A member of the FIFA’s technical study group, Sunday Oliseh, has stated that the goalless draws recorded at the ongoing World Cup tournament in Qatar is as a result of the cautious approach from many teams in the opening round of the competition, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. There were four goalless games in the opening 16 matches – an unprecedented 25 per cent return in the first round of group games – and a fifth last Friday as England and the United States played out a stalemate in their second game of the tournament in Qatar. The record number of 0-0 draws at the World Cup stands at seven, which happened at four different editions of the tournament, but Qatar 2022 is already close to that tally with only 20 of the 64 scheduled games completed before Saturday’s matches. At the last World Cup in Russia, there was a single goalless draw, when Denmark and France failed to produce goals in a group phase clash. “Teams have not wanted to take too much of a risk,” said O...
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