FIFA World Cup Extravaganza
Ben Carter talks to Author and Opta Sports football statistician Duncan Alexander about how the 鈥榖eautiful game鈥� has changed鈥hrough numbers.
The World Cup starts this week and the More or Less team is marking the event by looking at the data behind all the World Cups since 1966 (our data shows that this was the best world cup because England won).
We鈥檒l answer all football fans most burning questions; which World Cups have seen the most shots, fouls, dribbles and most importantly goals? Do the statistics back up the reputations of famous players like Pele, Cruyff, Maradona and Paul Gascoigne? And which of them actually committed the most fouls at one World Cup?
Ben Carter talks to Author and Opta Sports football statistician Duncan Alexander about how the 鈥榖eautiful game鈥� has changed鈥hrough numbers.
(Picture: The World Cup, credit: Shutterstock)
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