The group stage is over, the World Cup is taking a breather -- so it's an excellent time to look back at a tournament that has already produced some eye-popping, record-breaking statistics.
Remember, this is only the story of the group stage -- there are two weeks and 16 action-packed matches left to go, including the final on July 13. We're certain to see a lot more records fall along the way. Here's the story so far on the pitch and on social media.
300 Million number of World Cup-related tweets sent so far, according to Twitter. For comparison, the entire London Olympics in 2012 saw 150 million tweets.
136 number of goals scored in the group stage, an all-time record.
24 number of goals scored by substitute players. That's a World Cup record too (and not just for the group stage.)
17,185,016 number of times the most retweeted tweet of the World Cup was seen, according to Twitter. The tweet in question? Italian star Mario Balotelli jokingly demanding a kiss from the Queen if Italy beat Costa Rica, which would have kept England in the World Cup (they didn't.)
If we beat Costa Rica i want a kiss,obviously on the cheek, from the UK Queen. — Mario Balotelli (@FinallyMario) June 19, 2014
7 number of yellow and red cards racked up by Uruguay and the Ivory Coast, the tournament's most-carded teams. Ivory Coast's were all yellows, while Uruguay's included one red card. That makes Uruguay officially the most sanctioned team in the cup -- and that's not even counting the infamous bite by Luis Suarez, for which Suarez was not even carded.
378,085 number of tweets per minute sent during the World Cup's most tweeted-about goal, Marcello's own goal in the opening game, Brazil v Croatia. Clint Dempsey's goal that put the USA up 2-1 against Portugal was a close second with 304,603 tweets per minute.
55.5 number of minutes the ball has been in play per 90 minute match, on average. That compares unfavorably to the 69.8 minutes the ball was in play in the average group stage match in South Africa. Obviously, the heat and humidity of Brazil is having some effect -- which makes the goal-scoring record that much more impressive.
2071 number of passes performed by Italy, the top team for passing -- both in the number of sheer passes and the pass completion rate (85%). But it didn't stop them going home at the group stage.
6.02 million number of tweets that used the #USA "hashflag," the most used of any nation by far. Brazil is next, and it's about 2 million hashflags behind.
15 number of minutes of play, on average, between goals scored by the Netherlands' Leroy Fer -- making him the most efficient scorer in the tournament.
61 number of fouls committed against Greece. The nation that can be justifiably indignant -- it's the most fouled-upon team in the World Cup so far.