Medianews.az has taken a look at several features of the 23rd World Football Championship.
Three teams finished the group stage with the maximum score – 9 points: Mexico, France, Argentina.
The goals of Mexico and Spain remained untouched in all three group matches. Having passed the Round of 16, Mexico did not concede a goal in their fourth match of the tournament either.
Germany, the Netherlands, and France passed the group round with the highest productivity – 10 goals. Germany and the Netherlands, satisfied with just 1 goal in the Round of 16, were eliminated from the tournament, while France continues with 3 more goals.
Teams that could not earn any points in the group stage are: Haiti, Tunisia, Iraq, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Panama. Tunisia and Iraq conceded the most goals in this round – 12 each, while Panama did not score a single goal.
In the championship held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico from June 11, 48 teams competed in 12 groups, with the top two teams and the 8 best third-placed teams earning a ticket to the Round of 16.
Along with Germany and the Netherlands, South Africa, Japan, Ivory Coast, Sweden, and Ecuador were also stopped in the Round of 16.
Together with France and Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, Morocco, and Norway also advanced to the next stage. There are 9 games remaining in this round:
England – DR Congo
Belgium – Senegal
USA – Bosnia
Spain – Austria
Portugal – Croatia
Switzerland – Algeria
Australia – Egypt
Argentina – Cape Verde
Colombia – Ghana.
The Round of 16 finishes on July 4. The Round of 8 is scheduled for July 4-7, the Quarterfinals for July 9-12, the Semifinals for July 14-15, and the third-place game and final for July 19.
79 matches of the tournament were watched in stadiums by 5,128,903 spectators, averaging 64,923 people per match.
In the previous 22 championships, Brazil has won 5 times, Italy and Germany 4 times each, Argentina 3 times, Uruguay and France 2 times each, England and Spain once each.
Toğrul Ali,
Medianews.az