FIFA World Cup Average Goals Per Game by Edition

About This Dataset

FIFA World Cup Average Goals Per Game by Edition

FIFA World Cup Average Goals Per Game by Edition is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 1930 to 2022 . The data tracks Average Goals Per Game at World Cup .

Qatar 2022 recorded 3 in 2022.

Covered categories include: Uruguay 1930, France 1938, Switzerland 1954, Italy 1990, France 1998 and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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Switzerland 1954 leads with 5 in 2022.
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Average value in 2022: 3  ·  median: 3.
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1954 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Gap in 2022: Switzerland 1954 is 2.4× larger than Italy 1990.

FIFA World Cup Average Goals Per Game by Edition

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  8 years
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Top Value
5.38
Switzerland 1954
Average Goals Per Game at World Cup · 1954
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Metrics
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Average Goals Per Game at World Cup
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Period
1930 – 2022
8 years of data

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Average Goals Per Game at World Cup · ranked by 2022

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# Category 1930 1938 1954 1990 1998 2010 2018 2022 Change Source
🥇 Switzerland 1954 — — 5.38 — — — — — —
🥈 France 1938 — 4.67 — — — — — — —
🥉 Uruguay 1930 3.89 — — — — — — — —
4 Qatar 2022 — — — — — — — 2.69 —
5 France 1998 — — — — 2.67 — — — —
6 Russia 2018 — — — — — — 2.64 — —
7 South Africa 2010 — — — — — 2.27 — — —
8 Italy 1990 — — — 2.21 — — — — —

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