Sunday’s World Cup final between Argentina and France was not just exciting to watch, it was also a statistician’s delight, given the number of interesting figures it threw up.

The final which Argentina eventually won 4-2 via a tie-breaker saw the tournament finish with a total of 172 goals—more than any other World Cup,    and beating the previous record of 171 that came at France 1998 and Brazil 2014. The win also ensured that Argentine skipper Lionel Messi stretched the dominance of South American nations over Europeans in a World Cup final to 8-3.