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2012 in Numbers
Sunday 30 December 2012With the year drawing to a close, FIFA.com rounds up some of the most notable records, milestones and statistics of 2012.

Predators, a prodigy and global glory
Wednesday 19 December 2012Stephan El Shaarawy's scoring feats come under the spotlight along with those of Abby Wambach and Neal Maupay, while silverware for two South American giants also features in FIFA.com's latest stats review.

King Leo tops scoring sensations
Wednesday 12 December 2012Lionel Messi headlines a star-studded stats review that also features five-star Radamel Falcao, derby king Wayne Rooney, Japan 2012 hero Mohamed Aboutrika and Chile's latest champions.

Prizes, prodigies and a fond farewell
Wednesday 5 December 2012Titles for Tijuana, Ecuador's Barcelona and David Beckham's LA Galaxy feature alongside derby despair for Atletico Madrid, 16-year-old stars in Bulgaria and the Netherlands, and a goal deluge in England.

Scorers, streaks and strolls
Wednesday 26 September 2012This week, the ending of one streak in Germany and the prolonging of another in England feature alongside prolific goalscoring from Michael Mifsud, Cristiano Ronaldo and three Asian sides at Azerbaijan.

Heroes emerge as giants fall
Wednesday 22 August 2012Guillermo Burdisso, Gonzalo Higuain, Carlos Ruiz and 16-year-old Fabrice Olinga star in FIFA.com's latest stats review, which also features shock defeats for some of England and Germany's big guns.
Gold, glory and goal gluts
Wednesday 15 August 2012Penalty woe and goals galore
Wednesday 8 August 2012Comeback kids and a continental conquest
Wednesday 11 July 2012Shutouts, shoot-outs and Spanish sensations
Wednesday 4 July 2012Titles, triumphs and penalty pain
Wednesday 27 June 2012Red mist and rewritten records
Wednesday 20 June 2012International icons and a hat-trick hero
Wednesday 13 June 2012Brothers, big money and a bogey team
Wednesday 6 June 2012International feats and a fitting farewell
Wednesday 30 May 2012Shocks, celebrations and struggles for supremacy
Wednesday 23 May 2012Titles, trebles and a Wembley wizard
Wednesday 9 May 2012Glory, goal machines and a goalie
Wednesday 25 April 2012Messi v Ronaldo in numbers
Friday 20 April 2012Streaks, strikes and a new sensation
Wednesday 18 April 2012Scorers, slumps and silverware
Wednesday 11 April 2012Passes, records and relief
Wednesday 4 April 2012FIFA Club World Cup in numbers
Wednesday 7 December 2011Colombia 2011 in numbers
Thursday 25 August 2011International matches in 2009: 850 men’s matches and 304 women’s matches
Thursday 7 January 20102010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™
The preliminaries in numbers
Friday 20 November 2009