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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.

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

Individual Scoring Records

Wins and Losses

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
Чемпионат мира по футболу FIFA 2018
Chempionat mira po futbolu FIFA 2018
France champion of the Football World Cup Russia 2018.jpg
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) England Harry Kane (6 goals)
Best player Luka Modrić
Best young player Kylian Mbappé
Best goalkeeper Belgium Thibaut Courtois
Fair play award  Spain
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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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños

Stadiums

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

Stadium City Capacity Elevation Matches
played
Overall
attendance
Average
attendance
per match
Average
attendance
as % of capacity
Overall
goals
scored
Average
goals scored
per match
Central Stadium Yekaterinburg 33,061 273 m 4 125,437 31,359 94.85% 9 2.25
Cosmos Arena Samara 41,970 163 m 6 248,060 41,343 98.51% 11 1.83
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi 44,287 1 m 6 264,057 44,010 99.37% 21 3.50
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad 33,973 0 m 4 132,249 33,062 97.32% 10 2.50
Kazan Arena Kazan 42,873 51 m 6 254,451 42,409 98.92% 19 3.17
Krestovsky Stadium Saint Petersburg 64,468 13 m 5 319,994 63,999 99.27% 11 2.20
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow 78,011 151 m 5 390,055 78,011 100.00% 9 1.80
Mordovia Arena Saransk 41,685 126 m 4 160,237 40,059 96.10% 9 2.25
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod 43,319 73 m 6 256,427 42,738 98.66% 19 3.17
Otkritie Arena Moscow 44,190 125 m 5 220,950 44,190 100.00% 16 3.20
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don 43,472 0 m 5 214,197 42,839 98.54% 14 2.80
Volgograd Arena Volgograd 43,713 31 m 4 160,980 40,245 92.07% 9 2.25
Total 2,795,127 60 2,747,054 45,784 98.28% 157 2.62
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