The 2018 World Cup came to an end on Sunday as France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final to lift the trophy for the second time
It was a suitably exciting finish to what has been a memorable tournament that has produced a huge amount of thrilling contests
It has felt like there have been an awful lot of goals scored in Russia this summer, but just how many times have players found the back of the net? Here's how many goals there have been in the World Cup and how that stacks up against other editions of the competition
How many goals have been scored at the 2018 World Cup? The grand total in Russia was 169 goals across the 64 matches, 12 of which were own goals, which doubles the previous record of six from 1998
This works out as 2.64 goals per game. What is the most goals ever scored at a World Cup? The record is 171 which occurred in 1998 and 2014
However, the most goals per game came in 1954 when there were a whopping 5.38 on average, just over the shorter format of 26 matches
The fewest goals ever scored at a World Cup is 70 which happened in 1930 and '34, but there were only 18 and 17 matches respectively at those tournaments
How many penalties were given at the 2018 World Cup? 29 penalties were awarded this summer, with 22 scored and seven missed or saved – all of those numbers were records
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