And because Cameroon scored against Brazil, the United States finishes the group stage as the only team not to allow a goal from open play, and for the first time in the modern era, nobody wins all three of their group stage games.
2022 WC becomes the worst group-phase performance for CONMEBOL, matching 1994 and 2002: 2 teams in R16. In both 1994 and 2002 WCs, BRA opened R16 against 23rd FIFA ranked teams (USA, BEL). In 2022 WC, BRA will open R16 against the 28th FIFA ranked team (KOR).
South Korea 2-1 Portugal Braga players to score in the World Cup. Ricardo Horta (2022 v Ghana) Portugal finish first in its group during the group phase. 1966 (semifinalist) 2006 (semifinalist) 2022 Coaches who defeated their country of birth in World Cup history. Otto Glória (1966 Portugal v Brazil) Ernst Happel (1978 Netherlands v Austria) Sepp Piontek (1986 Denmark v West Germany) Bruno Metsu (2002 Senegal v France) Milovan Rajevac (2010 Ghana v Serbia) Paulo Bento (2022 South Korea v Portugal)
Ghana 0-2 Uruguay Uruguay v CAF in the World Cup. 3-3 v Senegal (2002) 3-0 v South Africa (2010) 1-1aet, 4-2p v Ghana (2010) 1-0 v Egypt (2018) 2-0 v Ghana (2022) Ghana v CONMEBOL in the World Cup. 0-3 v Brazil (2006) 1-1aet, 2-4p v Uruguay (2010) 0-2 v Uruguay (2022) World Cups with the most missed penalties. (excluding shootouts) 6 : 2010, 2018 5 : 1990, 2002, 2022 Uruguay players to score a first half brace in the World Cup. Juan Anselmo (1930 v Yugoslavia) Oscar Miguez (1950 v Bolivia) Giorgian de Arrascaeta (2022 v Ghana)
Cameroon 1-0 Brazil Oldest Brazil players to play in the World Cup. 39-210 Dani Alves (2022 v Cameroon) 38-040 Thiago Silva (2022 v Cmeroon) 37-166 Djalma Santos (1966 v Hungary) Brazil v CAF in the World Cup 9-0 v Zaire 1-0 v Algeria (1986) 3-0 v Cameroon (1994) 3-0 v Morocco (1998) 3-0 v Ghana (2006) 3-1 v Ivory Coast (2010) 4-1 v Cameroon (2014) 0-1 v Cameroon (2022) Cameroon v CONMEBOL in the World Cup. 0-0 v Peru (1982) 1-0 v Argentina (1990) 2-1aet v Colombia (1990) 0-3 v Brazil (1994) 1-1 v Chile (1998) 1-4 v Brazil (2014) 1-0 v Brazil (2022)
Serbia 2-3 Switzerland Most Switzerland appearances in the World Cup. 11 Xherdan Shaqiri (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 11 Ricardo Rodríguez (2014, 2018, 2022) 11 Granit Xhaka (2014, 2018, 2022) 10 Stephan Lichtsteiner (2010, 2014, 2018) 10 Valon Behrami (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) Leading Switzerland goal scorers in World Cup history. 6 Josef Hügi (1954) 5 Xherdan Shaqiri (2014, 2018, 2022) 4 André Abegglen (1934, 1938) 4 Robert Ballaman (1954) Serbia players to score in their World Cup debut match. Sasa Ilic (2006 v Ivory Coast) Nikola Zigic (2006 v Ivory Coast) Dusan Vlahovic (2022 v Switzerland)
2002 marks the first time in World Cup history that 5 regions will be represented in the knockout rounds of a single tournament. (only missing OFC)
As some of you may know, Switzerland (and not Mexico) is the true owner of the "curse of the fifth match" (or "maldición del quinto partido"). Concretely, the Swiss has never ever played more than 4 matches, not even in the WC they organized in 1954. Instead, Mexico did get to play a fifth match in 1986. Could Switzerland break out of its curse?
Speaking of "curses", notice that, since they stopped using the name of Yugoslavia, Serbia (including 'Serbia and Montenegro') has not been able to qualify to the Round of 16.
There are 10 non-Euro/S. American teams that qualified for the knockout stage multiple times. 9 Mexico (1970, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) 6 United States (1930, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2022) 4 Japan (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 3 Nigeria (1994, 1998, 2014) 3 South Korea (2002, 2010, 2022) 2 Australia (2006, 2022) 2 Costa Rica (1990, 2014) 2 Ghana (2006, 2010) 2 Morocco (1986, 2022) 2 Senegal (2002, 2022)
Netherlands 3-1 United States Netherlands v CONCACAF in the World Cup. 2-2 v Mexico (1998) 2-1 v Mexico (2014) 0–0aet 4–3p v CostaRica (2014) 3-1 v United States (2022) All-time Netherlands goal scorers. 50 Robin Van Persie 43 Memphis Depay 42 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 40 Patrick Kluivert Oldest Netherlands players to score in the World Cup. 35-151 Gio van Bronckhorst (2010 v Uruguay) 32-269 Daley Blind (2022 v United States) United States substitutes to score in a World Cup match. John Brooks (2014 v Ghana) Julian Green (2014 v Belgium) Haji Wright (2022 v Netherlands) Clubs whose players have scored the most World Cup goals. 80 FC Barcelona 79 Bayern Munich 75 Real Madrid 71 Internazionale Netherlands reaching the final eight of a World Cup. 1974 (finalist) 1978 (finalist) 1994 (lost in quarterfinals) 1998 (semifinalist) 2010 (finalist) 2014 (semifinalist) 2022 Most coaching World Cup appearances without losing a match. 11 Louis Van Gaal (2014, 2022) 9 Vittorio Pozzo (1934, 1938)
Argentina 2-1 Australia Argentina v AFC in the World Cup. 3-1 v South Korea (1986) 1-0 v Japan (1998) 4-1 v South Korea (2010) 1-0 v Iran (2014) 1-2 v Saudi Arabia (2022) 2-1 v Australia (2022) Australia v CONMEBOL in the World Cup. 0-0 v Chile (1974) 0-2 v Brazil (2006) 1-3 v Chile (2014) 0-2 v Peru (2018) 1-2 v Argentina (2022) Most World Cup appearances. 25 Lothar Matthäus (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) 24 Miroslav Klose (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) 23 Paolo Maldini (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) 23 LIonel Messi (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) Most Argentina appearances in the World Cup. 23 Lionel Messi (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 21 Diego Maradona (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) 20 Javier Mascherano (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) 18 Mario Kempes (1974, 1978, 1982) Most Australia appearances in the World Cup. 10 Mathew Leckie (2014, 2018, 2022) 10 Mathew Ryan (2014, 2018, 2022) 9 Mark Bresciano (2006, 2010, 2014) 9 Tim Cahill (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) Leading Argentina goal scorers in World Cup history. 10 Gabriel Batistuta 9 Lionel Messi 8 Guillermo Stábile 8 Diego Maradona Youngest Argentina goal scorers in the knockout phase of the World Cup. 21-084 Alberto Galateo (1934 v Sweden) 21-316 Carlos Peucelle (1930 v United States) 22-075 Alejandro Scopelli (1930 v United States) 22-199 Gonzalo Higuaín (2010 v South Korea) 22-306 Julián Álvarez (2022 v Australia) Own goals scored by Argentina in the World Cup. Antonio Roma (1966 v Spain) Roberto Perfumo (1974 v Italy) Enzo Fernández (2022 v Australia Argentina reaching the final eight of a World Cup. 1930 (finalist) 1966 (lost in quarterfinals) 1974 (lost in quarterfinals) 1978 (Champions) 1986 (Champions) 1990 (finalist) 1998 (lost in quarterfinals) 2006 (lost in quarterfinals) 2010 (lost in quarterfinals) 2014 (finalist) 2022 Most progressions from the Round of 16 (Introduced in 1986). 8 Brazil (still to play in 2022) 8 Germany 7 Argentina
I just noticed that we can call this the "curse of the fourth championship", as it started hurting to Italy and Germany right after they obtained their fourth championship... Having said that, it seems that Brazil is immune to it...
Brazil & Germany have played exactly the same amount of matches at World Cup Finals Tornaments (112) and scored exactly the same amount of goals (232).
France 3-1 Poland Most Poland appearances all-time. 138 Robert Lewandowski (2008–2022) 108 Jakub Błaszczykowski (2006–2019) 102 Michał Żewłakow (1999–2011) 103 Kamil Glik (2010–2022) 100 Grzegorz Lato (1971–1984) Most France appearances in World Cup history. 17 Fabien Barthez (1998, 2002, 2006) 17 Thierry Henry (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) 17 Hugo Lloris (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 16 Lilian Thuram (1998, 2002, 2006) 16 Antoine Griezmann (2014, 2018, 2022) 15 Maxime Bossis (1978, 1982, 1986) 15 Olivier Giroud (2014, 2018, 2022) 14 Michel Platini (1978, 1982, 1986) 14 Raphaël Varane (2014, 2018, 2022) All-time leading France goal scorers. 52 Olivier Giroud (2011–2022) 51 Thierry Henry (1997–2010) 42 Antoine Griezmann (2014–2022) 41 Michel Platini (1976–1987) 37 Karim Benzema (2007–2022) 34 David Trezeguet (1998–2008) 33 Kylian Mbappé (2017–2022) France leading goal scorers in World Cup history. 13 Just Fontaine (1958) 9 Kylian Mbappé (2018, 2022) 6 Thierry Henry (1998, 2006) 5 Michel Platini (1978), 198, 1986) 5 Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2006) 4 Antoine Griezmann (2018, 2022) 4 Olivier Giroud (2014, 2022) Oldest goal scorers in the history of the World Cup knockout rounds. 38-034 Roger Milla (Cameroon, 1990 v Russia) 37-236 Gunnar Gren (Sweden, 1958 v West Germany) 36-279 Obdulio Varela (Uruguay, 1954 v England) 36-065 Olivier Giroud (France, 2022 v Poland) Youngest players to have scored 9 career World Cup goals. 23-349 Kylian Mbappé (France 2018, 2022) 24-182 Eusebio (1966) Poland v defending World Cup winners. 1-0 v Brazil (1974) 0-0 v West Germany (1978) 1-3 v France (2022) Coaches with the most World Cup match victories. 16 Helmut Schön (West Germany 1966-1978 - 25 matches) 14 Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil 2002, Portugal 2006, Brazil 2014 - 21 matches) 13 Mário Zagallo (Brazil 1970-1974, 1998 - 20 matches) 12 Didier Deschamps (France 2014-2022 - 16 matches) 12 Joachim Löw (Germany 2010-2018 - 17 matches) France reaching the final eight of a World Cup. 1938 (lost in quarterfinals)) 1958 (semifinalist) 1982 (semifinalist) 1986 (semifinalist) 1998 (Champions) 2006 (finalist) 2014 (lost in quarterfinals) 2018 (Champions) 2022
England have now made it through four matches without picking up a single yellow card.....not sure if that has been done before.
I don't know if statistics are kept on stoppage time, but this tournament must have broken the record for most minutes played at a World Cup. Or will, once all the matches are completed.
England 3-0 Senegal Youngest England players to start in a World Cup knockout round match. 18-198 Michael Owen (1998 v Argentina) 19-158 Jude Bellingham (2022 v Senegal) Oldest England goal scorers in World Cup history. 36-064 Tom Finney (1958 v USSR) 32-170 Jordan Henderson (2022 v Senegal) Leading England goalscorers in World Cup history. 10 Gary Lineker (1986, 1990) 7 Harry Kane (2018, 2022) 5 Geoff Hurst (1966, 1970) 4 Bobby Charlton (1962, 1966) 4 Michael Owen (1998, 2002) England v CAF in the World Cup. 0-0 v Morocco (1986) 1-0 v Egypt (1990) 3-2aet v Cameroon (1990) 2-0 v Tunisia (1998) 0-0 v Nigeria (2002) 0-0 v Algeria (2010) 2-1 v Tunisia (2018) 3-0 v Senegal (2022) Senegal v UEFA in the World Cup. 1-0 v France (2002) 1-1 v Denmark (2002) 2-1aet v Sweden 0-1aet v Turkey 2-1 v Poland (2018) 0-2 v Netherlands (2022) 0-3 v England (2022) CAF v UEFA in the World Cup knockout rounds. Egypt 2-4 Hungary (1934 - Round of 16) Morocco 0-1 West Germany (1986 - Round of 16) Cameroon 2-3aet England (1990 - Quarterfinals) Nigeria 1-2aet Italy (1994 - Round of 16) Nigeria 1-4 Denmark (1998 - Round of 16) Senegal 1-2aet Sweden (2002 - Round of 16) Senegal 0-1aet Turkey (2002 - Quarterfinals) Nigeria 0-2 France (2014 - Round of 16) Algeria 1-2 Germany (2014 - Round of 16) Senegal 0-3 England (2022 - Round of 16) Morocco v Spain (2022 - Round of 16) Unbeaten teams in the 2022 World Cup (qualifying + final phase in Qatar). England (11 victories, 3 draws) Morocco (9 victories, 2 draws) England reaching the final eight of a World Cup. 1954 (lost in quarterfinals) 1962 (lost in quarterfinals) 1966 (Champions) 1970 (lost in quarterfinals) 1982 (knocked out in second group phase) 1986 (lost in quarterfinals) 1990 (semifinalists) 2002 (lost in quarterfinals) 2006 (lost in quarterfinals) 2018 (semifinalists) 2022
Japan 1-1 aet, 1-3 pen Croatia Most AFC appearances in World Cup history. 16 Hong Myung-bo (South Korea : 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) 15 Yuto Nagatomo (Japan : 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 14 Park Ji-sung (South Korea : 2002, 2006, 2010) Croatia v AFC in the World Cup. 1-0 v Japan (1998) 0-0 v Japan (2006) 1-1aet, 3-1p v Japan (2022) Scotland Premiership players who have scored in the knockout rounds of the World Cup. Brian Laudrup (Rangers, 1998 Denmark v Nigeria) Henrik Larsson (Celtic, 2002 Sweden v Senegal) Daizen Maeda (Celtic, 2022 Japan v Croatia) Leading Croatia goal scorers in World Cup history. 6 Davor Šuker (1998) 6 Ivan Perisic (2014, 2018, 2022) 5 Mario Mandzukic (2014, 2018) 3 Andrej Kramaric (2018, 2022) Non-English Tottenham Hotspur players that have scored in the knockout phase of the World Cup. Jürgen Klinsmann (1998 Germany v Mexico) Jan Vertonghen (2018 Belgium v Japan) Ivan Perisic (2022 Croatia v Japan) Croatia involved in penalties in major tournaments (World Cup + Euros) 1-3 v Turkey (Euro 2008), 1-1 aet 3-2 v Denmark (2018 World Cup), 1-1 aet 4-3 v Russia (2018 World Cup), 2-2 aet 3-1 v Japan (2022 World Cup), 1-1 aet Japan involved in penalties in major tournaments (World Cup + Asian Cup) 4-3 v Jordan (2004 Asian Cup), 1-1 aet 4-3 v Australia (2007 Asian Cup), 1-1 aet 5-6 v South Korea (2007 Asian Cup), 0-0 aet 3-5 v Paraguay (2010 World Cup), 0-0 aet 1-3 v Croatia (2022 World Cup), 1-1 aet 3-0 v South Korea (2011 Asian Cup), 2-2 aet 4-5 v United Arab Emirates (2015 Asian Cup), 1-1 aet Goalkeepers that have saved three penalties in a World Cup shootout. Ricardo (Portugal, 2006 v England) Danijel Subasic (Croatian, 2018 v Denmark) Dominik Livakovic (Croatia, 2022 v Japan)