How many matches will be played in total?

64 games

extra time goals count on the site i'm looking at

http://classic.****.com/betting/index.asp?sl=sle&gi=5&sltc=38021.1&sle=888961.1&slm=368156.1

cheers. stand corrected.
thought the firms were consistent on this

Record

Most goals scored in a tournament
171 goals, 1998.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records#Tournament

2006

147 total goals (incl ET)

117 in Groups
30 in KOs (incl 3 in ET)


2002

161 total goals (incl ET)

130 in Groups
31 in KOs (incl 3 in ET)


1998

171 total goals (incl ET)

126 in Groups
45 in KOs (incl 1 in ET)


By way of comparison

EURO 2000

85 total goals (incl ET)

65 in Groups
20 in KOs (incl 2 in ET)


EURO 2004

77 total goals (incl ET)

64 in Groups
13 in KOs (incl 3 in ET)


EURO 2008

77 total goals

57 in Groups
20 in KOs (incl 4 in ET)


Looking at those trends, it's hard to see the number of goals being over 162.5

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:
a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Good point db but i do reckon there seems to be more goals scored in recent years at least in club competitions , maybe due to slightly different laws in the game or refs, football evolution. Perhaps clutching at straws with that argument but pure gut instinct says we are going to get a record amount of goals in this wc.

Or are modern grounds so enclosed that weather is not a factor?