At the World Cup 2022, which ended today in Qatar, the teams scored 172 goals, and this became a new record in the history of world football.
Since 1930, when the first World Cup took place, never before have so many goals been scored in these tournaments.
The previous record for world championship performance was set at the 1998 World Cup in France and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil: 171 goals were scored at both of these world championships.