Goals galore in pool stage of Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing FIH Men's World Cup is turning out to be a high-scoring tournament with 130 goals being scored so far from 24 pool matches at an average of 5.41 goals per match.
The 2010 World Cup in New Delhi, in which 12 teams had participated, had 199 goals from 38 matches, averaging 5.24 per game.
As many as 20 matches are left to be played in this edition, and if the current rate is maintained, it can turn out to be the highest scoring in the history of hockey world cup. Of the 130 goals scored so far in this edition, 80 are field efforts while 43 are from penalty corners. Seven goals were from penalty strokes.
The Netherlands, who topped Pool C to qualify directly for the quarterfinals, have scored most goals so far — 22 from three matches. Australia have scored most penalty corner goals — 7 — while France lead in the most goals from penalty stroke at two. PTI