| World Cup Scoring By Tournament |
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| Year |
Goals |
Games |
Average |
| 1930 |
70 |
18 |
3.89 |
| 1934 |
70 |
17 |
4.12 |
| 1938 |
84 |
18 |
4.67 |
| 1950 |
88 |
22 |
4.00 |
| 1954 |
140 |
26 |
5.38 |
| 1958 |
126 |
35 |
3.60 |
| 1962 |
89 |
32 |
2.78 |
| 1966 |
89 |
32 |
2.78 |
| 1970 |
95 |
32 |
2.97 |
| 1974 |
97 |
38 |
2.55 |
| 1978 |
102 |
38 |
2.68 |
| 1982 |
146 |
52 |
2.81 |
| 1986 |
132 |
52 |
2.54 |
| 1990 |
115 |
52 |
2.21 |
| 1994 |
141 |
52 |
2.71 |
| 1998 |
171 |
64 |
2.67 |
| 2002 |
161 |
64 |
2.52 |
The 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan finished with 161 goals in 64 matches for an average of 2.52 per game, the lowest average of any of the 17 tournaments except for Italy in 1990.
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