, Alvaro Morata, Marcus Rashford, Enner Valencia)
Main features and players: 3 (Harry Kane)
22: Decisions were decided by VAR
6: Penalties awarded by VAR
3: Red cards
24: Yellow cards
Most yellow cards for one team: 14 (Saudi Arabia)
88,966: Most Attended (Argentina vs Mexico)
39,089: Lowest (Switzerland vs Cameroon)
Most players in one team: 17 (FC Barcelona)
Age of youngest actor to appear: 18 years, 3 days (Youssoufa Moukoko)
Age of the oldest player to appear: 39 years, 9 months, 23 days (Atiba Hutchinson)