16-06-2014, 20:51
16-06-2014, 23:29
17-06-2014, 12:35
17-06-2014, 14:01
Stats update after the 5th day of the tournament.
* Michael Bradley of the USA set a new high in this tournament for distance covered - 12,730m in the match against Ghana.
* 6 players now have 100 touches of the ball - Andrea Pirlo, Ogenyi Onazi, Daniele De Rossi, John Obi Mikel, Javier Mascherano, Dani Alves.
* Cristiano Ronaldo touched the ball every 128 seconds against Germany - only 5 outfield players in the match touched the ball less.
* In the Germany-Portugal match the only outfield player to cover less distance per minute than Cristiano Ronaldo was Per Mertesacker.
* Cristiano Ronaldo had 7 attempts at goal (2 on target) against Germany, a tournament high equal with Karim Benzema.
* Michael Bradley of the USA set a new high in this tournament for distance covered - 12,730m in the match against Ghana.
* 6 players now have 100 touches of the ball - Andrea Pirlo, Ogenyi Onazi, Daniele De Rossi, John Obi Mikel, Javier Mascherano, Dani Alves.
* Cristiano Ronaldo touched the ball every 128 seconds against Germany - only 5 outfield players in the match touched the ball less.
* In the Germany-Portugal match the only outfield player to cover less distance per minute than Cristiano Ronaldo was Per Mertesacker.
* Cristiano Ronaldo had 7 attempts at goal (2 on target) against Germany, a tournament high equal with Karim Benzema.
17-06-2014, 14:46
(16-06-2014 20:51 )Ram Wrote: [ -> ]
Just a note to say that if players who were on loan this season were included, the Chelsea figure would be 17 and the highest of any club.
The 5 added would be Thibaut Courtois and Romelu Lukaku of Belgium, Victor Moses and Ken Omeruo of Nigeria and Christian Atsu of Ghana.
18-06-2014, 11:04
Stats update after the 6th day of the tournament.
* We have a new record for distance covered, Saphir Taïder with 12,734m against Belgium, topping the previous mark by just 4m.
* Neymar is now the tournament's most prolific dribbler with 9, although he's played 2 matches. Messi has 7 dribbles from 1 match.
* Vasily Berezutskiy passed to Sergey Ignashevich 22 times against Korea. Only De Rossi to Pirlo with 27 is a greater passing combination.
* Algeria set a tournament low with only 3 goal attempts against Belgium. The only 1 on target was a penalty which they scored from.
* Fred touched the ball only 22 times against Mexico, still higher than the 20 touches he managed in the previous match against Croatia.
* We have a new record for distance covered, Saphir Taïder with 12,734m against Belgium, topping the previous mark by just 4m.
* Neymar is now the tournament's most prolific dribbler with 9, although he's played 2 matches. Messi has 7 dribbles from 1 match.
* Vasily Berezutskiy passed to Sergey Ignashevich 22 times against Korea. Only De Rossi to Pirlo with 27 is a greater passing combination.
* Algeria set a tournament low with only 3 goal attempts against Belgium. The only 1 on target was a penalty which they scored from.
* Fred touched the ball only 22 times against Mexico, still higher than the 20 touches he managed in the previous match against Croatia.
18-06-2014, 22:50
- Spain have lost their two opening games for first time in the World Cup history.
- Spain have lost two games in a row for the first time since 2006.
- Three of the last four teams to win the World Cup have gone out in the following group stage (France 02, Italy 10, Spain 14).
- Diego Costa has failed to register a single shot on target in his 126 minutes of play at the World Cup 2014 (5 shots).
- In winning Euro 2008, WC 2010 and Euro 2012, Spain conceded a total of six goals, one fewer than they have so far at WC 2014.
- Spain have lost two games in a row for the first time since 2006.
- Three of the last four teams to win the World Cup have gone out in the following group stage (France 02, Italy 10, Spain 14).
- Diego Costa has failed to register a single shot on target in his 126 minutes of play at the World Cup 2014 (5 shots).
- In winning Euro 2008, WC 2010 and Euro 2012, Spain conceded a total of six goals, one fewer than they have so far at WC 2014.
18-06-2014, 23:32
18-06-2014, 23:34
19-06-2014, 13:21
Stats update after the 7th day of the tournament.
There are 3 players who have attempted 100 passes in a match.
Andrea Pirlo (Italy-England) 108 with 103 successful
Daniele De Rossi (Italy-England) 105 with 99 successful
Javier Mascherano (Argentina-Bosnia) 102 with 99 successful
There are now 7 players who have covered 12,000m in a match. Marcel Diaz has done it twice.
Saphir Taïder (Algeria-Belgium) 12,734
Michael Bradley (USA-Ghana) 12,730
Matt McKay (Australia-Netherlands) 12,721
Marcel Diaz (Chile-Australia) 12,718
Marcel Diaz (Chile-Spain) 12,589
Muhamed Besic (Bosnia-Argentina) 12,271
Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia-Argentina) 12,182
Granit Xhaka (Swizerland-Ecuador) 12,107
There are now 7 players with 100 touches of the ball in a match.
Andrea Pirlo (Italy-England) 117
Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria-Iran) 116
Daniele De Rossi (Italy-England) 114
Javier Mascherano (Argentina-Bosnia) 112
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria-Iran) 108
Dani Alves (Brazil-Croatia) 105
Daniel van Buyten (Belgium-Algeria) 103
There are 3 players who have attempted 100 passes in a match.
Andrea Pirlo (Italy-England) 108 with 103 successful
Daniele De Rossi (Italy-England) 105 with 99 successful
Javier Mascherano (Argentina-Bosnia) 102 with 99 successful
There are now 7 players who have covered 12,000m in a match. Marcel Diaz has done it twice.
Saphir Taïder (Algeria-Belgium) 12,734
Michael Bradley (USA-Ghana) 12,730
Matt McKay (Australia-Netherlands) 12,721
Marcel Diaz (Chile-Australia) 12,718
Marcel Diaz (Chile-Spain) 12,589
Muhamed Besic (Bosnia-Argentina) 12,271
Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia-Argentina) 12,182
Granit Xhaka (Swizerland-Ecuador) 12,107
There are now 7 players with 100 touches of the ball in a match.
Andrea Pirlo (Italy-England) 117
Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria-Iran) 116
Daniele De Rossi (Italy-England) 114
Javier Mascherano (Argentina-Bosnia) 112
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria-Iran) 108
Dani Alves (Brazil-Croatia) 105
Daniel van Buyten (Belgium-Algeria) 103