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In 2018 there was 29 penalties in total. This year there is 17 penalties during the matches (including the final so far), with Argentina getting 5 out of 17. I
by NhanH 4y ago
In 2018 there was 29 penalties in total. This year there is 17 penalties during the matches (including the final so far), with Argentina getting 5 out of 17.
It is unusual enough to let people wonder.
- kaesar14 4y agoDoesn’t seem unusual that a top team would get more penalties
- balaji1 4y agoTrue. And reckless challenges seem to be going up in general. Did someone count the number of cards and penalties against Arsenal last season?
- koolba 4y agoThat’s meaningless without a denominator. All other things being equal, the team with more time spent in the opponents box would be expected to have more penalty kicks. EDIT: And just as I write this France draws a penalty!
- whoevercares 4y agoWhat the hell!!!! It’s a draw now
- NhanH 4y agoI have no horse in this fight, just wanted to point out a curious fact. That said, the denominator/ top team argument only holds if Argentina was the most dominant team in the cup by a landslide (considering the ratio of the total penalties). They weren’t, they performed mostly in the same pack of France/England/ Portugal. Brazil would be the only team that was blatantly more dominant. Another denominator could potentially be number of foul against, and I would be surprised if it is that lopsided.