Tales in transition: From Cavani to Courtois
Heavyweights France and Brazil have come into their own but after a brilliant opening day, the round of 16 ended with a scrappy Englandcolombia game
times Suarez has assisted Cavani, who has scored 44 goals. Suarez has provided 27% of Cavani’s goals.
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Poland’s Grzegorz Lato and Andrzej Szarmach (five goals) and
Germany’s Michael
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Klose (five) have successfully combined on more occasions. With his 64th minute strike Mbappe became the first teenager to score more than once at a World Cup since Michael Owen in 1998. He scored his first goal of the 2018 edition against Peru.
Four minutes later, he became the first teenager since Pele in 1958 to score at least twice in a World Cup match. Penalties awarded in 2018. In 2014, the number was just 13. The previous World Cup record, set in 2002, stood at 18. Goals scored in stoppage time is more than twice as many as the previous highest set in 1998 (10 goals).
Own goals scored. The previous record was six in 1998.
Average injury-time minutes given which is over 90 secs more than the previous record. Neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal in a World Cup knockout match.
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Matches in the round of 16 which were decided in shootout. In 2014 edition, the number was two.
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Times a team has conceded an own goal and scored from a penalty in the same game. Egypt v Russia (June 19), Australia v France (June 16), Russia v Spain (July 1).
Columbia footballer Yerry Mina’s header against England during their round of 16 encounter was the 99th stoppage time goal scored in World Cup history.
Times host nations have won shootouts inthelast5 World Cups — France in 1998, South Korea in 2002, Germany in 2006, Brazil in 2014 and Russia this year. Belgium were the first team to come from two goals down to win a World Cup knockout round match within 90 minutes since Portugal beat North Korea 5-3 in the 1966 quarter-final. shots Neymar has attempted so far, which is the most in the edition. He has also created the most clear goal-scoring chances (16), attempted the most dribbles (40) and suffered the most fouls (23).
Russia are the first team to concede multiple own goals in a World Cup tournament since 1966.
Sergei Ignashevich became the oldest player to score an own goal in a World Cup.