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| FIFA U-17 WC: 1st round of Nigerian tourney produces fewer goals
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -
The 36 matches played in the first round of the ongoing
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
in Nigeria produced fewer goals that at the same stage of the tournament in Sout
h Korea two years ago, PANA reported.
While a total of 94 goals were scored in the round-robin first stage in Nigeria,
122 goals were scored in the same number of
matches played at the 2007 tournament.
A further breakdown shows that while the highest number of goals scored by any o
f the six groups in the ongoing tournament was
18 (Groups A and B each), the highest for the 2007 tournament was 29 in Group F.
Second round action starts at Nigeria 2009 on Wednesday.
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| Lagos - 03/11/2009 |
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