Four unbelievable facts that made 2018 World Cup different from the rest

#4 Late Goals

Mario Mandzukic scores for Croatia against England in the semi-final

In 2018 World Cup, a lot of games lasted longer than people expected. Underdog teams like Russia, Sweden, Croatia surprised everybody. More than 23 goals were scored after the 90-minute mark. This is more than the last three editions combined.

Football is already a tense game, and these late goals only made it more unpredictable and spectacular. The last-minute goals ensured that no team could take the result for granted. Belgium winner against Japan in the injury time shows that how unpredictable this World Cup was.

In fact, the number of such goals has almost doubled as compared to the 2014 edition of the World Cup. Every minute counts at the Fifa World Cup, and this is not a matter of real debate. But in Russia 2018, a lot of those minutes in injury time ended up counting more than ever.