World Cup 2022 and interesting statistics

1. First goal scorer

With a successful penalty kick against the host team Qatar in the opening match, striker Enner Valencia became the first player to score at the 2022 World Cup. Up to now, the player born in 1989 has scored 3 goals and is leading the list of top scorers with Marcus Rashford (England), Kylian Mbappé (France), Alvaro Morata (Spain), Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).

2. The first player to miss a penalty

Surprisingly, this "unwilling title" belongs to the killer Robert Lewandowski - captain of the Polish team. In the match between Poland and Mexico, the striker born in 1988 failed to take a penalty kick when it was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. A very regrettable miss by the striker currently playing for FC Barcelona.

3. The first player to receive a red card

The foul that led to goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey's red card. Photo: Getty

Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was sent off by the referee after fouling an Iranian player outside the penalty area. Having to play with one less player in the remaining minutes, Wales were defeated by Iran 2-0. Before leaving Qatar, the team suffered a 0-3 loss to England.

4. The first player to score an own goal

Canada's goal to reduce the score to 1 - 2 in the match against Morocco came from an own goal by midfielder Nayef Aguerd. Defeating Canada in the final match of Group F, Morocco became the second African team to qualify for the knockout round at the 2022 World Cup, after Senegal. An extremely impressive achievement for coach Walid Regragui and his team.

Canada lost all three matches in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup. Photo: Getty

5. The first player to be sent home

Due to not following coach Robert Page's tactics, goalkeeper Andre Onana was expelled from the Cameroon team by the coaching staff right before the match against Serbia in the second match of Group G. Not long after Andre Onana left Qatar, the team nicknamed "The Indomitable Lions" also had to say goodbye to the 2022 World Cup right in the group stage.

6. The first team to be eliminated

After two consecutive defeats against Belgium (0-1) and Croatia (1-4), Canada failed to secure a ticket to the round of 16, although it still had a match against Morocco. Thus, Canada and Qatar are the two teams that have left.World Cup 2022without getting any points. However, through this tournament, Alphonso Davies and his teammates also gained valuable experiences.

7. The first team to qualify for the knockout round

As expected by football fans, the French team of superstar Kylian Mbappe has won a ticket to the knockout round after two consecutive victories against Australia (4-1) and Denmark (2-1). The joy of coach Didier Deschamps and his team was not really complete when they were defeated by Tunisia with a score of 1-0, in the final match of Group D. The next opponent of the defending champion is Poland./.