Our award-winning information insights groups the world over have been working arduous throughout the match to offer you all with the easiest information from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Listed below are the crème de la crème of these information, plus our Opta Index-powered group of the match.
Group Stage Info
Matchday One
● With their 2-0 loss to Ecuador, Qatar turned the primary host nation to lose their opening recreation of the World Cup (beforehand W16 D6).
● Enner Valencia’s opener for Ecuador was the primary time in World Cup historical past that the opening purpose at a single version of the match was scored from the penalty spot.
● England’s 6-2 win towards Iran was their largest ever victory of their opening match at a serious match (World Cup/European Championships). It was additionally Gareth Southgate’s ninth main match win, greater than another England supervisor.
● In opposition to Saudi Arabia, Argentina misplaced a World Cup match after scoring the primary purpose for the primary time since 1958 towards Germany, whereas it was the primary time they misplaced after main at half-time because the 1930 ultimate towards Uruguay.
● France turned the primary reigning champion to win their opening recreation of a World Cup match since Brazil in 2006, with their 4-1 win over Australia the most important ever MD1 win by a reigning champion.
● In opposition to Germany, Japan got here from behind to win a World Cup match for the very first time, having drawn two and misplaced 11 of their 13 matches after they had trailed beforehand.
● Having misplaced their opening recreation at simply one in every of their first 18 World Cup tournaments (W13 D4), Germany have misplaced their first recreation at every of the final two World Cups.
● In opposition to Japan, Youssoufa Moukoko (18y 3d) turned the youngest ever participant to look for Germany in a World Cup recreation.
● Spain’s 7-0 victory over Costa Rica was their largest within the World Cup, and Costa Rica’s largest ever defeat within the competitors.
● On the age of 18 years and 110 days towards Costa Rica, Spain’s Gavi was the youngest participant to attain on the World Cup since Pelé for Brazil towards Sweden within the 1958 ultimate (17y 249d).
● Costa Rica didn’t have a single shot towards Spain, simply the second time on report (since 1966) of a group failing to have a shot in a World Cup match, after Costa Rica themselves towards Brazil in 1990.
● Uruguay’s goalless draw with Korea Republic meant that eight totally different sides drew their opening recreation of the 2022 World Cup 0-0, essentially the most ever in a single version of the match.
● In opposition to Ghana, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo turned the primary participant to attain in 5 totally different editions of the World Cup (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022).
Matchday Two
● Following defeat to Senegal, Qatar turned simply the second host nation to be eradicated from the primary spherical of the World Cup, after South Africa in 2010.
● Ecuador’s Enner Valencia turned simply the fourth participant ever to attain six consecutive targets for a nation within the competitors, together with Eusébio for Portugal in 1966, Paolo Rossi for Italy in 1982 and Oleg Salenko for Russia in 1994.
● In opposition to Iran, Wales’ Wayne Hennessey was simply third goalkeeper to be despatched off on the World Cup, after Gianluca Pagliuca for Italy towards Norway in 1994 and Itumeleng Khune for South Africa towards Uruguay in 2010.
● At 97 minutes and 56 seconds, Roozbeh Cheshmi’s strike for Iran towards Wales was the newest successful purpose ever scored on the World Cup (excluding extra-time) since precise purpose occasions can be found (1966).
● England’s 0-0 draw with USA was their twelfth goalless draw on the World Cup – greater than another nation – whereas it USA’s first ever within the competitors.
● In beating Japan 1-0, Costa Rica turned the primary group to concede seven targets in a recreation, then win their subsequent match on the World Cup since Paraguay in 1958 (misplaced 7-3 to France, received 3-2 towards Scotland).
● Following a 1-1 draw with Spain, Germany didn’t win their first two group stage matches at a single World Cup for the primary time of their historical past.
● Alphonso Davies’ purpose towards Croatia was Canada’s first ever on the World Cup. In the identical match, captain Atiba Hutchinson turned the primary participant to make 100 appearances for the Canada nationwide group.
● Cameroon’s 3-3 draw with Serbia noticed them turn out to be the third African group to keep away from defeat in a World Cup match having been two or extra targets behind, after South Africa (2-2 vs Paraguay in 2002) and Côte d’Ivoire (3-2 vs Serbia in 2006). It was additionally the primary time they’d ever scored three targets in a World Cup match.
● In opposition to Serbia, Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar turned the primary ever substitute to each rating and help a purpose in a World Cup match for an African nation.
● Of their 3-2 loss to Ghana, Cho Gue-Sung turned the primary Korea Republic participant to attain greater than as soon as in a World Cup recreation, whereas he was the primary Asian participant to attain two headers in a World Cup recreation.
● After beating Switzerland, Brazil turned the primary facet in World Cup historical past to go unbeaten in 17 consecutive group stage matches (together with ultimate and second group rounds in earlier editions).
Matchday Three
● Cody Gakpo turned the primary participant to attain in all three matches in a single group at a World Cup for Netherlands.
● Marcus Rashford’s second purpose in England’s 3-0 win towards Wales was their one hundredth scored on the World Cup, whereas it made him simply the second Manchester United participant to attain three or extra targets for the Three Lions at a serious match after Bobby Charlton (1966 World Cup).
● In saving Lionel Messi’s penalty towards Argentina, Poland’s Wojciech Szczesny turned simply the third goalkeeper on report (since 1966) to save lots of two penalties in a single World Cup match (excluding shootouts), after Brad Friedel in 2002 and Jan Tomaszewski in 1974.
● Saudi Arabia acquired 14 yellow playing cards within the 2022 World Cup group stage, a brand new report for a group in a single group stage in World Cup historical past.
● Of their 1-0 win towards Denmark, Australia each received and stored a clear sheet in consecutive World Cup matches for the very first time.
● Tunisia’s Wahbi Khazri turned the primary African participant in World Cup historical past to attain in three consecutive begins – he netted towards each Belgium and Panama in 2018, earlier than scoring the winner towards France in his solely begin of the 2022 version.
● Because of their 2-1 win towards Spain, Japan turned the third group in World Cup historical past to be dropping at half time and are available again to win two matches in a single version, after Brazil in 1938 and Germany in 1970.
● Japan had simply 18% possession towards Spain, the bottom share of the ball for a successful group in a World Cup match on report (since 1966).
● Germany had been eradicated from the group phases at consecutive World Cups (additionally 2018), after they’d progressed from the primary spherical group stage in every of their 16 earlier such appearances on the match.
● Belgium didn’t progress to the knockout phases of a World Cup match for the primary time since 1998.
● Morocco turned the primary African nation to prime their group on the World Cup since Nigeria in 1998, with their seven factors essentially the most by an African group within the group phases.
● Cameroon turned the primary African group to beat Brazil on the World Cup – African groups had misplaced all seven earlier matches towards Brazil, conceding 20 targets.
● In opposition to Brazil, Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar was the primary participant to attain and be despatched off in a World Cup match since Zinedine Zidane for France vs Italy within the 2006 ultimate.
● In opposition to Korea Republic, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo turned the primary ever participant to make no less than 20 appearances at each the World Cup (20) and European Championships (25).
Knockout Stage Info
● With one purpose and two assists towards USA, Denzel Dumfries turned one in every of three gamers to be immediately concerned in no less than three targets in a single World Cup match for the Netherlands, after Rob Rensenbrink (twice in 1978) and Johan Cruyff (in 1974).
● Making his 1,000th senior profession look within the match towards Australia, Lionel Messi scored within the knockout phases of the World Cup for the primary time for Argentina, together with his earlier eight targets within the competitors all coming in the course of the group stage.
● Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane had been the seventh and eighth totally different gamers to attain for England on the 2022 World Cup – that is essentially the most totally different scorers (excl. personal targets) that the Three Lions have ever had at a single version of any main match (World Cup or Euros).
● Since Opta have World Cup help information (from 1966), England’s Jude Bellingham turned the primary teenager to help a purpose in a knockout stage recreation on the match.
● Olivier Giroud’s purpose towards Poland made him the all-time prime scorer for the French nationwide group, overtaking the earlier record-holder Thierry Henry (51).
● In opposition to Japan, Croatia’s Dominik Livakovic turned the third goalkeeper to make three saves in a World Cup penalty shootout after Portugal’s Ricardo in 2006 versus England and Croatia’s Danijel Subasic versus Denmark in 2018.
● Brazil led Korea Republic 3-0 after simply 29 minutes, the earliest they’ve gone three targets forward in a single World Cup match. Ultimately, it was simply the second time they’ve scored 4 targets within the first half of a World Cup match, additionally doing so towards Mexico in 1954.
● Courtesy of Weverton’s substitute look towards Korea Republic, Brazil used all 26 members of their squad on the 2022 World Cup, turning into the primary nation to area that many various gamers at a single version.
● Spain turned the primary nation in World Cup historical past to lose 4 penalty shootouts, whereas they had been simply the second facet to not rating in a single after Switzerland towards Ukraine in 2006.
● Spain’s Rodri turned the primary participant on report (since 1966) to finish greater than 600 passes in a single World Cup match (638), with the previous-most additionally being by a Spanish participant (599 – Xavi in 2010).
● Portugal’s 6-1 win towards Switzerland was largest ever victory within the knockout rounds of the World Cup, scoring six targets exterior the group phases for the primary time.
● In opposition to Switzerland, Pepe (39y 289d) turned the second oldest purpose scorer in World Cup historical past, after Roger Milla (42y 39d) for Cameroon in 1994, and the oldest ever to attain in a knockout spherical within the competitors.
● In dropping to Croatia on penalties, Brazil have been eradicated from every of their six World Cup knockout spherical video games towards European sides, since beating Germany 2-0 within the 2002 ultimate.
● Brazil turned the primary group in World Cup historical past to be eradicated from a knockout match during which they scored the opening purpose throughout extra-time.
● In opposition to Netherlands, Argentina turned the primary ever nation to win 5 penalty shootouts on the World Cup.
● There have been 15 playing cards proven to gamers that entered the sphere of play in Argentina vs. Netherlands, essentially the most in World Cup historical past, overtaking Cameroon-Germany in 2002 (14 – 12 yellows and two reds).
● Louis van Gaal has by no means misplaced a World Cup match as supervisor, with Netherlands’ 2-2 draw with Argentina his twelfth recreation (W8 D4) – that is the joint-most video games managed within the competitors earlier than dropping, together with Luiz Felipe Scolari.
● Morocco turned the primary African group to qualify for the semi-final of the World Cup.
● In opposition to Portugal, Yassine Bounou turned the primary African goalkeeper to report three clear sheets in a single version of the World Cup.
● England had been eradicated from the quarter-final phases of the World Cup for the seventh time, greater than another facet within the historical past of the competitors.
● England scored 13 targets on the 2022 World Cup, the best variety of targets they’ve ever scored in a single version of a serious match (World Cup and European Championship).
● In opposition to England, Hugo Lloris made his 143rd look for France, turning into essentially the most capped participant within the senior French males’s facet.
● Harry Kane’s purpose towards Senegal made him England’s highest ever scorer in main tournaments (11), whereas his strike towards France took him stage with Wayne Rooney for many targets for the England males’s group total (53).
● Along with his purpose towards Croatia, Lionel Messi turned Argentina’s highest ever goalscorer within the World Cup (11), and the primary Argentinian to attain in 5 totally different matches in a single version of the match.
● Lionel Messi turned the primary participant to each rating and help in 4 separate World Cup matches (because the 1966 version), doing so versus Serbia in 2006 and towards Mexico, Netherlands and Croatia in 2022.
● France turned the primary nation to achieve back-to-back World Cup finals since Brazil in 2002, and first European nation to take action since Germany in 1990.
● In opposition to Morocco, Randal Kolo Muani scored 44 seconds after approaching as an alternative to France – this was the third-quickest purpose ever scored by a substitute in a World Cup recreation, after Ebbe Sand for Denmark vs. Nigeria within the 1998 spherical of 16 (26 seconds) and Richard Morales for Uruguay vs. Senegal within the 2002 group stage (16 seconds).
● Croatia’s 2-1 win towards Morocco meant that European sides have now received every of the final 11 third place play-off matches on the World Cup, since Brazil’s victory over Italy in 1978.
Closing Info
● Argentina received the World Cup for a 3rd time (additionally 1978 and 1986), 36 years since their final triumph in 1986. Solely Italy (44 years from 1938 to 1982) have ever had an extended hole between successful two World Cups.
● Every of the final three reigning champions to achieve the World Cup ultimate didn’t win that ultimate, with France becoming a member of Argentina in 1990 and Brazil in 1998 in doing so.
● Argentina have received extra penalty shootouts than any nation in World Cup historical past, with this their sixth such triumph. They’re the third nation to win a World Cup ultimate shootout, after Brazil in 1994 and Italy in 2006.
● This was solely the second World Cup ultimate to see each side rating a penalty, after 1974 between Germany and Netherlands. It was additionally the primary ever showpiece to see each side rating no less than three targets.
● There have been 172 targets scored on the 2022 World Cup, a brand new all-time competitors report, surpassing the 171 scored in each 1998 and 2014.
● There have been 5 penalty shootouts on the 2022 World Cup, essentially the most of any single version within the historical past of the competitors.
● Because it was launched in 1982, Lionel Messi turned the primary participant to win the Golden Ball (greatest participant of the match) at two totally different World Cups.
● Argentina’s Lionel Messi turned the primary participant in World Cup historical past to attain within the group stage, spherical of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and ultimate in a single version of the match.
● Lionel Messi has been immediately concerned in 21 targets on the World Cup for Argentina (13 targets, eight assists), the outright most of any participant for any nation on the finals on report (since 1966).
● Argentina’s Lionel Messi made his twenty sixth look in a World Cup match, turning into the all-time report holder for many video games performed on the match, overtaking Lothar Matthäus (25).
● France’s Kylian Mbappé scored his tenth (and eleventh and twelfth) World Cup purpose, turning into the fifteenth totally different participant to achieve double figures on the finals. Aged 23 years and 363 days, he was the youngest of these 15 to hit that tally, surpassing Gerd Müller (24y 226d).
● France ahead Kylian Mbappé turned the fifth participant to attain in two separate World Cup finals, after Vavá (1958, 1962), Pelé (1958, 1970), Paul Breitner (1974, 1982), and Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2006). He has 4 targets in finals of the World Cup total, the outright most of any participant.
● In France’s Kylian Mbappé and Argentina’s Lionel Messi, this was the primary ever World Cup ultimate to see each groups have a participant rating no less than twice. Mbappé himself was solely the second ever hat-trick scorer in a World Cup ultimate, after England’s Geoff Hurst in 1966.
Crew of the Event
Utilizing our Opta Index scoring system, our information insights group have been capable of put collectively the group of the match for the 2022 World Cup. The scoring system, which takes lots of of metrics into consideration to award both optimistic or destructive factors differentials primarily based on taking part in place, scores gamers out of 100 for his or her performances over a single match or contemplating a number of matches throughout a season/match.
Dominik Livakovic (Croatia): Livakovic prevented 3.5 targets in accordance with our xG on track confronted information; essentially the most within the 2022 match, whereas the Croat additionally made essentially the most saves on this version of the competitors (25). Along with this, he saved a record-equalling 4 shootout penalties in a single version of the World Cup.
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco): Hakimi made a tournament-high 26 tackles, serving to Morocco to say Africa’s first-ever semi-final berth.
Marquinhos (Brazil): Marquinhos accomplished 349 of his 364 passes on this World Cup, with that passing accuracy of 96% one of the best of any participant to play no less than 200 minutes. In the meantime, Brazil solely confronted 32 pictures in 426 minutes when he was on the pitch – simply 6.8 per 90 minutes.
Josko Gvardiol (Croatia): Gvardiol made extra clearances than another participant in Qatar (37), registered extra carries than another participant (202) and received possession extra typically than another defender (48 occasions).
Theo Hernández (France): Hernández created extra goalscoring probabilities for teammates at this World Cup than another defender (11), together with a joint-tournament-high (for defenders) two assists.
Bruno Fernandes (Portugal): Solely Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé registered extra purpose involvements than Fernandes at this World Cup (5), whereas his tally of three assists is the joint-most of any Portuguese participant at a single version of the competitors.
Aurélien Tchouaméni (France): Tchouaméni made extra interceptions than another participant on the 2022 World Cup (14), whereas he additionally accomplished 91% of his passes on the match (425/468).
Antoine Griezmann (France): Griezmann created extra probabilities (22) and accrued the next anticipated assists whole (3.6) than any participant on the 2022 World Cup.
Lionel Messi (Argentina): No participant mustered as many pictures (32), created as many open play probabilities (17), assisted extra targets (three) or received as many fouls (22) on the 2022 World Cup than Lionel Messi.
Julián Álvarez (Argentina): Álvarez is just the second Argentinian to attain as many as 4 targets in a single version of the World Cup aged 23 or youthful, after Gonzalo Higuaín in 2010. At 22 years 316 days, Álvarez additionally turned the youngest brace scorer in a World Cup semi-final since Pelé scored a hat-trick in 1958 (17y 244d).
Kylian Mbappé (France): Mbappé scored extra targets (eight), accomplished extra dribbles (25) and had extra touches within the opposition’s field (69) than any participant on the 2022 World Cup.
