{"id":1097399,"date":"2019-07-08T15:51:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1097399"},"modified":"2019-07-08T15:56:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:56:39","slug":"statistical-performers-2019-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/statistical-performers-2019-womens-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"The standout statistical performers from the 2019 Women’s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eighth FIFA Women’s World Cup was a resounding success on and off the pitch.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It goes down in history for a multitude of reasons, with the standard of football displayed, largely across the 52 matches, setting a new benchmark going forward.<\/p>\n

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In the end the United States, the game’s most dominant force, brushed aside emerging power and European champions the Netherlands in the final, with their 2-0 victory perhaps flattering them.<\/p>\n

But, looking back across these championships there were some notable performers, and we have taken a look at the statistics to highlight their superiority.<\/p>\n

Goals, goals, goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The most important art form in football is goalscoring. This summer’s WWC saw no fewer than 146 goals (2.81 per match) scored by 83 different players. However if we break these strikes down just 16 came from outside the box<\/strong> with Italian midfielder Aurora Galli (2) being the most prolific.<\/p>\n

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As far as goals from open play (excluding own goals)<\/strong> went it was the Ellen White show. Incredibly all of her six goals for England came via this means. It wasn’t enough to win the Golden Boot outright as White’s tally was matched by Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe who in open play scored five and two goals respectively.<\/p>\n

Creativity<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Creativity is the beautiful game’s lifeblood. And we saw plenty of that in France, whose own national team boasted Amel Majri, the player who created the most chances including assists<\/strong> (21). But, naturally, it was the eventual champions who dominated in open play<\/strong> with Samantha Mewis assisting the most goals<\/strong> (4)\u00a0and Rapinoe creating the most chances<\/strong> (14).<\/p>\n

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Regarding set plays<\/strong>, that was Sherida Spitse’s domain, with the Dutch deep-lying midfielder creating the most goals<\/strong> (4). Half of those came in Oranje’s quarter-final win over Italy when she put on a second half masterclass. Spitse and Mewis would both share the ‘assist queen’ moniker for the tournament, with the duo proving to be effective in their respective disciplines.<\/p>\n