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The 2022 World Cup got underway on Sunday with host Qatar falling to Ecuador 2-0. Enner Valencia got things going with a brace to take an unlikely lead in the race for the Golden Boot. He was joined by Bukayo Saka a day later, who scored a brace as England trounced Iran in their opening game. The Netherlands were also able to keep the second clean sheet of the tournament so far.
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World Cup statistics
Matches played: 6/64Total goals scored: 17Goals per match: 2.83Minutes per goal: 31.8Braces scored: 3Hat tricks scored: 0Own goals: 0Penalty kick success rate: 100% (4/4)
Player stats (leaderboard)
Goals
Assists
Clean sheets