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In the whole group phase, only three teams have been expelled, while the number of warnings is the second lowest since France 98.
Moscow, Russia –
The video refereeing during Russia 2018 was the subject of criticism, particularly for the controversial movements that the referees did. have not examined. But not everything is black because this system has significantly inhibited the red cards and paid as never before the Fair Play .
Of the 48 games, only three ended with a team suffering from having a player less on the court. . These three expulsions averaged the reds per game in the Group Stage was just 0.06, much lower than the Brazilian 0.16 for 2014 or 0.44 for Germany 2016 . This average is the lowest since World Cups are played with 32 teams, which also happens with the yellows, because the average in Russia was 3.29, the second lowest number France 98, since in Brazil it was 2.83 admonitions per game.
These figures were revealed by FIFA this Friday, when at a press conference the director of the tournament organizer, Colin Smith, said that This World Cup was a "football festival" because in the 48 Group matches, there was only one draw, that of Denmark-France last Tuesday.
A total of 122 were marked. annotations, with an average of 2.5 per game, with Belgium as the most leading (9) and Uruguay the best defense, with zero entries received. In return, Panama was the most beaten (11).
The 2.54 goals per game are the third highest number since the World Cups with 32 teams (France 98), just below Brazil 2014 and France 98 both with 2.67
For a bigger delirium of the fans, many of these annotations in Russia took place in the last moments, with 16 in the clearing of the second time, while In the last 10 minutes of the match, 27 goals were scored, 22% of the total.
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