World Cup 2018 was full of surprises. Here are some interesting facts you might not know about.
135 years and three months was the combined age of Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez and Portugal boss Fernando Santos, the oldest combined age for two coaches in a World Cup match.
64 years have passed since Switzerland last scored in a knockout game at the World Cup. The last time Switzerland scored beyond the group stage was in 1954 against Austria when they scored 5 but still lost 7-5.
19 was the age at which Kylian Mbappe became the first teenager since Pele, 60 years ago, to score multiple goals in a World Cup game.13 shots by Olivier Giroud and none were on target. Giroud was one of several No.9s who failed to find the target, including Gonzalo Higuain, Gabriel Jesus, Robert Lewandowski and Timo Werner.
12 own goals were scored at Russia 2018 more than (8) it was at France '98. 6 consecutive Golden Ball winners have failed to win that World Cup: Brazil’s Ronaldo in 1998, Germany’s Oliver Kahn in 2002, France’s Zinedine Zidane in 2006, Uruguay’s Diego Forlan in 2010, Argentina’s Lionel Messi in 2014 and Croatia’s Luka Modric in 2018. 3 consecutive World Cup goals for Yerry Mina, who became the first defender to achieve this.