Penalties
Belgium
Outlier flagOutlier comparison
Belgium was awarded more penalties than it conceded — worth a look.
Belgium
Net concededEvenNet won
1 penalty won (1 scored, 0.013 per box shot); 0 conceded.
Penalties are rare, and box shots are only a rough proxy for penalty-worthy incidents; VAR-cancelled penalties are counted separately.
Show the receipts
Belgium won 1 penalty (1 scored) from 77 shots inside the box; the field averaged 0.1559 penalties per team per match.
Build snapshot: wc2026-dc400360208f
| Match | Named team | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1567308 | Belgium | scored | won |
View JSON
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},
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"perMatch": 0
},
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}
],
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"lens": "outlier",
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],
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"perMatch": 0.1667
},
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"matchId": "1489377",
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},
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"matchId": "1489395",
"opponent": "Iran",
"won": 0
},
{
"conceded": 0,
"matchId": "1489415",
"opponent": "New Zealand",
"won": 0
},
{
"conceded": 0,
"matchId": "1567308",
"opponent": "Senegal",
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},
{
"conceded": 0,
"matchId": "1570715",
"opponent": "USA",
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},
{
"conceded": 0,
"matchId": "1581821",
"opponent": "Spain",
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}
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"tournament": "wc_2026",
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}
}