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South Africa's midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala celebrates with his teammates after scoring the first goal of the Cup in the opening match against Mexico on June 11 at Soccer City stadium. [Xinhua]

There were 145 goals in the World Cup, including 9 penalties and 3 own goals, averaging 2.3 goals per match. It marks the World Cup with the least goals in the past 12 years. There were 171, 161 and 147 goals in 1998, 2002 and 2006 respectively. Germany scored the most 16 goals, while Honduras and Algeria failed to score. In terms of club, players of Bayern Munich combined to have 12 goals while those from Inter Milan and Barcelona scored 9 goals.