Zero. That is how many chances Cristiano Ronaldo created for a teammate across the entire 2026 World Cup, a run that includes seventeen shots and stands as the most attempts by any player in a single tournament without a single assist on record since 1966. That number sits at the center of Portugal’s exit, more … Read more
1.05 xG Beat 2.61. Norway Still Have Brazil’s Number 2026 Norway produced 1.05 expected goals across ninety minutes against Brazil. Brazil finished with 2.61. Norway won anyway, and that gap between chance quality and the final score is the real story here, not the scoreline everyone will remember two weeks from now. Norway beat Brazil … Read more
Zero Shots on Target. Spain Made Austria Look Lost 2026 Zero. That is how many shots on goal Austria managed across ninety minutes against Spain in this 2026 World Cup Round of 32 match, a number that turns a routine 3-0 scoreline into something closer to a shutout of intent as well as goals. Spain … Read more
Two Point One Seven Expected Goals. Zero to Show for It. Turkiye Are Out 2026 Thirty-two shots. One goal. That is the shot count Turkiye produced against Paraguay, and it sits next to a final score that says they lost. Paraguay beat Turkiye 1-0 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on June 20, 2026, in … Read more
Three Goals. Twenty Offside Flags Away From Six. Brazil’s Real Story 2026 Twenty-four touches inside the penalty box. That number belongs to Brazil, and it is the figure that actually explains a 3-0 scoreline that otherwise looks like a straightforward demolition. Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on June 20, 2026, … Read more
Zero Point Nine One. Mexico Should Have Lost This 2026 World Cup Night South Korea finished with an expected goals total of 0.91 to Mexico’s 0.53. That is not a marginal gap. That is the kind of number that should sit next to a draw, maybe even a defeat, not a perfect record. Mexico beat … Read more
Fifteen Shots Inside the Box. Zero of Them From Qatar’s Night in Vancouver 2026 Canada beat Qatar 6-0 at BC Place in Vancouver on June 19, 2026, in their Group B match at the 2026 World Cup, and the scoreline somehow undersold how lopsided it was. Ninety-seven touches in the Qatar box against one tells … Read more
Six Minutes In. Eighty-Three Minutes Later. One Penalty 2026 Czechia led for 77 minutes and still finished with less expected goals than the team that pegged them back. Czechia drew 1-1 with South Africa at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on June 18, 2026, in their Group A match at the 2026 World Cup, and … Read more
Twenty-Two Shots, One Empty Net Header 2026 Colombia fired 22 shots at Uzbekistan and needed a goalkeeper’s flapping hand to break the deadlock. Colombia beat Uzbekistan 3-1 at Estadio Banorte in Mexico City on June 18, 2026, in their Group K opener at the 2026 World Cup, and the obvious read is that a heavyweight … Read more
Zero Shots on Target. Forty Years of History. Congo’s Stunner, 2026 Zero shots on target. That is what Cristiano Ronaldo managed across three separate attempts on goal in a match where his expected goals total reached 0.46. Portugal drew 1-1 with Congo DR at NRG Stadium in Houston on June 17, 2026, in their World … Read more