5 reasons why this is the best World Cup ever

#1 Close encounters

Mexico pulled off a 1-0 win over Germany in their opening game

This World Cup has been full of drama and surprises and one major reason behind that is because the matches have been closely fought.

After 56 games, 14 games have ended with the scoreline of 1-0 and only one game was in the knockout stage. In addition, ten games ended with a scoreline of 2-1 of which again only one was in the knockout stage.

In total there were 26 games in which the winning team won by a single goal difference and there were only two games in which the winning team scored more than two goals. Both those games were in the knockout stages - France’s 4-3 win over Argentina and Belgium’s 3-2 win over Japan.

There were 11 games that ended in a draw and six of those were 1-1 draws and there has only been one 0-0 draw. In fact, this World Cup saw a record of 37 consecutive games before a goalless draw.

If this World Cup has taught us anything, it is to not take any team lightly.