New York, June 21 -- The World Cup reached a significant milestone as Cody Gakpo scored the tournament's 100th goal in the Netherlands' 5-1 win over Sweden.
Gakpo's strike, the Netherlands' third of the match, brought up the century mark in the tournament's 33rd game, at an average of 3.03 goals per match.
It was the fastest the World Cup had reached 100 goals since the 1954 tournament in Switzerland, when the milestone was achieved after just 20 matches.
By comparison, it took 36 matches to reach 100 goals at Brazil 2014 and Spain 1982, while Argentina 1978 and the United States 1994 required 38 matches.
Several explanations have been put forward for the high scoring rate. One is the official match ball, the Trionda, which some observe...