Friday, July 4, 2014
Football News & Information
Germany Vs France Quarter Finals |
There was 17 goals scored in the three
previous World Cup meetings between France and Germany, an average 5.7 goals
per game.
- Germany have scored two or more goals in each of those World Cup matches and are unbeaten since their first World Cup clash with France in 1958 (3-6 defeat), winning in the 1982 clash on penalties (3-3) and winning in 1986 (2-0).
- The two sides last met in a friendly in February 2013. France took the lead through a Mathieu Valbuena strike in the first half, before second half goals from Thomas Müller and Sami Khedira secured the victory for Germany.
- Germany have reached the semi-finals of the last three World Cups. No nation has ever made the last four in four successive tournaments.
- Germany are winning in 15 internationals (W10 D5), longer than any other side still involved at the World Cup.
- On the last five occasions that France have progressed past round 1 in the World Cup, they have reached the semi-final stage (1958, 1982, 1986, 1998 and 2006).
- All of France’s goals during this World Cup have come from inside the box (10).
- France have lost only one of their 10 games played on Brazilian soil (W6 D3).
- France are the first team to benefit from two own goals in the same World Cup.
- Les Bleus have hit the carpentry more often than any other team at this World Cup (6), which is the highest tally for a team since Poland and Argentina in 1982 (both 6).
- Thomas Müller (four goals, two assists) has been directly involved in six of Germany’s nine goals (66.7 per cent) at this this World Cup.
- Karim Benzema (19) has fired in 12 more shots than any other French player during this tournament.
- André Schürrle has scored five goals in his last five competitive matches for Germany.
- Miroslav Klose needs one more goal to be the World Cup’s highest scorer. He is currently joint-top with Ronaldo (15 goals).
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