The 2014 FIFA World Cup ended on Sunday as Germany
toppled Argentina in Rio de Janeiro. We look back at the tournament in numbers.
136 - Goals scored in the group stage; the best of any
tournament since expanding to 32 teams and the best goals-per-game average
since 1958
8 - Knockout games decided in extra time or by a penalty
shoot-out; more than any tournament since expanding to 32 teams
35 - Goals scored in the knockout stages
10 - Red cards; fewer than any World Cup since 1986 with
the record of 28 having been set in 2006
1 - Yellow cards shown for diving; the first one was
handed out to Brazil midfielder Oscar in the third-place play-off
4 - Months Uruguay striker Luis Suarez was banned after
biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. He was also slapped with a nine-match
ban from competitive international appearances
382 - Minutes that Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero
went without conceding a goal in Brazil before Mario Gotze beat him in the
final
24 - Fouls conceded by Brazil before they were shown
their first yellow card in their 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia
401 - Seconds between Germany's second and fifth goals
versus Brazil in their 7-1 semi-final thrashing
30 - The amount of seconds it took United States captain
Clint Dempsey to open the scoring against Ghana; the fifth fastest goal in
World Cup history
6 – Goals scored by Colombia's James Rodriguez, winner of
the tournament's Golden Boot
Culled from Soccerway
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