<P> These are the statistics for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018 . </P> <P> Goals scored from penalty shoot - outs are not counted, and matches decided by penalty shoot - outs are counted as draws . </P> <P> There were 169 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match . </P> <P> Twelve own goals were scored during the tournament, doubling the record of six set in 1998 . </P>

Number of goals in world cup so far