32 teams participated in the 22nd Qatar World Cup, which is being held for the first time in an Arab nation. During the first round’s 48 matches, these teams managed to score 120 goals, with the fifth group’s teams scoring the most goals with a total of 22 goals, followed by the eighth group with 17 goals.
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The first group scored 15 goals, the second and seventh saw 16 goals, and the third netted 12 goals. With only 11 goals for each group, the teams in the fourth and sixth groups scored the fewest goals.
World Cup 2022 in numbers
- Number of penalties given: 14
- Number of penalties scored: 9
- Own goals: 2
- Most goals by a team: 9 (England, Spain)
- Most goals conceded by a team: 11 (Costa Rica)
- Fewest goals conceded by a team: 1 (Brazil, Croatia, Morocco, Netherlands, Tunisia, USA)
- Most goals scored by a player: 3 (Kylian Mbappe, Cody Gakpo, Alvaro Morata, Marcus Rashford, Enner Valencia)
- Most assists by a player: 3 (Harry Kane)
- Decisions overturned by VAR (Video Assistant Referee): 22
- Penalties awarded by VAR: 6
- Red cards: 3
- Yellow cards: 24
- Most yellow cards for one team: 14 (Saudi Arabia)
- Highest attendance (Argentina vs Mexico): 88,966
- Lowest attendance (Switzerland vs Cameroon): 39,089
- Most players from one club: 17 (FC Barcelona)
- Age of youngest player to make an appearance: 18 years, 3 days (Youssoufa Moukoko)
- Age of oldest player to make an appearance: 39 years, 9 months, 23 days (Atiba Hutchinson)
