2018 FIFA World Cup Statistics

Unbiased statistics before and after every 2018 FIFA World Cup match and beyond.

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🇧🇪Belgium have won 1⃣ of their 3⃣ tournament semi-finals. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England have lost their last 3⃣. 🇫🇷France have won their last 5⃣. 🇭🇷Croatia and 🇷🇺Russia have both lost their only 1⃣. What will the #WorldCup Final be? #BEL #ENG #FRA #RUS #CRO #ThreeLions

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England have only won 2⃣ #WorldCup knockout matches since finishing 4⃣th in 1990, and haven't won any such match in major tournaments since 2006. Facing the #ThreeLions are 🇨🇴Colombia, who are looking to equal their best ever finish. #ENG #COL #ENGCOL #England

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In every #WorldCup 🇲🇽Mexico reached up to and including 1978, they fell in the Group Stage, and since then have fallen at the Last 16 every time (including the last 7⃣ editions), apart from when hosts, when they reached the Quarter-Finals. They host again in 2026... #MEX #BRA

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🇵🇹Portugal have now only won 3⃣ of their last 1⃣4⃣ #WorldCup matches - against 🇰🇵North Korea, 🇬🇭Ghana and 🇲🇦Morocco. #Ronaldo has only netted in 4⃣ of these. #POR #URU #MAR #PORURU #CR7 #PortugalvsUruguay #Russia2018 #WorldCup2018 #FIFAWorldCup #FIFAWorldCup2018

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🇩🇪Germany have been knocked out in the Group Stage for the first time in history. It is also the first time they have lost a competitive match to an Asian team. It is also rather expensive given that they had already booked the hotel for the Final... #WorldCup #GER #KOR #GERKOR

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The answer is yes.

#WorldCup #GER #KOR #GERKOR #GermanyvsSouthKorea #GermanyvsKorea #Germany #GermanyOut #Deutchland #WorldCup2018 https://t.co/DfsCZ5ozzL

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In 3⃣ of the last 4⃣ World Cups the defending champion has been knocked out in the Group Stage:

🇫🇷France (2002)
🇮🇹Italy (2010)
🇪🇸Spain (2014)

Will 🇩🇪Germany follow suit?

#WorldCup

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🇧🇷Brazil could finish second in their group for the first time since 1978, or fail to progress through the First Round for the first occasion since 1934, should results go against them tomorrow. #BRA #SUI #SRB #CRC #WorldCup #WorldCup2018 #WorldCupRussia #Russia2018

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🇭🇷Croatia have won their group for the first time in #WorldCup history. The only time they previously advanced was 1998, when the went on to finish to third. In the group that year, they finished second to ... 🇦🇷Argentina. #CRO #ARG #NGA #ISL #CROISL #ISLCRO #ARGNIG #ARGNGA

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We are halfway through the 2018 #WorldCup, and it has been an unusual one... #2018FIFAWorldCup #2018FIFAWorldCupRussia #WorldCup2018 #WorldCupRussia2018 #WorldCup18 #Russia2018 #Russia2018WorldCup #VAR

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England's Harry Kane is the first player since 🇫🇷Just Fontaine to score 5⃣ goals in his team's opening 2⃣ #WorldCup games. Fontaine went on to score 1⃣3⃣ goals and France came 3rd. The #ThreeLions would probably take that. #ENG #PAN #HarryKane #ENGvPAN #ENGPAN

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🇳🇬Nigeria had 1⃣6⃣ shots in their 2⃣➖0⃣ victory over 🇮🇸Iceland - all in the second half, while 🇨🇷Costa Rica had just 3⃣ attempts in their defeat to 🇧🇷Brazil by the same scoreline - all from the 6th to 14th minute. #WorldCup #NGA #ISL #CRC #BRA #WorldCup2018 #Russia

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Only Domagoj Vida (3⃣8⃣) had fewer touches than Lionel Messi (4⃣9⃣) of all outfield players who featured throughout 🇭🇷Croatia's 3⃣➖0⃣ dispatch of 🇦🇷Argentina, and Messi only had 3⃣ touches in the oppositon penalty area. #ARG #CRO #Messi #LionelMessi #ARGCRO #ARGCROA

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It took a total of 2⃣7⃣7⃣8⃣6⃣ player minutes for the #WorldCup's first red card, the longest without one since 1986. 🇨🇴Carlos Sánchez's sending off against 🇯🇵Japan was also the second fastest dismissal in the tournament's history. #COL #JPN #CarlosSanchez #COLJAP #COLJPN

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England's last minute win over 🇹🇳Tunisia means that if 🇵🇱Poland beat 🇸🇳Senegal tomorrow, this will be the first #WorldCup where all African teams have lost their opening game since 1982 - the first edition with 2⃣ CAF nations. #ENG #TUN #POL #SEN #ThreeLions

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After 🇩🇪Germany's 1⃣➖0⃣ loss to 🇲🇽Mexico, leaving Germany with just 1⃣ win in 7⃣, the last 3⃣ defending champions have failed to win their next #WorldCup match. That said, only 🇪🇸Spain (2010) have ever won the competition after losing their opener. #GER #MEX #ESP

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Make the most of it while it lasts: 🇮🇸Iceland have never lost a World Cup match. 2⃣4⃣% of their passes were long, compared to 4⃣% for 🇦🇷Argentina and Iceland played so deep that there were no offsides in the whole game. It worked though. #WorldCup #ISL #ARG #WorldCup2018

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@Jackstravels1 I don't know of any website that regularly gives distance covered by player, but https://t.co/o94SR4Tacf has player heat maps, number of touches, maps of every pass, etc.

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🇵🇹Portugal's late equaliser against 🇪🇸Spain makes tonight's match the highest scoring #WorldCup draw since 🇺🇾Uruguay came back from 3⃣➖0⃣ down against 🇸🇳Senegal 1⃣6⃣ years ago. #POR #ESP #URU #SEN #WorldCup2018 #FIFAWorldCup2018 #WorldCupRussia2018 #WorldCupRussia

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🇪🇸Spain lost their 2⃣ games before appointing Julen Lopetegui, but have gone 2⃣0⃣ unbeaten since. How will they fare under Hierro against the defending European Champions? #ESP #POR #ESPPOR #Spain #Hierro #Lopetegui #WorldCup #WorldCup2018 #FIFAWorldCup #FifaWorldCup2018

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🇲🇦Morocco have only won 2⃣ of their 1⃣3⃣ #WorldCup games since their début in 1970, while 🇮🇷Iran have won 1⃣ of their 1⃣2⃣. #MAR #IRN #Morocco #Morocco2018 #Iran #MORIRN #WorldCup2018 #WorldCup2018Russia #FIFAWorldCup #FIFAWorldCup2018 #FIFAWorldCup18