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

继1958年瑞典世界杯之后，本届世界杯的场均进球数如狂潮般不断刷新。

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.

据外媒体育网站sbnation.com报道，德国战车在刚刚结束的比赛中以四粒进球完胜葡萄牙。比赛结果令人震惊，多数观察员原本希望葡萄牙的攻势能更猛烈些。但这是否是本届世界杯又一场比分悬殊的比赛？的确不足为奇。

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.

截至德葡之战，本届世界杯已经结束了12场比赛，场均进球3.42个。预计尼日利亚对阵伊朗的比赛进球数将拉低这个统计，不过，只要本场比赛或随后的美加之战能够斩获至少一球，世界杯就会迎来场均进球三粒的第六天。历史上，平均达到如此进球数的还要追溯到1958年瑞典世界杯，也是贝利横空出世的一届。其中，12支球队在仅仅35场比赛中，场均进球3.6个。

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

回顾历史，单场进球数最多的比赛出现在1994年美国世界杯（俄罗斯6-1喀麦隆）。24支球队在52场比赛中场均进球2.97个。

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).

这之后，场均进球数一直在下滑。2010年南非世界杯上，这一数目跌至2.27个，仅次于1990年意大利世界杯的2.2个。

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.

与2013-2014赛季的世界各大足球联赛相比，本届世界杯的场均进球确实更多。荷甲以场均进球3.2个高居欧洲各大联赛之首，德甲则以3.16个紧随其后。上个赛季，其他联赛的场均进球都没有超过2.8个。目前，美国职业足球大联盟的场均进球为2.89个。

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.

不断上演的进球大战正是本届世界杯精彩绝伦之处。

（译者 helancheng 编辑 齐磊）