The 2022 World Cup is underway and we already have five players with at least two goals to heat up the Golden Boot race. The latest to score a brace is Ferran Torres of Spain, who led the team to its biggest World Cup win in the country’s history, a 7-0 thumping of Costa Rica on Wednesday.
Throughout the tournament we will be tracking some of the most notable stats in Qatar, including the race for the Golden Boot and leaders for assists and clean sheets. While you’re at it, sign up for our new newsletter covering the beautiful game in all its glory, including daily updates about the World Cup, here.
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World Cup statistics
- Matches played: 12/64
- Total goals scored: 34
- Goals per match: 2.83
- Minutes per goal: 31.8
- Braces scored: 5
- Hat tricks scored: 0
- Own goals: 0
- Penalty kick success rate: 75.0% (6/8)
Player stats (leaderboard)
Goals
Ferran Torres
ESP • F • #11
Olivier Giroud
FRA • F • #9
Bukayo Saka
ENG • M • #17
Mehdi Taremi
IRN • F • #9
Enner Valencia
ECU • F • #13
Assists
Harry Kane
ENG • F • #9
Clean sheets
Hernan Galindez
ECU • GK • #1
Andries Noppert
NED • GK • #23
Kasper Schmeichel
DEN • GK • #1
Aymen Dahmen
TUN • GK • #16
Guillermo Ochoa
MEX • G
Wojciech Szczesny
POL • GK • #1
Yassine Bounou
MAR • GK • #1
Dominik Livakovic
CRO • GK • #1
Thibaut Courtois
BEL • GK • #1