Figures from the confrontation of Uruguay and South Korea

 

                         Figures from the confrontation of Uruguay and South Korea

Here are the most notable numbers:

 

● 8 different teams tied goalless in their opening matches in the World Cup (Denmark, Tunisia, Mexico, Poland, Morocco, Croatia, Uruguay, South Korea), which is the largest number in one version of the tournament.

● Uruguay lost their opening match in the World Cup in 3 of their 14 matches (W6 D5), and 3 of these last 6 draws were goalless (1990, 2010, 2022).

● South Korea kept clean sheets in two consecutive World Cup matches for the first time, after winning the previous match 2-0 against Germany. They also did not lose in consecutive tournament matches for the first time since 2006 (2-1 against Togo and 1-1 against France).

● Of all the teams that have played 50+ World Cup matches, only England (16%) have a higher percentage of goalless draws in the tournament than Uruguay (14% - 8/57).

● Uruguay have kept a clean sheet for 465 minutes since they last conceded a World Cup group stage goal and this is their fifth consecutive clean sheet in the group stage - Wayne Rooney was the last player to net in the group stage in 2014.

● This match saw a single shot on goal for Uruguay. Only the Denmark-Scotland confrontation in 1986 witnessed more shots (27), with only one shot directly on goal.

● At the age of 36 years and 281 days, Diego Godín became the oldest player to represent Uruguay at the World Cup. This was his 15th start in the tournament, the most appearances for a Uruguayan player "excluding goalkeepers". Also Read