Beijing News Beijing time on November 24, the 2022 Qatar World Cup ended the fourth matchday competition, through the following set of numbers, we look back at the highlights of the past matchday.
Croatia and Morocco exchanged white rolls.
0 to 0
Croatia's 0-0 draw with Morocco has produced three of its first nine matches in the World Cup for the first time in World Cup history. There was only one 0-0 match for the 2018 World Cup and only two for Euro 2020.
Modric welcomes Croatia's 7th edition of the tournament. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong
3 decades
At 37 years and 75 days, Modric is Croatia's oldest World Cup player in history. He is also the first player to play in the European Championship or World Cup in three different decades – Euro 2008, Euro 2012, World Cup 2014, Euro 2016, World Cup 2018, Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022.
Japanese player Anru Don plays for Bundesliga club Freiburg. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xin Yuewei
8 people stayed in Germany
Japan's World Cup squad has eight players playing for German clubs and only seven for local clubs. Last night, they beat Germany 2-1, with the two players who scored Don Anru playing for Freiburg im Breisgau and Asano for Bochum Bochum.
Japanese player Kaoru Mikasa (left) dribbles the ball during the game.
1994
After losing to Bulgaria in 1994, Germany once again scored the first goal in the World Cup, only to be reversed. Japan turned around for the first time after conceding a goal in the World Cup, after only two draws and seven defeats in the previous match.
Costa Rica didn't have a single shot on goal in the game.
17 to 0
In Spain's 7-0 win over Costa Rica, Spain had 17 shots on goal against Costa Rica with 0. Since the 1966 World Cup statistics, only two teams have had 0 shots on goal, both of which were Costa Rica, the last time they played against Brazil in 1990.
Spain scored its 100th World Cup goal.
100 balls
In Spain's match against Costa Rica, Olmo opened the scoring for the Matadors. It was the 100th goal scored by the Spanish national team in the history of the World Cup. The Matador are the sixth team to reach the World Cup milestone, with Brazil (229), Germany (227), Argentina (138), Italy (128) and France (124).
Garvey (left) celebrates after scoring a goal in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ga
18 years 110 days
Against Costa Rica, Spain's youngster Garvey scored a goal, making him the youngest World Cup goalscorer since Pele at the age of 18 years and 110 days. In the 1958 World Cup final, Pele scored twice against Sweden at the age of 17 years and 249 days.
1043
In Spain's match against Costa Rica, the Matador completed 537 passes at half-time, breaking Germany's record of 422 half-time passes made earlier against Japan. In the whole game, Spain completed 1,043 passes and achieved 82% possession.
Buchanan (left) starts the game for Canada.
13316 days
Against Belgium, Canada is on the World Cup for the second time after 13,316 days. The last time Canada played in the World Cup finals was in 1986, when they lost all three games in the group stage and finished bottom.
39 years 288 days
Against Canada, Belgium's starting line-up has an average age of 30 years and 181 days, making it the oldest starting line-up so far in this World Cup. Canada's captain Hutchinson made his World Cup debut at the age of 39 years and 288 days, making his oldest World Cup starter in history and the only player on the squad to have been born at Canada's last World Cup (1986).
Edited by Zhang Yunfeng
Proofreader: Chen Diyan