STATS: Goals scored in FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying matches in Europe

Robin van Persie has scored 11 goals in 8 matches in World Cup qualifiers for the Netherlands.

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers almost done with, we take a look at the number of goals scored by various teams and players across Europe.

Netherlands leads the goal tally having scored 32 goals so far. Germany and England are not far behind with 31 and 29 goals each. Even Bosnia-Herzegnovia make it to the top of the list with 29 goals so far. Surprisingly, World Cup and Euro champions Spain and also France, both in Group I with Finland, Georgia and Belarus, have only scored 12 goals so far (although there is one team less in this group).

The countries that have qualified so far are Brazil (hosts), Japan, Australia, Iran, South Korea, Italy, Holland, Argentina, Costa Rica, USA, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany.

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – Goals scored by European teams