Russia World Cup In the numbers..

Sports desk: Sunday ended with France vs Croatia double-finalist France defeated Croatia four-2 inside the final of the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, the closing smile smiled.

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General 169 desires:
this 12 months's international cup dreams were 169 total. that is the 0.33 maximum inside the history of the world cup. earlier, in 1998 and 2014, there had been 171 goals inside the international cup. in the remaining 6 global cups, the variety of groups expanded in everyday form on the grounds that sixty four fits were played with 32 groups.

Intention 45:
45 dreams within the knock-out tiers are the highest within the records of the arena cup. earlier, in 1954 and 1994, there have been forty four desires in the knockout level, which became the highest till now. there also are greater information in Russia. maximum penalties (29) and the highest purpose (22), the maximum suicidal goals (12).

Nine minutes in the back of:
the champion France was just 9 mins at the back of all through the sector cup. within the closing 16 suits against Argentina, France were lagging 9 minutes 12 seconds. similarly, they were beforehand of the warring parties in each healthy. after the launch of the closing sixteen rounds in 1986, it's miles the fourth maximum achievement for a champion team. previously, Germany was no longer lagging behind in 1990, France in one minute 7 seconds in 1998 and Germany in 7 months and fifty six seconds in 2014.

Goal 2 for both teams:
Croatian midfielder Mario mandzukich scored goals for each teams because the first player within the records of the arena cup and the first participant in the very last. within the moscow very last towards france, he scored his first purpose, then scored dreams for his team. in advance, in 1978, dutch defender ernie brandset scored equally in 50 minutes after creating a self-maintaining aim in 18 mins in opposition to italy.

The final golden ball 24 years ago:
Kristian luca Modritch gained the golden ball award as the first-rate player of the sector cup. and for the sixth time it gained a golden ball whose team did now not win the world cup. Brazil's Romario won the golden ball as the participant of the world cup winning group 24 years in the past in 1994. on account that then, the golden ball-prevailing Gamers are Ronaldo, Oliver kane, Zinedine zidane, Diego Floralan, lionel Messi and modric. inside the intervening time, best the group for the arena cup, Uruguay did no longer get 2nd location inside the world cup.