There is a lot of controversy related to the World Cup in Qatar among the public around the world. Whether winter is the right time to host the World Cup, that is, whether the Middle East is the right place to host it – these questions are often debated. But for one thing there is no debate – numbers. And the numbers show that compared to Russia 2014, this year’s tournament is slightly more efficient, but, compared to Brazil in 2014, a significantly worse in terms of goals scored. But, let’s not forget that out sample are the first 20 games of the tournament…Record-breaking 🇪🇸Spain have scored seven goals in a match for the first time at the #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/biyQLQpiGg— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 23, 2022 So, in the first six days of the World Cup, a total of 49 goals were scored, which gives an average of 2.45 per game. In the same period, 45 goals were scored in Russia, and 60 in Brazil eight years ago. What is eye-popping is the large number of goalless matches. In Qatar, there were as many as five of them, or one quarter. It is also the most common result since the start of the competition. You wonder why the higher average number of goals compared to Russia? It’s simple, the English and Iranians pulled things off with those 6:2, then the Spanish ‘helped’ with a seven against Costa Rica, and the games France – Australia and Portugal – Ghana, were also helpful, with five goals apiece in those games.His half-time team talks are something else: “Are you pressing them, or you just want a picture with Messi?!”A short bookmaker review would look like this: the 0-2 type dominates, as in 13 out of 20 matches, no more than two goals were scored; 3+ came on seven occasions, five times with more than three hits; GG missed more than half of the matches – came in only eight games. When we go back eight years, to Brazil: we had 3+ in 15 of the first 20 matches, 0:0 only in two cases. The shooters in Qatar obviously haven’t adjusted to the tournament yet. We are waiting to see how they will perform today. The program opens with the clash between Tunisia and Australia, and the Argentines and Mexicans close…Saturday, Nov 26th13:00: (2.90) Tunisia (3.00) Australia (2.65) 16:00: (1.63) Poland (3.80) Saudi Arabia (5.70) 19:00: (2.00) France (3.40) Denmark (3.90) 22:00: (1.62) Argentina (3.70) Mexico (6.00)
