Top ten Facts Of RUSSIA 2018 world Cup

Here is the top ten facts about the just concluded FIFA World Cup Russia :

1. Didier Deschamps has become the third person to win the World Cup as a player and as manager after Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer.

2. Paul Pogba is the first Premier League player to score in a FIFA World Cup final since Emmanuel Petit (1998).

And has become the first-ever Man Utd player to score in a FIFA WorldCup final.

3. 73 of the 169 goals scored at the 2018 World Cup came from set-piece situations (43%), the highest ratio at any World Cup tournament since 1966.

4. There was just one goalless draw at the 2018 World Cup (France vs Denmark), the fewest at any World Cup tournament since 1954, when there were none.


5. With six goals, Harry Kane has become only the second English player to ever win the World Cup Golden Boot, after Gary Lineker in 1986.

6. Mario Mandzukic has become just the 5th player to score in both World Cup and European Cup/Champions League finals, after Ferenc Puskas, Zoltan Czibor, Gerd Muller & Zinedine Zidane.

7. 19y 207d - Kylian Mbappé is the 2nd youngest player to score in a FIFA World Cup final, after Pelé (17y 249d) in 1958 for Brazil.

8. Olivier Giroud didn't attempt a single shot on target in 546 minutes at this World Cup for France.


9. There were 12 own  goals scored at the 2018 World Cup, double the tally of the previous highest in a World Cup tournament: 6 in 1998.

10. Most chances created for a specific teammate at the 2018 WorldCup
1. Neymar to Coutinho (9)
2. Kieran Trippier to Harry Maguire (7)
3. Kevin De Bruyne to Eden Hazard (6).

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