Brazil needs to try 19 times to score a goal, worst record in the Cup

With only three goals scored in three games, the Brazilian team is, among the teams that remain alive in the Qatar Cup, the one that has the most difficulty releasing the celebratory cry from the throat.

Will is not lacking. Brazil is the team that most seeks to score goals in this World Cup: there are 19 finals, on average, per game. No one is as hungry for goals as Tite’s men🇧🇷

Against Serbia, in the debut, the players risked 23 times; against Switzerland, 13; against Cameroon, another 21. Only three balls went in, always in the second half: two in the goal by Milinkovic-Savic (two goals by Richarlison), one by Sommer (goal by Casemiro).

But, and with plenty of room, the Brazilian team is the one that needs to hammer the most to reach the moment of greatest joy of a football game.

For example, Croatia, current runner-up in the world and who may be Brazil’s opponent in the quarterfinals, scored four goals in 29 shots in the three matches they played. Thus, he scored a goal for every seven conclusions.

South Korea, rival this Monday (5), at 4 pm (Brasília time), in the round of 16, even though they only had less difficulty in attack than the Brazilians, had to risk close to half the times (10.5) of the Brazil to score each of his four goals in the Cup.

Spain, England and Holland are the teams, among those still fighting for the FIFA Cup –which will be awarded to the champion on the next 18th–, with the best finalizations/goals ratio.

In three matches, Fúria scored one goal each for every 4 completions; the English Team, every 4.3; and Laranja, who played one more game – they are already in the quarterfinals–, every 4.5.

Next, the ranking of difficulty in scoring, from worst to best, among the teams that are still in the Cup, based on statistics from Opta, a sports data company.

1. Brazil (3 games) – 57 shots, 3 goals – 1 goal each 19 attempts
2. South Korea (3 games) – 42 shots, 4 goals – 1 goal each 10.5 tries
3. Poland (3 games) – 19 submissions 2 goals – 1 goal each 9.5 attempts
4. France (3 games) – 54 submissions 6 goals – 1 goal each 9 attempts
5. Senegal (3 games) – 42 shots, 5 goals – 1 goal each 8.4 attempts
6. Argentina (4 games) – 57 shots, 7 goals – 1 goal each 8.1 attempts
7. Japan (3 games) – 31 submissions, 4 goals – 1 goal each 7.8 tries
8. Croatia (3 games) – 29 shots, 4 goals – 1 goal each 7.3 attempts
9. Switzerland (3 games) – 27 shots, 4 goals – 1 goal each 6.8 attempts
10. Portugal (3 games) – 39 shots, 6 goals – 1 goal each 6.5 tries
11. Morocco (3 games) – 24 submissions, 4 goals – 1 goal each 6 attempts
12. Holland (4 games) – 36 shots, 8 goals – 1 goal each 4.5 tries
13. England (3 games) – 39 shots, 9 goals – 1 goal each 4.3 tries
14. Spain (3 games) – 36 shots, 9 goals – 1 goal each 4 tries

_{Source: Opta}

Despite the situation not looking encouraging, Brazil’s aim is not so bad in this Cup, as 37% of their attempts were in the right direction.

There are percentage better teams, like Croatia (55%), Argentina and Spain (both 44%), and worse ones, like Korea (31%), Senegal (29%) and Poland (26%).

This shows that the goalkeepers have performed well against the Brazilian team, either with easy or difficult defenses, preventing the ball from entering, and/or that the defenders have been successful in blocking/deflecting the Brazilians’ shots.