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#1 A World Cup of Set pieces
Both of England's goals in their 2-1 win over Tunisia were from corners. Two well-used set-pieces, headers from which lead to the two goals. Poland's only goal of their game against Senegal was another well taken set piece finished off by Krychowiak.
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The game between Japan and Colombia saw all three goals coming from the set plays; a penalty, a free kick, and a corner.
The no of penalties that are being conceded has also been drastically up and a huge reason for this has been the VAR. Penalties awarded in games involving France-Australia and Denmark-Peru are a testament to this.
VAR has reduced the possibilities for mishaps involving penalty decisions, making certain decisions easier. The no of penalties scored in this edition has already surpassed the number from the 2014 World Cup, which is quite a stat in itself.
Along with the VAR the accuracies have seemingly gone up, keeping the viewers on the edge on set plays and making this World Cup and interesting watch.
