(spoiler) ATWC Stats after Matchday Two : goalscorers, assists, ratings, best XI...

STATS AFTER MATCHDAY TWO

Pelé and Puskas (here with Santos and Real Madrid) remain behind Eusébio in the goal-scoring charts, but without taking any penalty-kicks.

Goalscorers

4 goals : Eusébio (Portugal, 2 pk’s).

3 goals : G. Müller (Germany), Puskas (Hungary), Pelé (Brazil).

2 goals : Kocsis (Hungary), Madjer (Algeria), Yeboah (Ghana), Elkjaer (Denmark), Stoichkov (Bulgaria, 1 fk), Mbappé (France), Suker (Yugoslavia), Butragueño, Hierro 2 pk’s (Spain), Honda (Japan), Charlton (England), Cubillas (Peru, 1 fk), Mané (Senegal, 1 pk), Batistuta (Argentina), Bassir (Morocco), Bergkamp (Holland).

1 goal : Suarez, Varela, Cavani (Uruguay), Temime (Tunisia), Vieira, Henry (France), C. Ronaldo, Fernandes (Portugal), Al-Jaber, Abdullah (Saudi Arabia), Wanchope, Duarte (Costa Rica), Meazza, Riva (Italy), Santa Cruz (Paraguay), B. Oblak, Katalinski (Yugoslavia), J. Charles (Wales), Sang-chul, Heung-ming pk, Jung-hwan (South Korea), Quinn, Rob. Keane pk (Rep. of Ireland), Villa (Spain), Milla, M'Boma, Omam-Biyik (Cameroon), Matthaüs (Germany), Blokhin, Streltsov, Shevchenko, Khurtsilava ifk (USSR), Hagi, Raducioiu, Dumitrescu (Romania), Delgado, Kaviedes (Ecuador), Patenaude, Donovan, McBride (United States), Bozsik, Czibor (Hungary), Nihat (Turkey), Panenka, Puc (Czechoslavakia, pk), Fellaïni, Vertonghen (Belgium), Assad (Algeria), Lineker, Robson, Shearer (England), Joya, Velasquez (Peru), Yakin fk, Akanji (Switzerland), Davis (Northern Ireland), Lewandowski, Deyna, Lato, Lubanski (Poland), Ronaldo, Garrincha, Rivelino, Romario (Brazil), Cahill (Australia), Maradona pk, Messi (Argentina), Borgetti, Hernandez (Mexico), Law (Scotland), Falcao, Cuadrado, James (Colombia), Liedholm, Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Sindelar (Austria), Cruyff, Kluivert (Holland), Yekini, Kanu, Amokachi, Lawal, Keshi (Nigeria), Figueroa, Zamorano (Chile), Van Basten (Holland), Haaland (Norway).

 

 

Assists

2 assists : Zidane, Platini (France), Eusébio (Portugal), Lauren (Cameroon), Skoglund (Sweden), Cruyff (Holland).

1 assist : Cavani, Scarone (Uruguay), B. Laudrup, M. Laudrup (Denmark), Bonev (Bulgaria), Dhiab (Tunisia), Ruiz (Costa Rica), Guerreiro (Portugal), Arce (Paraguay), Susic, Dzajic (Yugoslavia), Giggs (Wales), Mazzola (Italy), Sun-hong (South Korea), Finnan (Rep. of Ireland), Michel, Villa (Spain), Eto’o (Cameroon), Breitner, Netzer (Germany), Kagawa (Japan), Streltsov (USSR), Puskas, Czibor, Szoboszlai (Hungary), A. Valencia, Mendez (Ecuador), Dempsey, Pope, Jones (United States), Hagi (Romania), Vercauteren, Scifo ck (Belgium), Ghoulam, Assad, Bennacer (Algeria), Novak (Czechoslovakia), Matthews, Moore (England), Shaqiri ck (Switzerland), Farfan ck, Guerrero (Peru), Bocandé (Sénégal), Didi, Garrincha (Brazil), Boniek, Lato (Poland), Herrera (Mexico), Maradona, Simeone (Argentina), Johnstone (Scotland), Polo, Ab. Pelé (Ghana), Prohaska (Austria), Valderrama (Colombia), Oliseh, Finidi, Amokachi (Nigeria), Vidal fk, Beausejour (Chile), Overmars (Holland), Solskjaer (Norway).

 

Motm's

2 : Puskas (Hungary)

1 : Trabelsi (Tunisia), Santamaria (Uruguay), Zidane, Platini (France), Eusébio (Portugal), Campbell (Costa Rica), Santa Cruz (Paraguay), Modric (Yugoslavia), Southall (Wales), Mazzola (Italy), Given (Rep. of Ireland), Milla, Lauren (Cameroon), Villa (Spain), G. Müller, Matthaüs (Germany), Streltsov (USSR), Honda (Japan), Howard (United States), Hagi (Romania), Ondrus (Czechoslovakia), Madjer (Algeria), Scifo (Belgium), Bougherra (Algeria), Séchehaye, Akanji (Switzerland), Charlton (England), Cubillas (Peru), Pelé, Garrincha (Brazil), Boniek (Poland), Cahill (Australia), Maradona (Argentina), Ochoa (Mexico), Batistuta (Argentina), Bassir (Morocco), I. Cordoba (Colombia), Yeboah (Ghana), Sindelar (Austria), Cuadrado (Colombia), Finidi (Nigeria), Figueroa (Chile), Cruyff (Holland), Keshi (Nigeria).

Free-kick goals

Stoichkov, Bulgaria vs. Uruguay (group stage, group A, matchday 1)
Cubillas, Peru vs. England (group stage, group H, matchday 1)
H. Yakin, Switzerland vs. England (group stage, group H, matchday 2)

Penalty-kick goals

Eusébio, Portugal vs. Saudi Arabia (group stage, group B, matchday 1)
Hierro, Spain vs. Cameroon (group stage, group D, matchday 1)
Panenka, Czechoslavakia vs. Turkey (group stage, group G, matchday 1)
Maradona, Argentina vs. Morocco (group stage, group J, matchday 1)
Eusébio (2), Portugal vs. France (group stage, group B, matchday 2)
Heung-ming, South Korea vs. Spain (group stage, group D, matchday 2)
Hierro (2), Spain vs. South Korea (group stage, group D, matchday 2)
Rob. Keane, Republic of Ireland vs. Cameroon (group stage, group D, matchday 2)
Mané, Senegal vs. Australia group stage, group I, matchday 2)

Missed penalty-kicks

Finney, England vs. Switzerland (shoots off wide).

Own goals

Zitouni, Algeria, for Belgium (group stage, group G, matchday 1)
Passarella, Argentina for Morocco (group stage, group J, matchday 1)
Pluskal, Czechoslovakia for Belgium (group stage, group G, matchday 2)
Donaghy, Northern Ireland for Peru (group stage, group H, matchday 2)

Discipline

2 yellow cards : Valverde (Uruguay), Sassi (Tunisia), Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia), Sipos (Hungary), Pluskal (Czechoslovakia), Herrera (Mexico), Souness (Scotland).

1 yellow card : Helveg, Bertelsen (Denmark), Trabelsi, Bouazizi, Badra (Tunisia), D. Penev, Kishishev, Letchkov (Bulgaria), Godin (Uruguay), Oviedo (Costa Rica), Zubromawi, Madani, Al-Bishi (Saudi Arabia), Thuram, Amoros (France), Maniche (Portugal), V. Caceres, Gamarra, Riveros, Almiron (Paraguay), Vidic, Katalinski (ex-Yugoslavia), Hughes, Speed, Gunter, Bellamy (Wales), Gentile (Italy), Giles, Townsend (Rep. of Ireland), Kalla, Song (Cameroon), Hierro, Ramos (Spain), Kwang-rae, Min-Jae (South Korea), Lahm, Breitner, Kohler, Sammer (Germany), Ihara, Honda, Nakata (Japan), Radebe, Motaung, Fortune, Nyathi (South Africa), Netto (USSR), Sipos (Hungary), De La Cruz, Estupiñan, M. Caicedo (Ecuador), McKennie, Harkes (United States), Lupescu (Romania), Dobias, Ondrus, Novak, Nedved (Czechoslovakia), Alpay, Emre, Bülent, Tugay, Calhanoglu (Turkey), Gerets, Albert (Belgium), Ghoulam (Algeria), Gerets, Albert, Lukaku (Belgium), Ghoulam, Mahrez (Algeria), McIlroy, Evans, Rice (N. Ireland), Liechtsteiner, Séchehaye, Minelli (Switzerland), Guerrero (Peru), Wright, Cole (England), Gueye, P.B. Diop (Senegal), Neill, Bresciano, Cahill, Wilson (Australia), Pisczek, Maszczyk, Musial (Poland), Falcao (Brazil), Naybet, Amrabat (Morocco), Suarez, Salcido (Mexico), Bremner, Miller (Scotland), Passarella (Argentina), Asprilla (Colombia), Sesta, Ocwirk (Austria), Annan, Muntari (Ghana), Rojas, Aranguiz, Medel, Isla (Chile), Rekdal, Riise (Norway), Neeskens (Holland), Yobo, Okocha (Nigeria).

1 red card :

R. Song (Cameroon).

Suspended players :

Valverde (Uruguay, suspended for match #3 in Group A)
Sassi (Tunisia, suspended for match #3 in Group A)
Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia, suspended for match #3 in Group B).
R. Song (Cameroon, suspended for Matchday 3 in Group D and an eventual Round of 32).
Sipos (Hungary, suspended for Matchday 3 in Group F)
Pluskal (Czechoslovakia, suspended for Matchday 3 in Group G)
Herrera (Mexico, suspended for Matchday 3 in Group J)
Souness (Scotland, suspended for Matchday 3 in Group J).

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Top-rated players of Matchday Two :

9 : Garrincha (Brazil).

8 : Platini (France), Cruyff (Holland), Keshi, Amokachi (Nigeria).

7,5 : M. Olsen (Denmark), Southall (Wales), Lauren (Cameroon), Cahill (Australia), Bassir (Morocco), Cuadrado (Colombia), Rijkaard (Holland).

7 : Elkjaer (Denmark), Mbappé (France), Eusébio (Portugal), Honda (Japan), Schuster, Matthaüs (Germany), Vertonghen, Scifo (Belgium), Cubillas (Peru), Pelé (Brazil), Lato, Deyna (Poland), Batistuta, Redondo (Argentina), Bergkamp (Holland).

6,5 : Dhiab, Temime (Tunisia), Abdullah (Saudi Arabia), Henry (France), Chilavert (Paraguay), Mazzola (Italy), Villa (Spain), Heung-min (South Korea), Khurtsilava (USSR), Kompany (Belgium), Akanji (Switzerland), Farfan (Peru), Simeone (Argentina), Hernandez (Mexico), James (Colombia), Van Dijk, Krol, Davids (Holland), Okocha, Lawal (Nigeria).

6 : Cavani (Uruguay), Lerby, M. Laudrup (Denmark), Bonev, Stoichkov (Bulgaria), Attouga, Trabelsi (Tunisia), Navas, Duarte, Ramirez, Campbell, Wanchope (Costa Rica), Tigana (France), Guerreiro, R. Costa, C. Ronaldo (Portugal), Suker (Yugoslavia), Xavi (Spain), A. Song, Omam-Biyik (Cameroon), Rob. Keane (Rep. of Ireland), Kawaguchi, Uchida, Yoshida, Y. Endo (Japan), Bozsik, Puskas, Czibor (Hungary), Lung, Rednic, Do. Munteanu, Hagi (Romania), Cevallos, Estupiñan (Ecuador), Albert (Belgium), Novak, Nedved (Czechoslovakia), M’Bohli, Bougherra (Algeria), Moore, Charlton (England), Chumpitaz, Velasquez (Peru), Davis (Northern Ireland), Ronaldo, Cerezo (Brazil), Mané (Senegal), Marquez (Mexico), Zaki, Naybet, Ben Barek (Morocco), Johnstone, Law (Scotland), Hellström, Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Sindelar (Austria), Higuita, Alvarez, Valderrama (Colombia), Van der Sar, Suurbier (Holland), Oliseh (Nigeria), Thoresen (Norway).



Team of Group Stage Matchday Two :

Southall (Wal v Par)

Lauren (Cam v Ire)
Rijkaard (Hol v Chi)
Keshi (Nga v Nor)
Cuadrado (Col v Gha)

Cahill (Aus v Sen)
M. Olsen (Den v Uru)

Garrincha (Bra v Pol)
Platini (Fra v Por)
Cruyff (Hol v Chi)

Amokachi (Nga v Nor)

Supersub at the centre-forward position : Bassir (as a new starter for Morocco to play vs. Scotland).
Cruyff makes his second incorporation in the best XI, in two matchdays.

Cruyff leads the ratings charts. It is true that he really does everything in his team

Top-rated players after Matchday Two :

15,5 : Cruyff (Holland).

15 : Eusébio (Portugal).

14,5 : Pelé (Brazil).

14 : Schuster (Germany), Amokachi (Nigeria).

13,5 : Cubillas (Peru), Garrincha (Brazil), Finidi (Nigeria).

13 : M. Olsen (Denmark), Platini (France), Lauren (Cameroon), Matthaüs (Germany), Puskas (Hungary), Cerezo (Brazil).

12,5 : Santamaria (Uruguay), Zidane (France), Villa (Spain), Given (Rep. of Ireland), G. Müller (Germany), Khurtsilava (USSR), Uchida, Honda (Japan), Hagi (Romania), Madjer (Algeria), Scifo (Belgium), Charlton (England), Lato (Poland), Maradona, Redondo (Argentina), Zaki (Morocco), Cuadrado (Colombia), Rijkaard, Davids (Holland), Keshi (Nigeria).

12 : VR Andrade (Uruguay), Bonev, Stoichkov (Bulgaria), Trabelsi (Tunisia), Barthez, Desailly, Amoros (France), Navas (Costa Rica), Sang-chul (South Korea), Streltsov, Blokhin (USSR), Howard (United States), Vertonghen (Belgium), Akanji (Switzerland), Ronaldo, Cafu (Brazil), Mané (Senegal), Cahill (Australia), Fillol (Argentina), Ochoa, Marquez (Mexico), Hakimi (Morocco), Hellström (Sweden), Higuita, I. Cordoba, Alvarez (Colombia), Oliseh (Nigeria), Figueroa, Beauséjour, Vidal (Chile), Thoresen (Norway).

11,5 : Godin, JL Andrade, Cavani (Uruguay), Attouga, Temime (Tunisia), Tigana (France), Guerreiro, R. Costa, C. Ronaldo (Portugal), Wanchope (Costa Rica), Mazzola (Italy), Modric, Suker (Yugoslavia), Chilavert, Arce (Paraguay), Southall (Wales), Xavi, Butragueño (Spain), Geremi, Milla, Eto’o (Cameroon), Finnan (Rep. of Ireland), Kocsis (Hungary), Cevallos (Ecuador), Ondrus (Czechoslovakia), Kompany, Witsel (Belgium), Joya (Peru), Deyna, Boniek (Poland), Bocandé (Senegal), Chipperfield (Australia), Messi (Argentina), Hernandez (Mexico), Benatia (Morocco), Goram, Johnstone (Scotland), Rincon, Valderrama, James (Colombia), Ab. Pelé (Ghana), Suurbier (Holland), Okocha (Nigeria).

11 : Varela (Uruguay), Lerby, M. Laudrup, Elkjaer (Denmark), Mikhailov (Bulgaria), Dhiab (Tunisia), Figo (Portugal), Duarte (Costa Rica), Abdullah (Saudi Arabia), Facchetti, Tardelli (Italy), J. Oblak, B. Oblak (ex-Yugoslavia), Santa Cruz (Paraguay), Michel (Spain), Woon-jae, Sung-yueng, Ji-sung (South Korea), McGrath, Rob. Keane (Rep. of Ireland), Beckenbauer, Breitner (Germany), Yashin, Demyanenko (USSR), Kagawa (Japan), Fish (South Africa), Bozsik (Hungary), Chivu, Rednic (Romania), Dempsey, Lalas (United States), De La Cruz, A. Valencia (Ecuador), Novak, Nedved (Czechoslovakia), Bougherra, Ghoulam (Algeria), Nihat (Turkey), Moore, Robson, Edwards (England), Xhaka (Switzerland), Solano, Velasquez, Cueto, Guerrero (Peru), Davis, O’Neill (Northern Ireland), C. Alberto (Brazil), Kasperczak (Poland), Koulibaly, R. Mendy (Senegal), Ardiles (Argentina), Osorio (Mexico), Ben Barek (Morocco), Robertson (Scotland), R. Nilsson, Liedholm, Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Yepes (Colombia), Yeboah (Ghana), Krol, Neeskens (Holland), Zamorano (Chile).


Top-rated goalkeepers only :

12,5 : Given (Rep. of Ireland), Zaki (Morocco).
12 : Barthez (France), Navas (Costa Rica), Howard (United States), Fillol (Argentina), Ochoa (Mexico), Hellström (Sweden), Higuita (Colombia).
11,5 : Attouga (Tunisia), Chilavert (Paraguay), Southall (Wales), Cevallos (Ecuador), Goram (Scotland).
11 : Mikhailov (Bulgaria), J. Oblak (Yugoslavia), Woon-jae (South Korea), Yashin (USSR).

Top-rated teams of Matchday Two :

69,5 : Holland (vs. Chile)
64 : France (vs. Portugal), Colombia (vs. Ghana)
63, 5 : Nigeria (vs. Norway)
63 : Japan (vs. South Africa)
62 : Belgium (vs Czechoslovakia), Peru (vs. Northern Ireland), Morocco (vs. Scotland)
61,5 : Germany (vs. USSR)
61 : Costa Rica (vs. Saudi Arabia), Portugal (vs. France)
60,25 : Italy (vs. Yugoslavia)
60 : Brazil (vs. Poland), Argentina (vs. Mexico)

Top-rated teams after Matchday Two :

127 : Holland (group L)
126 : France (group B)
124,5 : Brazil (group I), Colombia (group K)
124 : Nigeria (group L)
123,5 : Germany (group E)
122 : Portugal (group B)
120 : Uruguay (group A), Morocco (group J)
119, 5 : Peru (group H)
119 : Spain (group D), Poland (group I)

Etc.

Holland have outclassed Chile in matchday two. Remember : Chile which were the best-rated team of matchday one !