14-06-2014, 16:22
I know we have a thread on the World Cup already, but it's nice to have a more factual thread too, to record some facts and figures.
So here are some facts from the opening 2 days of the tournament.
* Spain conceded 5 goals in a World Cup match for the first time in 64 years, since they lost 6-1 to Brazil in 1950.
* Gary Medel of Chile is currently the only player with a 100% pass completion rate (76 out of 76).
* Australia had the least possession of any team so far, 37% in their match against Chile.
* Netherlands are the only team to have less possession than the opposition but still win, beating Spain 5-1 with only 42% possession.
* Alexis Sanchez is the most fouled player so far, having been awarded 6 free kicks against Australia.
* Marcel Diaz is the hardest worker in the tournament so far, covering 12,718m against Australia.
* Andrés Iniesta has received the ball more times than anyone else so far, being passed to 78 times.
* The most common passing combination seen so far is Dani Alves passing to Oscar (happened 22 times).
* Ivica Olic of Croatia with only 11 completed passes out of 31 is currently the worst passer (35.5% success).
* Brazil conceded only 5 fouls in their match - and none were by defenders (Luiz Gustavo 2, Neymar, Oscar and Paulinho 1).
So here are some facts from the opening 2 days of the tournament.
* Spain conceded 5 goals in a World Cup match for the first time in 64 years, since they lost 6-1 to Brazil in 1950.
* Gary Medel of Chile is currently the only player with a 100% pass completion rate (76 out of 76).
* Australia had the least possession of any team so far, 37% in their match against Chile.
* Netherlands are the only team to have less possession than the opposition but still win, beating Spain 5-1 with only 42% possession.
* Alexis Sanchez is the most fouled player so far, having been awarded 6 free kicks against Australia.
* Marcel Diaz is the hardest worker in the tournament so far, covering 12,718m against Australia.
* Andrés Iniesta has received the ball more times than anyone else so far, being passed to 78 times.
* The most common passing combination seen so far is Dani Alves passing to Oscar (happened 22 times).
* Ivica Olic of Croatia with only 11 completed passes out of 31 is currently the worst passer (35.5% success).
* Brazil conceded only 5 fouls in their match - and none were by defenders (Luiz Gustavo 2, Neymar, Oscar and Paulinho 1).