FIFA World Cup 2022 Stats: Numbers after second round of group stage matches

The FIFA World Cup 2022 has reached the climax stage in the group phase as we head into the final round of fixtures with 13 knockout spots up for grabs after three teams sealed their berth in the second round of group stage matches.

Defending champions France were the first team to confirm their qualification into the round of 16, while record five-time champions Brazil and Portugal also clinched their berths in the last 16. However, all three teams are yet to confirm if they will finish on top of their respective groups.

While France, Brazil and Portugal booked their spots with two wins from two, hosts Qatar and Canada became the only two sides that went out of contention to make the knockouts after suffering two defeats in as many games.

Like the opening round, the second round of the group stage matches also saw some upsets as Morocco beat Belgium in Group F, and Japan, who stunned Germany in their first match, suffered a loss to Costa Rica in their second match.

The second round of fixtures of the group stage also saw the first and only player sent off in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup so far. Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey became the first player to receive a red card in the tournament.

However, in total there have been 111 yellow cards shown so far in the competition. As it stands there have been 81 goals scored in the tournament after 32 matches.

The first round also saw two players of different generations created history as Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo at 37 years, 292 days became one of the oldest goal-scorer, while Spain's Gavi at 18 years, 109 days became one of the youngest goal scorer.

Also, at 88,966, the Argentina vs Mexico clash at the Lusial Iconic Stadium in Lusial saw the highest attendance recorded so far at the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Here is a look at FIFA World Cup 2022 stats, the race for the golden boot and golden glove after the second round of fixtures of group stage:

Race for the Qatar 2022 Golden Boot (Most Goals)

Player	Country	Goals
Kylian Mbappe	France	3
Enner Valencia	Ecuador	3
Lionel Messi	Argentina	2
Bukayo Saka	England	2
Ferran Torres	Spain	2
Mehdi Taremi	Iran	2
Olivier Giroud	France	2
Richarlison	Brazil	2
Cody Gakpo	Netherlands	2
Andrej Kramaric	Croatia	2
Bruno Fernandes	Portugal	2
Mohammed Kudus	Ghana	2
Cho-Gu Sueng	Korea	2
Alvaro Morata	Spain	2

Most Assists

Player	Country	Assists
Ivan Perisic	Croatia	2
Jordi Alba	Spain	2
Theo Hernandez	France	2
Bruno Fernandes	Portugal	2
Harry Kane	England	2
Andrija Zivkovic	Serbia	2

Race for Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets)

Player	Country	Clean Sheets
Wojciech Szczesny	Poland	2
Alisson	Brazil	2
Yassine Bounou	Morocco	1
Diogo Costa	Portugal	1
Thibaut Courtois	Belgium	1

Most Saves

Player	Country	Saves
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic	Serbia	12
Wojciech Szczesny	Poland	9
Yann Sommer	Switzerland	9
Shuichi Gonda	Japan	8
Milan Borjan	Canada	8
Andries Noppert	Netherlands	7
Mat Ryan	Australia	6
Aymen Dahmen	Tunisia	6
Lawrence Ati-Zigi	Ghana	6
Mohammed Al Owais	Saudi Arabia	6