By Les Tan/Red Sports
If you think this World Cup doesn’t seem to have many goals, your hunch is correct.
With 58 games so far, the 32 countries have combined to score 128 goals to give an average of only 2.2 goals per game.
At this rate, the South African version will not match the exciting 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea which saw a total of 161 goals and an average of 2.5 goals per game.
This World Cup is on track to be the lowest-scoring World Cup since FIFA made it a 32-nation tournament in 1998.
2010 World Cup
Total # of goals so far: 128
Total # of matches so far: 58 (32 countries)
Goals per game average so far: 2.2
2006 World Cup
Total # of goals: 147
Total # of matches: 64 (32 countries)
Goals per game average: 2.3
2002 World Cup
Total # of goals: 161
Total # of matches: 64 (32 countries)
Goals per game average: 2.5
1998 World Cup
Total # of goals: 171
Total # of matches: 64 (32 countries)
Goals per game average: 2.7
1994 World Cup
Total # of goals: 141
Total # of matches: 52 (only 24 nations took part then)
Goals per game average: 2.7
1990 World Cup
Total # of goals: 115
Total # of matches: 52 (only 24 nations took part then)
Goals per game average: 2.2
1986 World Cup
Total # of goals: 132
Total # of matches: 52 (only 24 nations took part then)
Goals per game average: 2.5
1982 World Cup
Total # of goals: 146
Total # of matches: 52 (only 24 nations took part then)
Goals per game average: 2.8
1978 World Cup
Total # of goals: 102
Total # of matches: 38 (only 16 nations took part then)
Goals per game average: 2.7
1974 World Cup
Total # of goals: 97
Total # of matches: 38 (only 16 nations took part then)
Goals per game average: 2.6
source: fifa.com
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