2018 FIFA World Cup statistics facts for kids

The 2018 FIFA World Cup was a huge football tournament held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018. This page shares some cool facts and numbers from the event!

When we talk about goals, we don't count goals scored during a penalty shootout. Also, if a game was decided by a penalty shootout, it's counted as a draw, not a win or loss.

Who Scored the Goals?

There have been 169 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match. Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

Players sometimes accidentally score for the other team. These are called own goals. Twelve own goals were scored in this tournament, which was a new record!

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA

Who Gave Assists?

An assist is when a player helps set up a goal for a teammate. Here are the players who made the most assists.

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA

Goal Scoring Facts

Overall Scoring

Here are some interesting facts about how goals were scored in the tournament.

• Total Goals: 169 goals were scored in 64 matches.
• Braces: A player scoring two goals in one match is called a brace. This happened 10 times.
  • Players who scored a brace: Edinson Cavani, Denis Cheryshev, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku (twice), Kylian Mbappé, Ahmed Musa, John Stones.
• Hat-tricks: A player scoring three goals in one match is called a hat-trick. This happened 2 times.
  • Players who scored a hat-trick: Harry Kane, Cristiano Ronaldo.
• Penalties: 29 penalties were given, and 22 of them were scored.
  • Players who scored penalties: Salman Al-Faraj, Karim Ansarifard, Artem Dzyuba, Andreas Granqvist (twice), Antoine Griezmann (three times), Eden Hazard, Mile Jedinak (twice), Shinji Kagawa, Harry Kane (three times), Luka Modrić, Victor Moses, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Ferjani Sassi, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Carlos Vela.
  • Players who missed penalties: Fahad Al-Muwallad, Christian Cueva, Lionel Messi, Luka Modrić, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bryan Ruiz, Gylfi Sigurðsson.
• Own Goals: 12 own goals were scored.
  • Players who scored own goals: Edson Álvarez, Aziz Behich, Aziz Bouhaddouz, Denis Cheryshev, Thiago Cionek, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ahmed Fathy, Fernandinho, Sergei Ignashevich, Mario Mandžukić, Yassine Meriah, Yann Sommer.

Goal Timing

• First Goal of the Tournament: Scored by Yury Gazinsky for Russia against Saudi Arabia.
• Last Goal of the Tournament: Scored by Mario Mandžukić for Croatia against France.
• Fastest Goal: Scored in the 1st minute by Mathias Jørgensen for Denmark against Croatia.
• Fastest Goal by a Substitute: Scored in the 1st minute after coming on (70th minute of the game) by Artem Dzyuba for Russia against Saudi Arabia.
• Latest Goal in Regular Time: Scored in the 90+7th minute by Neymar for Brazil against Costa Rica.
• Latest Goal to Win a Game:
  • 90+5th minute: Aziz Bouhaddouz (own goal) for Iran against Morocco.
  • 90+5th minute: Toni Kroos for Germany against Sweden.
  • 90+5th minute: Salem Al-Dawsari for Saudi Arabia against Egypt.
• Latest Goal in Extra Time: Scored in the 115th minute by Mário Fernandes for Russia against Croatia.
• Latest Goal to Win a Game in Extra Time: Scored in the 109th minute by Mario Mandžukić for Croatia against England.
• Quickest Two Goals by One Team: Spain scored two goals in just 3 minutes against Portugal, by Diego Costa and Nacho.

Team Scoring Records

• Most Goals by a Team: Belgium scored 16 goals.
• Least Goals by a Team: Many teams scored only 2 goals: Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, Iran, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia.
• Most Goals Conceded (given up): Panama let in 11 goals.
• Least Goals Conceded: Denmark, Iran, and Peru only let in 2 goals.
• Best Goal Difference: Belgium had a +10 goal difference (scored 10 more goals than they let in).
• Worst Goal Difference: Panama had a -9 goal difference.
• Most Goals in One Match: 7 goals were scored in three matches:
  • Belgium 5–2 Tunisia
  • England 6–1 Panama
  • France 4–3 Argentina
• Most Goals by One Team in a Match: England scored 6 goals against Panama.
• Most Goals by a Losing Team in a Match: Argentina scored 3 goals but still lost to France.
• Biggest Winning Margin: A team won by 5 goals in two matches:
  • Russia 5–0 Saudi Arabia
  • England 6–1 Panama
• Most Clean Sheets: A clean sheet means a team didn't let the other team score any goals. France had 4 clean sheets.
• Least Clean Sheets: Many teams had 0 clean sheets: Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Morocco, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia.
• Most Consecutive Clean Sheets: Brazil and Uruguay had 3 clean sheets in a row.

Individual Scoring Records

• Most Goals by One Player: Harry Kane scored 6 goals.
• Most Assists by One Player: Many players had 2 assists: Éver Banega, Nacer Chadli, Viktor Claesson, Philippe Coutinho, Kevin De Bruyne, Artem Dzyuba, Aleksandr Golovin, Antoine Griezmann, Eden Hazard, Lucas Hernández, Lionel Messi, Thomas Meunier, Juan Fernando Quintero, James Rodríguez, Carlos Andrés Sánchez, Youri Tielemans.
• Most Goals and Assists Combined: Antoine Griezmann (4 goals, 2 assists) and Harry Kane (6 goals) both had a hand in 6 goals.
• Most Clean Sheets by a Goalkeeper: Alisson, Thibaut Courtois, Hugo Lloris, Fernando Muslera, and Robin Olsen each had 3 clean sheets.
• Most Consecutive Clean Sheets by a Goalkeeper: Alisson and Fernando Muslera had 3 clean sheets in a row.
• Most Goals by One Player in a Single Match: 3 goals (a hat-trick) were scored by:
  • Harry Kane for England against Panama.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal against Spain.
• Oldest Goal Scorer: Felipe Baloy from Panama scored at 37 years, 4 months, and 29 days old against England.
• Youngest Goal Scorer: Kylian Mbappé from France scored at 19 years, 6 months, and 1 day old against Peru.

Wins and Losses

• Most Wins: Belgium and France each won 6 matches.
• Least Wins: Several teams didn't win any matches (0 wins): Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Iceland, Morocco, Panama.
• Most Losses: Egypt, England, and Panama each lost 3 matches.
• Least Losses: Denmark, France, and Spain didn't lose any matches (0 losses).
• Most Draws: Denmark and Spain each had 3 draws.
• Least Draws: Many teams had 0 draws: Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia, Uruguay.
• Most Group Stage Points: Belgium, Croatia, and Uruguay each earned 9 points in their group.
• Least Group Stage Points: Egypt and Panama earned 0 points in their group.

Match Awards

Man of the Match

The "Man of the Match" award is given to the best player in a game.

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Awards
1	Griezmann, AntoineAntoine Griezmann	France	Australia (GS), Uruguay (QF), Croatia (F)	3
	Hazard, EdenEden Hazard	Belgium	Tunisia (GS), Japan (R16), England (TP)
	Kane, HarryHarry Kane	England	Tunisia (GS), Panama (GS), Colombia (R16)
	Modric, LukaLuka Modrić	Croatia	Nigeria (GS), Argentina (GS), Russia (QF)
5	Cheryshev, DenisDenis Cheryshev	Russia	Saudi Arabia (GS), Egypt (GS)	2
	Coutinho, PhilippePhilippe Coutinho	Brazil	Switzerland (GS), Costa Rica (GS)
	Mbappe, KylianKylian Mbappé	France	Peru (GS), Argentina (R16)
	Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Spain (GS), Morocco (GS)
	Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez	Uruguay	Saudi Arabia (GS), Russia (GS)
10	Akinfeev, IgorIgor Akinfeev	Russia	Spain (R16)	1
	Augustinsson, LudwigLudwig Augustinsson	Sweden	Mexico (GS)
	Badelj, MilanMilan Badelj	Croatia	Iceland (GS)
	Bednarek, JanJan Bednarek	Poland	Japan (GS)
	Ben Youssef, FakhreddineFakhreddine Ben Youssef	Tunisia	Panama (GS)
	Carrillo, AndreAndré Carrillo	Peru	Australia (GS)
	Cavani, EdinsonEdinson Cavani	Uruguay	Portugal (R16)
	Cho, Hyun-wooCho Hyun-woo	South Korea	Germany (GS)
	Costa, DiegoDiego Costa	Spain	Iran (GS)
	De Bruyne, KevinKevin De Bruyne	Belgium	Brazil (QF)
	Dzemaili, BlerimBlerim Džemaili	Switzerland	Costa Rica (GS)
	El-Shenawy, MohamedMohamed El-Shenawy	Egypt	Uruguay (GS)
	Eriksen, ChristianChristian Eriksen	Denmark	Australia (GS)
	Forsberg, EmilEmil Forsberg	Sweden	Switzerland (R16)
	Granqvist, AndreasAndreas Granqvist	Sweden	South Korea (GS)
	Halldorsson, HannesHannes Þór Halldórsson	Iceland	Argentina (GS)
	Harit, AmineAmine Harit	Morocco	Iran (GS)
	Hernandez, JavierJavier Hernández	Mexico	South Korea (GS)
	Isco, Isco	Spain	Morocco (GS)
	Januzaj, AdnanAdnan Januzaj	Belgium	England (GS)
	Kante, NgoloN'Golo Kanté	France	Denmark (GS)
	Kolarov, AleksandarAleksandar Kolarov	Serbia	Costa Rica (GS)
	Lozano, HirvingHirving Lozano	Mexico	Germany (GS)
	Lukaku, RomeluRomelu Lukaku	Belgium	Panama (GS)
	Mane, SadioSadio Mané	Senegal	Japan (GS)
	Messi, LionelLionel Messi	Argentina	Nigeria (GS)
	Mina, YerryYerry Mina	Colombia	Senegal (GS)
	Musa, AhmedAhmed Musa	Nigeria	Iceland (GS)
	Neymar, Neymar	Brazil	Mexico (R16)
	Niang, M'BayeM'Baye Niang	Senegal	Poland (GS)
	Osako, YuyaYuya Osako	Japan	Colombia (GS)
	Paulinho, Paulinho	Brazil	Serbia (GS)
	Perisic, IvanIvan Perišić	Croatia	England (SF)
	Pickford, JordanJordan Pickford	England	Sweden (QF)
	Poulsen, YussufYussuf Poulsen	Denmark	Peru (GS)
	Quaresma, RicardoRicardo Quaresma	Portugal	Iran (GS)
	Reus, MarcoMarco Reus	Germany	Sweden (GS)
	Rodriguez, JamesJames Rodríguez	Colombia	Poland (GS)
	Salah, MohamedMohamed Salah	Egypt	Saudi Arabia (GS)
	Schmeichel, KasperKasper Schmeichel	Denmark	Croatia (R16)
	Shaqiri, XherdanXherdan Shaqiri	Switzerland	Serbia (GS)
	Umtiti, SamuelSamuel Umtiti	France	Belgium (SF)

Clean Sheets by Goalkeepers

Here are the goalkeepers who had the most clean sheets (games where they didn't let the other team score).

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Awards
1	Alisson, Alisson	Brazil	Costa Rica (GS), Serbia (GS), Mexico (R16)	3
	Courtois, ThibautThibaut Courtois	Belgium	Panama (GS), England (GS), England (TP)
	Lloris, HugoHugo Lloris	France	Peru (GS), Uruguay (QF), Belgium (SF)
	Muslera, FernandoFernando Muslera	Uruguay	Egypt (GS), Saudi Arabia (GS), Russia (GS)
	Olsen, RobinRobin Olsen	Sweden	South Korea (GS), Mexico (GS), Switzerland (R16)
6	Ospina, DavidDavid Ospina	Colombia	Poland (GS), Senegal (GS)	2
	Schmeichel, KasperKasper Schmeichel	Denmark	Peru (GS), France (GS)
	Subasic, DanijelDanijel Subašić	Croatia	Nigeria (GS), Argentina (GS)
9	Akinfeev, IgorIgor Akinfeev	Russia	Saudi Arabia (GS)	1
	Beiranvand, AlirezaAlireza Beiranvand	Iran	Morocco (GS)
	de Gea, DavidDavid de Gea	Spain	Iran (GS)
	Fabianski, LukaszŁukasz Fabiański	Poland	Japan (GS)
	Gallese, PedroPedro Gallese	Peru	Australia (GS)
	Jo, Hyeon-wooJo Hyeon-woo	South Korea	Germany (GS)
	Mandanda, SteveSteve Mandanda	France	Denmark (GS)
	Ochoa, GuillermoGuillermo Ochoa	Mexico	Germany (GS)
	Patricio, RuiRui Patrício	Portugal	Morocco (GS)
	Pickford, JordanJordan Pickford	England	Sweden (QF)
	Stojkovic, VladimirVladimir Stojković	Serbia	Costa Rica (GS)
	Uzoho, FrancisFrancis Uzoho	Nigeria	Iceland (GS)

Team Discipline

This section looks at how many yellow and red cards were given out during the tournament.

Quick facts for kids
2018 FIFA World Cup

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France with the World Cup trophy.
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	14 June – 15 July
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	12 (in 11 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	France (2nd title)
Runners-up	Croatia
Third place	Belgium
Fourth place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	169 (2.64 per match)
Attendance	78,011 (1,219 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Harry Kane (6 goals)
Best player	Luka Modrić
Best young player	Kylian Mbappé
Best goalkeeper	Thibaut Courtois
Fair play award	Spain
← 2014 2022 → All statistics correct as of 3 July 2018.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup was a huge international soccer tournament. It's held every four years for men's national teams. FIFA organizes this exciting event.

In 2018, the World Cup took place in Russia. It ran from June 14 to July 15. Russia was chosen to host the tournament back in 2010. This was a special World Cup because it was the first one ever held in Eastern Europe.

Germany was the champion from the previous World Cup. But France won the 2018 tournament. They beat Croatia with a score of 4–2 in the final match. This was France's second World Cup title!

About the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest soccer competition in the world. National teams from all over the globe compete. They first have to play in qualifying matches. This helps decide which teams are good enough to play in the main tournament.

The World Cup happens every four years. It's a chance for countries to show off their best soccer players. Winning the World Cup is one of the highest honors in sports.

Host Country: Russia

Russia was chosen to host the 2018 World Cup. This was a big moment for the country. It was the first time Russia had ever hosted this major event.

The tournament was held in 11 different cities across Russia. There were 12 stadiums used for all the matches. Many of these stadiums were specially built or updated for the World Cup.

Teams and Matches

A total of 32 teams from different countries played in the 2018 World Cup. These teams were divided into groups. They played against each other in the group stage first.

After the group stage, the best teams moved on to the knockout rounds. In these rounds, if a team lost, they were out of the tournament. This continued until only two teams were left for the final match.

In total, 64 matches were played during the World Cup. Fans from all over the world came to watch. There were many exciting games and surprising results.

The Final Match

The final game of the 2018 World Cup was played on July 15, 2018. It was between France and Croatia. The match was held in Moscow, Russia.

France played very well and scored four goals. Croatia also played bravely and scored two goals. In the end, France won the match 4–2. This made them the champions of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Top Players and Awards

Several players stood out during the tournament:

• Golden Boot: This award goes to the player who scores the most goals. Harry Kane from England won it with 6 goals.
• Golden Ball: This award is for the best player of the tournament. Luka Modrić from Croatia won this prize.
• Golden Glove: This award is for the best goalkeeper. Thibaut Courtois from Belgium received it.
• Best Young Player: This award goes to the best player who is 21 years old or younger. Kylian Mbappé from France won this award.

Images

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  Russian people celebrating when Russia was chosen to host the 2018 World Cup.

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  President Vladimir Putin holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy in Moscow.

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  A special 100-ruble banknote made for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring goalkeeper Lev Yashin.

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  Map showing which countries qualified for the World Cup.

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  Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro at the World Cup draw in Moscow.

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  The Yekaterinburg Central Stadium being rebuilt in January 2017.

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  The outside of Otkrytie Arena in Moscow.

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  A small model of the Volgograd Arena, which started being built in 2015.

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  Volunteer flag bearers on the field before a match between Belgium and Tunisia.

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  A countdown clock in Moscow, 1,000 days before the World Cup.

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  Soprano Aida Garifullina and pop singer Robbie Williams singing at the opening ceremony.

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  The ceremony before the first game, Russia versus Saudi Arabia.

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  A match between Iran and Portugal.

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  Australia playing against Peru.

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  Iceland playing against Croatia.

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  Brazil playing against Costa Rica.

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  Germany playing against Mexico.

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  Belgium playing against Tunisia.

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  Japan playing against Poland.

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  Russia playing against Croatia.

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  Luka Modrić getting the Golden Ball award from Vladimir Putin.

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  Kylian Mbappé receiving the Best Young Player award.

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  Croatia players after the final match, with Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Vladimir Putin.

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  Zabivaka, the wolf mascot for the tournament.

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  The "Telstar 18" match ball.

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  The "Telstar Mechta" match ball used in the knockout stage.

See also

In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños

Stadiums

The 2018 FIFA World Cup matches were played in different stadiums across Russia.