2018 FIFA World Cup statistics facts for kids

These are the statistics for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which is taking place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.

Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted, and matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Goalscorers

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.

Twelve own goals have been scored during the tournament, breaking the record of six set in 1998.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA

Assists

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA

Scoring

Overall

• Total number of goals scored: 169
• Average goals per match: 2.64
• Total number of braces: 10
  Edinson Cavani, Denis Cheryshev, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku (2), Kylian Mbappé, Ahmed Musa, John Stones
• Total number of hat-tricks: 2
  Harry Kane, Cristiano Ronaldo
• Total number of penalty kicks awarded: 29
• Total number of penalty kicks scored: 22
  Salman Al-Faraj, Karim Ansarifard, Artem Dzyuba, Andreas Granqvist (2), Antoine Griezmann (3), Eden Hazard, Mile Jedinak (2), Shinji Kagawa, Harry Kane (3), Luka Modrić, Victor Moses, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Ferjani Sassi, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Carlos Vela
• Total number of penalty kicks missed or saved: 7
  Fahad Al-Muwallad, Christian Cueva, Lionel Messi, Luka Modrić, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bryan Ruiz, Gylfi Sigurðsson
• Penalty kick success rate: 75.86%
• Own goals scored: 12
  Edson Álvarez, Aziz Behich, Aziz Bouhaddouz, Denis Cheryshev, Thiago Cionek, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ahmed Fathy, Fernandinho, Sergei Ignashevich, Mario Mandžukić, Yassine Meriah, Yann Sommer

Timing

• First goal of the tournament: Yury Gazinsky for Russia against Saudi Arabia
• First brace of the tournament: Denis Cheryshev for Russia against Saudi Arabia
• First hat-trick of the tournament: Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal against Spain
• Last goal of the tournament: Mario Mandžukić for Croatia against France
• Last brace of the tournament: Edinson Cavani for Uruguay against Portugal
• Last hat-trick of the tournament: Harry Kane for England against Panama
• Fastest goal in a match from kickoff: 1st minute
• Fastest goal in a match after coming on as a substitute: 1st minute
• Latest goal in a match without extra time: 90+7th minute
• Latest goal in a match with extra time: 115th minute
• Latest winning goal in a match without extra time: 90+5th minute
  Aziz Bouhaddouz (own goal) for Iran against Morocco, Toni Kroos for Germany against Sweden, Salem Al-Dawsari for Saudi Arabia against Egypt
• Latest winning goal in a match with extra time: 109th minute
• Shortest time difference between two goals scored by the same team in a match: 3 minutes
  Diego Costa and Nacho for Spain against Portugal

Teams

• Most goals scored by a team: 16
  Belgium
• Fewest goals scored by a team: 2
  Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, Iran, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia
• Most goals conceded by a team: 11
  Panama
• Fewest goals conceded by a team: 2
  Denmark, Iran, Peru
• Best goal difference: +10
  Belgium
• Worst goal difference: -9
  Panama
• Most goals scored in a match by both teams: 7
  Belgium 5–2 Tunisia, England 6–1 Panama, France 4–3 Argentina
• Most goals scored in a match by one team: 6
  England against Panama
• Most goals scored in a match by the losing team: 3
  Argentina against France
• Biggest margin of victory: 5 goals
  Russia 5–0 Saudi Arabia, England 6–1 Panama
• Most clean sheets achieved by a team: 4
  France
• Fewest clean sheets achieved by a team: 0
  Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Morocco, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia
• Most clean sheets given by an opposing team: 2
  Costa Rica, England, Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Saudi Arabia
• Fewest clean sheets given by an opposing team: 0
  Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia
• Most consecutive clean sheets achieved by a team: 3
  Brazil, Uruguay
• Most consecutive clean sheets given by an opposing team: 2
  Costa Rica, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Saudi Arabia

Individual

• Most goals scored by an individual: 6
  Harry Kane
  
• Most assists given by an individual: 2
  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 produced by an individual: 6
  Antoine Griezmann (4 goals, 2 assists), Harry Kane (6 goals)
  
• Most clean sheets achieved by a goalkeeper: 3
  Alisson, Thibaut Courtois, Hugo Lloris, Fernando Muslera, Robin Olsen
  
• Most consecutive clean sheets achieved by a goalkeeper: 3
  Alisson, Fernando Muslera
  
• Most goals scored by one player in a match: 3
  Harry Kane for England against Panama, Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal against Spain
• Oldest goal scorer: 37 years, 120 days
  Felipe Baloy for Panama against England
  
• Youngest goal scorer: 19 years, 183 days
  Kylian Mbappé for France against Peru

Wins and losses

• Most wins: 6 – Belgium, France
  
• Fewest wins: 0 – Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Iceland, Morocco, Panama
  
• Most losses: 3 – Egypt, England, Panama
  
• Fewest losses: 0 – Denmark, France, Spain
  
• Most draws: 3 – Denmark, Spain
  
• Fewest draws: 0 – Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia, Uruguay
  
• Most points in the group stage: 9 – Belgium, Croatia, Uruguay
  
• Fewest points in the group stage: 0 – Egypt, Panama

Match awards

Man of the Match

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

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)

Discipline

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 the 21st FIFA World Cup, which is a men's football tournament that takes place every four years and is organized by FIFA. The tournament took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This was the first World Cup taking place in Eastern Europe.

The defending champions were Germany. France won the tournament after defeating Croatia 4–2. This was France's 2nd World Cup title. France qualified for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Images

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  Russian bid personnel celebrate the awarding of the 2018 World Cup to Russia on 2 December 2010.

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  President Vladimir Putin holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy at a pre-tournament ceremony in Moscow on 9 September 2017

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  The 100-ruble commemorative banknote celebrates the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It features an image of Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin.

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  Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro in Moscow at the 2018 World Cup draw

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  Reconstruction of the Yekaterinburg Central Stadium in January 2017

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  Exterior of Otkrytie Arena in Moscow
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  Scale model of the Volgograd Arena whose construction began in 2015.

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  Volunteer flag bearers on the field prior to Belgium's (flag depicted) group stage match against Tunisia

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  Launching of a 1,000 days countdown in Moscow

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

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  Pre-match ceremony prior to the opening game, Russia v Saudi Arabia

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  Iran v Portugal

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  Australia v Peru

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  Iceland v Croatia

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  Brazil v Costa Rica

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  Germany v Mexico

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  Belgium v Tunisia

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  Japan v Poland

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  Russia v Croatia

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  Luka Modrić accepting the Golden Ball award from Vladimir Putin

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  Kylian Mbappé receiving the World Cup best young player award from Emmanuel Macron

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  Croatia players after the 2018 World Cup Final against France, joined by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Vladimir Putin

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  Tournament mascot, wolf Zabivaka

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  Match ball "Telstar 18"

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  Match ball for the knockout stage, "Telstar Mechta"

See also

In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños

Stadiums