Just a week into football’s biggest festival, the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, players, and countries have set different records in the group stage of the event in Qatar.
For this reason, we’ve compiled a list of 5 records that have been set so far in the ongoing competition. The 2022 FIFA World Cup which kicked off on Sunday, November 20, 2022, is expected to end on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Below are the 5 records.
Cristiano Ronaldo
With Cristiano Ronaldo’s first goal from the penalty spot in their 1st match against the Black Stars of Ghana, he became the first and only male player to score in 5 consecutive world cup competitions.
Saudi Arabia
With Saudi Arabia’s victory over Argentina in their opening fixture, they became the first Asian side to score more than a goal against Argentina at the world cup. They also ended Argentina’s 36 matches unbeaten run across all international competitions.
Olivier Giroud
With Olivier Giroud’s 2 goals in France’s opening game against Australia, he equals Thierry Henry’s record as the highest goal scorer in the history of France with a total of 51 goals. Should Olivier Giroud score just 1 more goal at the tournament, he will become the highest goalscorer for the French national side.
Uruguay
Following Uruguay’s, draw against South Korea in their opening fixture, they set a record of not conceding a goal in over 450 minutes in the group stages of the World Cup. The last player to score against them in the group stages of the competition was Wayne Rooney in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Luka Modric
Croatian Captain, Luka Modric became the first and only player in football history to play in both the European Championship and FIFA World Cup for 3 different decades. He made his 1st-decade appearance in 2000 (2006), his 2nd-decade appearance twice in 2010 (2014 and 2018), and his 3rd-decade appearance in 2020 (2022).
Source: Ghgossip.com
