World Cup Team Stats 2022

World Cup Team Stats Questions

Which World Cup team had the best goal difference in 2022?

England had the best goal difference in the World Cup in 2022, with +7 from five games, scoring 9 and conceding 2. Spain were next on +6.

Which World Cup team had the worst goal difference in 2022?

Costa Rica had the worst goal difference in the World Cup in 2022, with -8 from three games, scoring 3 and conceding 11. Qatar were next on -6.

How many goals per game were there in the World Cup in 2022?

There were 120 goals in 64 World Cup games in 2022, an average of 1.9 a game, 0.9 for each side. Spain averaged the most, 2.3 a game, and five teams the fewest, 0.3 each.

Which World Cup team had the best expected goal difference in 2022?

Argentina and Germany shared the best expected goal difference in the World Cup in 2022, with +5.3 each. Brazil were next on +4.6.

World Cup Goals Scored

Rank	Team	Goals Scored
1	England	9
2	Spain	9
3	Portugal	6
4	France	6
5	Germany	6
6	Netherlands	5
7	Argentina	5
8	Senegal	5
9	Serbia	5
10	Ghana	5

World Cup Expected Goals (xG)

Rank	Team	Expected Goals (xG)
1	Germany	8.2
2	Argentina	5.9
3	France	5.6
4	Brazil	5.4
5	England	5.4
6	Switzerland	4.8
7	Portugal	4.3
8	Spain	4.3
9	Croatia	4.2
10	Canada	3.9

World Cup Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	Morocco	1
2	Brazil	1
3	Netherlands	1
4	Croatia	1
5	United States	1
6	Tunisia	1
7	England	2
8	Argentina	2
9	Poland	2
10	Belgium	2

World Cup Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	Argentina	0.6
2	Brazil	0.8
3	France	1.5
4	Ecuador	2.1
5	England	2.2
6	Spain	2.3
7	Tunisia	2.4
8	Netherlands	2.5
9	Mexico	2.5
10	Morocco	2.6

World Cup Goal Difference

Rank	Team	Goal Difference
1	England	+7
2	Spain	+6
3	Netherlands	+4
4	Morocco	+3
5	France	+3
6	Argentina	+3
7	Croatia	+3
8	Brazil	+2
9	Portugal	+2
10	Japan	+1

World Cup Expected Goal Difference (xGD)

Rank	Team	Expected Goal Difference (xGD)
1	Argentina	+5.3
2	Germany	+5.3
3	Brazil	+4.6
4	France	+4.1
5	England	+3.2
6	Switzerland	+2.1
7	Spain	+2.0
8	Ecuador	+1.7
9	Croatia	+1.1
10	Portugal	+0.9

World Cup Possession %

Rank	Team	Possession %
1	Spain	72.0%
2	Germany	63.0%
3	England	61.8%
4	Portugal	60.2%
5	Denmark	59.0%
6	Ecuador	58.0%
7	Brazil	57.2%
8	Argentina	56.9%
9	Mexico	54.7%
10	Canada	54.7%

World Cup Clean Sheets

Rank	Team	Clean Sheets
1	Morocco	4
2	England	3
3	Argentina	3
4	Brazil	2
5	Netherlands	2
6	Croatia	2
7	Poland	2
8	Spain	2
9	Australia	2
10	United States	2

World Cup Fouls Committed

Rank	Team	Fouls Committed
1	Argentina	98
2	Croatia	88
3	Morocco	86
4	Netherlands	84
5	France	72
6	Brazil	64
7	Portugal	59
8	Japan	57
9	England	56
10	Saudi Arabia	56

World Cup Yellow Cards

Rank	Team	Yellow Cards
1	Argentina	17
2	Saudi Arabia	14
3	Serbia	10
4	Switzerland	9
5	Netherlands	8
6	France	8
7	Croatia	8
8	Canada	8
9	Ghana	8
10	Morocco	7