World Cup 2010 Stats

These stats and facts will be updated match by match from both an overall and group stage perspective.

Overall Stats

Goals Scored 132 (average per game: 2.2)
Winning favourites*  After group stage: 6/12
Teams winning at half time  After group stage: won: 6–drew: 2–lost: 1
Teams scoring the opening goal  After group stage: won: 8–drew: 2–lost: 1
Yellow cards  After group stage: 48 (average: 4 per game)
Red cards  After Group stage: 3 (average per game: 0.25
Most goals scored by  
Most goals conceded by  

Group Stats

Group ‘A’ (France–Mexico–South Africa–Uruguay):

Goals scored 11 (average per game: 1.83)
Winning favourites*  
Teams winning at half time  
Teams scoring the opening goal  
Yellow cards  
Red cards  
Most goals scored by Uruguay (4)
Most goals conceded by South Africa (5)

Group ‘B’ (Argentina–Greece–Nigeria–South Korea):

Goals scored 17 (average per game: 2.83)
Winning favourites*  
Teams winning at half time  
Teams scoring the opening goal  
Yellow cards  
Red cards  
Most goals scored by Argentina (7)
Most goals conceded by South Korea (6)

Group ‘C’ (Algeria–England–Slovenia–USA):

Goals scored 9 (average per game: 1.5)
Winning favourites*  
Teams winning at half time  
Teams scoring the opening goal  
Yellow cards  
Red cards  
Most goals scored by USA (4)
Most goals conceded by USA & Slovenia 3

Group ‘D’ (Australia–Germany–Ghana–Serbia):

Goals scored 12 (Average per match: 2)
Winning favourites*  
Teams winning at half time  
Teams scoring the opening goal  
Yellow cards  
Red cards  
Most goals scored by Germany (5)
Most goals conceded by Australia (6)

Group ‘E’ (Cameroon–Denmark–Holland–Japan):

Goals scored 14 (Average of 2.33 per game)
Winning favourites*  
Teams winning at half time  
Teams scoring the opening goal  
Yellow cards  
Red cards  
Most goals scored by Holland (5)
Most goals conceded by Denmark (6)

Group ‘F’ (Itlay–New Zealand–Paraguay–Slovakia):

Goals scored 13 (Average per game: 2.17)
Winning favourites*  
Teams winning at half time  
Teams scoring the opening goal  
Yellow cards  
Red cards  
Most goals scored by Slovakia & Itlay (4)
Most goals conceded by Italy & Slovakia (5)

Group ‘G’ (Brazil–Ivory Coast–North Korea–Portugal):

Goals scored 17 (Average per game: 2.83)
Winning favourites*  
Teams winning at half time  
Teams scoring the opening goal  
Yellow cards  
Red cards  
Most goals scored by Portugal (7)
Most goals conceded by North Korea (12)

Group ‘H’ (Chile–Honduras–Spain–Switzerland):

Goals scored 8 Average per game: 1.33
Winning favourites*  
Teams winning at half time  
Teams scoring the opening goal  
Yellow cards  
Red cards  
Most goals scored by Spain (4)
Most goals conceded by Honduras (3)

*Please note that when we refer to ‘favourites’, this will be the team which went off as favourites for the relevant matches at the time of kick off on the exchanges.