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Stoppage-time goals · per tournament vs trailing-5 average

World Cup	Stoppage goals	% of all goals	Prev-5 avg	vs avg
2026	31	14.4%	15.8	+15.2
2022	21	12.2%	13.4	+7.6
2018	22	13%	12.8	+9.2
2014	16	9.4%	10.2	+5.8
2010	8	5.5%	9.4	-1.4
2006	12	8.2%	7	+5.0
2002	9	5.6%	5.2	+3.8
1998	19	11.1%	1.4	+17.6
1994	3	2.1%	0.8	+2.2
1990	4	3.5%	0	+4.0

When goals are scored · all World Cups

1-15380

16-30415

31-45445

46-60477

61-75513

76-90634

ET (90+)71

Goals per game · by tournament

19902.21

19942.71

19982.67

20022.52

20062.3

20102.27

20142.67

20182.64

20222.69

20262.99

Every World Cup, by the numbers

World Cup	Matches	Goals	Goals/game	Penalties	Red cards
2026 FIFA Men's World Cup	72	215	2.99	8	0
2022 FIFA Men's World Cup	64	172	2.69	17	4
2018 FIFA Men's World Cup	64	169	2.64	22	4
2014 FIFA Men's World Cup	64	171	2.67	12	10
2010 FIFA Men's World Cup	64	145	2.27	9	17
2006 FIFA Men's World Cup	64	147	2.3	13	28
2002 FIFA Men's World Cup	64	161	2.52	13	17
1998 FIFA Men's World Cup	64	171	2.67	17	22
1994 FIFA Men's World Cup	52	141	2.71	15	15
1990 FIFA Men's World Cup	52	115	2.21	13	16
1986 FIFA Men's World Cup	52	132	2.54	12	8
1982 FIFA Men's World Cup	52	146	2.81	8	5
1978 FIFA Men's World Cup	38	102	2.68	12	3
1974 FIFA Men's World Cup	38	97	2.55	6	5
1970 FIFA Men's World Cup	32	95	2.97	5	0
1966 FIFA Men's World Cup	32	89	2.78	8	0
1962 FIFA Men's World Cup	32	89	2.78	8	0
1958 FIFA Men's World Cup	35	126	3.6	7	0
1954 FIFA Men's World Cup	26	140	5.38	7	0
1950 FIFA Men's World Cup	22	88	4	3	0
1938 FIFA Men's World Cup	18	84	4.67	3	0
1934 FIFA Men's World Cup	17	70	4.12	3	0
1930 FIFA Men's World Cup	18	70	3.89	1	0

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