2018 WC: NUMBERS THAT MATTER

28

Penalties awarded in 2018. In 2014, the number was just 13. The previous World Cup record, set in 2002, stood at 18.

23

Goals scored in stoppage time is more than twice as many as the previous highest set in 1998 (10 goals).

10

7

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.

3

Matches in the round of 16 which were decided in shootout. In 2014 edition, the number was two.

3

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).

99

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.

5

Times host nations have won shootouts in the last 5 World Cups — France in 1998, South Korea in 2002, Germany in 2006, Brazil in 2014 and Russia this year.

2

Russia are the first team to concede multiple own goals in a World Cup tournament since 1966.

38

Sergei Ignashevich became the oldest player to score an own goal in a World Cup.