2018 FIFA World Cup: Club-wise distribution of goals
What's the story
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has been one of the most entertaining tournaments in recent times, with plenty of goals being scored. In 50 matches, played in June, 132 goals have been scored with 3 fixtures seeing 7 goals. But which football clubs have dominated the proceedings in this edition of the tournament? Here is our detailed report.
Leader
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain lead the scoring charts, with the most number of goals slammed by the players of this club. With the likes of Mbappe, Neymar and Cavani leading the lines for their nations, PSG players have managed a total of 10 goals in this edition of the FIFA World Cup. Mbappe is the leading goal-scorer with three goals under his belt.
Star players
UCL winners Real Madrid
It comes as no surprise that the Champions League winners Real Madrid are second in this list. Real Madrid stars Ronaldo, Modric and Isco have been vital for their sides in this edition. Overall, Los Blancos players have netted a total of 9 goals in Russia. Real Madrid's defenders have also found themselves on the score-sheet. CR7 leads the charts with 4 goals.
Catalan Giants
Spanish champions FC Barcelona
La Liga winners Barcelona have a plethora of players representing their nations at the World Cup. These players have scored nine goals till now as the likes of Messi, Suarez, Rakitic and Coutinho have guided their teams to victories. Messi might have scored just one goal in this edition, but Mina has been the biggest surprise package with two goals to his name.
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Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs sit on the next spot in the list, with 8 goals being scored by their players. The tournament's leading goal-scorer Harry Kane has netted 5 goals for England. Korea's Son Heung-min had a wonderful World Cup, as well, scoring 2 goals for his side.
Red Devils
EPL giants Manchester United
Surprisingly, for a club of the calibre of Manchester United, the Red Devils players have managed only 6 goals. More than 50% of the goals have been scored by one man- Lukaku. The Belgian has found the back of the net 4 times so far. Apart from Lukaku, Rojo and Lingard are the only other Red Devils who have scored in this World Cup
Deadly strikers
Europa League holders Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid have built a name, over the years, for producing some of the deadliest strikers in the world. Their strikers lived up to this reputation in this World Cup as they have scored 6 goals so far. Diego Costa is one of the leading goal-scorers with 3 strikes while Griezmann has scored twice for France. Defender Gimenez has one goal to his name.