Current edition of the World Cup is on pace to average more goals per game than any tournament since 1958.

繼1958年瑞典世界杯之后，本屆世界杯的場均進球數如狂潮般不斷刷新。

Germanyjust hung four onPortugal. It was a bit of a shocking result, at least from the perspective that most observers expectedPortugalto put up a bit more fight. But it was another relatively high-scoring game at World Cup 2014? Not surprising at all.

據外媒體育網站sbnation.com報道，德國戰車在剛剛結束的比賽中以四粒進球完勝葡萄牙。比賽結果令人震驚，多數觀察員原本希望葡萄牙的攻勢能更猛烈些。但這是否是本屆世界杯又一場比分懸殊的比賽？的確不足為奇。

Now 12 games into the quadrennial tournament, the World Cup is averaging 3.42 goals per game. Nigeria-Iran promises to bring that average down, but as long there is at least one goal in that game or the United States-Ghana match, the World Cup will head into its sixth day averaging at least 3.0 goals per game. The last time a World Cup averaged that many goals for an entire tournament was 1958 when Pele burst onto the scene and the 12 teams combined to average 3.60 over just 35 total matches.

截至德葡之戰，本屆世界杯已經結束了12場比賽，場均進球3.42個。預計尼日利亞對陣伊朗的比賽進球數將拉低這個統計，不過，只要本場比賽或隨后的美加之戰能夠斬獲至少一球，世界杯就會迎來場均進球三粒的第六天。歷史上，平均達到如此進球數的還要追溯到1958年瑞典世界杯，也是貝利橫空出世的一屆。其中，12支球隊在僅僅35場比賽中，場均進球3.6個。

The highest scoring tournament: 1994 in theUnited Stateswhen 24 teams averaged 2.97 over 52 matches.

回顧歷史，單場進球數最多的比賽出現在1994年美國世界杯（俄羅斯6-1喀麥隆）。24支球隊在52場比賽中場均進球2.97個。

Ever since the 1994 World Cup, the average scoring has been on a steady downward slope. In 2010 it bottomed out at 2.27, the second lowest average in World Cup history (1990 averaged just 2.20).

這之后，場均進球數一直在下滑。2010年南非世界杯上，這一數目跌至2.27個，僅次于1990年意大利世界杯的2.2個。

To put this all in a bit more perspective, the current World Cup is averaging more goals than any of the top leagues around the world averaged in 2013/14. TheNetherlands' Eredivisie was the highest scoring of the top European leagues at 3.20 and the Bundesliga was just a shade behind at 3.16. No other top European league averaged more than 2.80 last season. In theAmericas, Major League Soccer is the current pace setter at 2.89 goals per game.

與2013-2014賽季的世界各大足球聯賽相比，本屆世界杯的場均進球確實更多。荷甲以場均進球3.2個高居歐洲各大聯賽之首，德甲則以3.16個緊隨其后。上個賽季，其他聯賽的場均進球都沒有超過2.8個。目前，美國職業足球大聯盟的場均進球為2.89個。

So, yeah, if this edition of the World Cup seems a bit more exciting than you're used to, this is a big reason why.

不斷上演的進球大戰正是本屆世界杯精彩絕倫之處。

（譯者 helancheng 編輯 齊磊）