The top 10 World Cup Players between 18-20 (through the Round of 16) according to the Castrol Index followed by the rankings for every player in the 18 to 20 age range.
TOP 10 PLAYERS 18-20
1. Thomas Müller - Germany
2. Nicolas N'Koulou - Cameroon
3. Jozy Altidore - USA
4. André Ayew - Ghana
5. Lukman Haruna - Nigeria
6. Tommy Smith - New Zealand
7. Jonathan Mensah - Ghana
8. Vladimír Weiss - Slovakia
9. Joel Matip - Cameroon
10. Ryad Boudebouz - Algeria
Castrol Index - Overall Rank - Player - Country
20 Years Old
8.88 - 042 - Thomas Müller - Germany
8.26 - 093 - Nicolas N'Koulou - Cameroon
7.81 - 138 - Jozy Altidore - USA
7.80 - 139 - André Ayew - Ghana
7.23 - 202 - Tommy Smith - New Zealand
6.78 - 256 - Vladimír Weiss - Slovakia
5.57 - 400 - Ryad Boudebouz - Algeria
5.46 - 412 - Miroslav Stoch - Slovakia
4.73 - 476 - Sotiris Ninis - Greece
4.56 - 502 - Dominic Adiyiah - Ghana
4.56 - 502 - Samuel Inkoom - Ghana
4.56 - 502 - Toni Kroos - Germany
4.56 - 502 - Javier Pastore - Argentina
0.00 - 000 - Daniel Agyei - Ghana
0.00 - 000 - Kim Bo-Kyung - South Korea
0.00 - 000 - Rene Krhin - Slovenia
0.00 - 000 - Pak Sung-Hyok - North Korea
19 Years Old
7.39 - 184 - Lukman Haruna - Nigeria
6.89 - 243 - Jonathan Mensah - Ghana
5.26 - 434 - Lee Addy - Ghana
18 Years Old
5.61 - 395 - Joel Matip - Cameroon
4.91 - 470 - Vincent Aboubakar - Cameroon
4.65 - 494 - Christian Eriksen - Denmark
4.56 - 502 - Xherdan Shaqiri - Switzerland
4.56 - 502 - Chris Wood - New Zealand
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
USA Players - World Cup Castrol Index Rankings
These are the Castrol Index ratings of all the US players who made an appearance at the 2010 World Cup. The US have 4 top 20 players at their respective positions overall (as of 6/28); Michael Bradley (5th best MF), Landon Donovan (7th best MF), Tim Howard (12th best GK), and Jozy Altidore (18th best FW).
I'll probably revisit these stats after the tournament ends to see where the USA players end up overall in the index. (somebody might need to remind me though, I'm pretty forgetful)
9.10 - Michael Bradley
Overall Rank: 28
Team Rank: 1
MF Rank: 5
9.00 - Landon Donovan
Overall Rank: 34
Team Rank: 2
MF Rank: 7
8.19 - Steve Cherundolo
Overall Rank: 100
Team Rank: 3
DF Rank: 45
8.02 - Tim Howard
Overall Rank: 116
Team Rank: 4
GK Rank: 12
7.99 - Clint Dempsey
Overall Rank: 119
Team Rank: 5
MF Rank: 40
7.81 - Jozy Altidore
Overall Rank: 138
Team Rank: 6
FW Rank: 18
7.63 - Carlos Bocanegra
Overall Rank: 157
Team Rank: 7
DF Rank: 64
6.65 - Jay DeMerit
Overall Rank: 272
Team Rank: 8
DF Rank: 106
6.36 - Oguchi Onyewu
Overall Rank: 307
Team Rank: 9
DF Rank: 119
6.21 - Maurice Edu
Overall Rank: 325
Team Rank: 10
MF Rank: 114
6.10 - Benny Feilhaber
Overall Rank: 338
Team Rank: 11
MF Rank: 118
6.06 - Jonathan Bornstein
Overall Rank: 343
Team Rank: 12
DF Rank: 129
5.55 - Ricardo Clark
Overall Rank: 402
Team Rank: 13
MF Rank: 134
5.53 - Robbie Findley
Overall Rank: 404
Team Rank: 14
FW Rank: 87
5.21 - Herculez Gomez
Overall Rank: 439
Team Rank: 15
FW Rank: 97
5.14 - Edson Buddle
Overall Rank: 447
Team Rank: 16
FW Rank: 100
5.00 - Jose Francisco Torres
Overall Rank: 461
Team Rank: 17
MF Rank: 155
4.56 - DaMarcus Beasley
Overall Rank: 502
Team Rank: 18
MF Rank: 173
4.56 - Stuart Holden
Overall Rank: 502
Team Rank: 18
MF Rank: 173
Rank by Position
Overall Position Rank - Player - (Overall Rank)
Goalkeeper
12 - Tim Howard (116)
Defenders
45 - Steve Cherundolo (100)
64 - Carlos Bocanegra (157)
106 - Jay DeMerit (272)
119 - Oguchi Onyewu (307)
129 - Jonathan Bornstein (343)
Midfielders
5 - Michael Bradley (28)
7 - Landon Donovan (34)
40 - Clint Dempsey (119)
114 - Maurice Edu (325)
118 - Benny Feilhaber (338)
134 - Ricardo Clark (402)
155 - Jose Torres (461)
173 - DaMarcus Beasley (502)
173 - Stuart Holden (502)
Forwards
18 - Jozy Altidore (138)
87 - Robbie Findley (404)
97 - Herculez Gomez (439)
100 - Edson Buddle (447)
I'll probably revisit these stats after the tournament ends to see where the USA players end up overall in the index. (somebody might need to remind me though, I'm pretty forgetful)
9.10 - Michael Bradley
Overall Rank: 28
Team Rank: 1
MF Rank: 5
9.00 - Landon Donovan
Overall Rank: 34
Team Rank: 2
MF Rank: 7
8.19 - Steve Cherundolo
Overall Rank: 100
Team Rank: 3
DF Rank: 45
8.02 - Tim Howard
Overall Rank: 116
Team Rank: 4
GK Rank: 12
7.99 - Clint Dempsey
Overall Rank: 119
Team Rank: 5
MF Rank: 40
7.81 - Jozy Altidore
Overall Rank: 138
Team Rank: 6
FW Rank: 18
7.63 - Carlos Bocanegra
Overall Rank: 157
Team Rank: 7
DF Rank: 64
6.65 - Jay DeMerit
Overall Rank: 272
Team Rank: 8
DF Rank: 106
6.36 - Oguchi Onyewu
Overall Rank: 307
Team Rank: 9
DF Rank: 119
6.21 - Maurice Edu
Overall Rank: 325
Team Rank: 10
MF Rank: 114
6.10 - Benny Feilhaber
Overall Rank: 338
Team Rank: 11
MF Rank: 118
6.06 - Jonathan Bornstein
Overall Rank: 343
Team Rank: 12
DF Rank: 129
5.55 - Ricardo Clark
Overall Rank: 402
Team Rank: 13
MF Rank: 134
5.53 - Robbie Findley
Overall Rank: 404
Team Rank: 14
FW Rank: 87
5.21 - Herculez Gomez
Overall Rank: 439
Team Rank: 15
FW Rank: 97
5.14 - Edson Buddle
Overall Rank: 447
Team Rank: 16
FW Rank: 100
5.00 - Jose Francisco Torres
Overall Rank: 461
Team Rank: 17
MF Rank: 155
4.56 - DaMarcus Beasley
Overall Rank: 502
Team Rank: 18
MF Rank: 173
4.56 - Stuart Holden
Overall Rank: 502
Team Rank: 18
MF Rank: 173
Rank by Position
Overall Position Rank - Player - (Overall Rank)
Goalkeeper
12 - Tim Howard (116)
Defenders
45 - Steve Cherundolo (100)
64 - Carlos Bocanegra (157)
106 - Jay DeMerit (272)
119 - Oguchi Onyewu (307)
129 - Jonathan Bornstein (343)
Midfielders
5 - Michael Bradley (28)
7 - Landon Donovan (34)
40 - Clint Dempsey (119)
114 - Maurice Edu (325)
118 - Benny Feilhaber (338)
134 - Ricardo Clark (402)
155 - Jose Torres (461)
173 - DaMarcus Beasley (502)
173 - Stuart Holden (502)
Forwards
18 - Jozy Altidore (138)
87 - Robbie Findley (404)
97 - Herculez Gomez (439)
100 - Edson Buddle (447)
Monday, June 28, 2010
USA Top 5 Player Statistics - World Cup 2010
USA players who ranked in the top 5 at the 2010 World Cup in a variety of statistics (as of games completed on 6/27). If multiple players tied on a particular stat, I only counted it as one place in the rankings.
Goals
3 - Landon Donovan (tied 2nd)
Shots on Target
8 - Clint Dempsey (tied 4th)
Shots Wide
12 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 2nd)
Shots that were Blocked
5 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 1st)
Shots on goal from Penalty Area
3 - Benny Feilhaber (Tied 4th)
3 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 4th)
3 - Landon Donovan (Tied 4th)
Shots on goal from outside Penalty Area
5 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 4th)
Shots on Goal/Shots
100% - Robbie Findley - 1 (Tied 1st)
100% - Jose Torres - 1 (Tied 1st)
Blocked Shots Inside Penalty Area
3 - Clint Dempsey (1st)
Shots in Penalty Area
10 - Clint Dempsey (2nd)
Shots outside Penalty Area
10 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 4th)
Total Shots
20 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 2nd)
Tackles Suffered
6 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 4th)
6 - Landon Donovan (Tied 4th)
5 - Jozy Altidore (Tied 5th)
Tackles Suffered Losing Possession
5 - Jozy Altidore (Tied 1st)
Deliveries in Penalty Area
4 - Landon Donovan (Tied 5th)
Passes Complete
100% - Stuart Holden (Tied 1st) only 1 pass though
Total Crosses
29 - Landon Donovan (1st)
Crosses Completed
11 - Landon Donovan (1st)
Corners Completed
9 - Landon Donovan (2nd)
Distance Covered
32.12mi - 51.69km - Michael Bradley (1st)
30.12mi - 48.47km - Landon Donovan (2nd)
29.20mi - 46.99km - Clint Dempsey (5th)
Distance Covered in Possession
12.58mi - 20.24km - Michael Bradley (2nd)
11.70mi - 18.83km - Clint Dempsey (5th)
Distance Covered not in Possession
12.64mi - 20.34km - Michael Bradley (2nd)
Medium Activity Time
31 - Michael Bradley (Tied 1st)
Tackles
8 - Michael Bradley (tied 1st)
Tackles Gaining Possession
4 - Michael Bradley (tied 2nd)
Saves
16 - Tim Howard (Tied 4th)
Recovered Balls
6 - Michael Bradley (Tied 4th)
Clearances Completion Rate
67% - Michael Bradley (Tied 4th)
Long Passes Completed
48 - Tim Howard (2nd)
Goals
3 - Landon Donovan (tied 2nd)
Shots on Target
8 - Clint Dempsey (tied 4th)
Shots Wide
12 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 2nd)
Shots that were Blocked
5 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 1st)
Shots on goal from Penalty Area
3 - Benny Feilhaber (Tied 4th)
3 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 4th)
3 - Landon Donovan (Tied 4th)
Shots on goal from outside Penalty Area
5 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 4th)
Shots on Goal/Shots
100% - Robbie Findley - 1 (Tied 1st)
100% - Jose Torres - 1 (Tied 1st)
Blocked Shots Inside Penalty Area
3 - Clint Dempsey (1st)
Shots in Penalty Area
10 - Clint Dempsey (2nd)
Shots outside Penalty Area
10 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 4th)
Total Shots
20 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 2nd)
Tackles Suffered
6 - Clint Dempsey (Tied 4th)
6 - Landon Donovan (Tied 4th)
5 - Jozy Altidore (Tied 5th)
Tackles Suffered Losing Possession
5 - Jozy Altidore (Tied 1st)
Deliveries in Penalty Area
4 - Landon Donovan (Tied 5th)
Passes Complete
100% - Stuart Holden (Tied 1st) only 1 pass though
Total Crosses
29 - Landon Donovan (1st)
Crosses Completed
11 - Landon Donovan (1st)
Corners Completed
9 - Landon Donovan (2nd)
Distance Covered
32.12mi - 51.69km - Michael Bradley (1st)
30.12mi - 48.47km - Landon Donovan (2nd)
29.20mi - 46.99km - Clint Dempsey (5th)
Distance Covered in Possession
12.58mi - 20.24km - Michael Bradley (2nd)
11.70mi - 18.83km - Clint Dempsey (5th)
Distance Covered not in Possession
12.64mi - 20.34km - Michael Bradley (2nd)
Medium Activity Time
31 - Michael Bradley (Tied 1st)
Tackles
8 - Michael Bradley (tied 1st)
Tackles Gaining Possession
4 - Michael Bradley (tied 2nd)
Saves
16 - Tim Howard (Tied 4th)
Recovered Balls
6 - Michael Bradley (Tied 4th)
Clearances Completion Rate
67% - Michael Bradley (Tied 4th)
Long Passes Completed
48 - Tim Howard (2nd)
Friday, June 25, 2010
Videos: Round of 16 World Cup Classics - 1998-2006
Memorable Round of 16 games from the past three World Cups
Mexico v Argentina 2006
Spain v France 2006
Italy v Australia 2006
Sweden v Senegal 2002
USA v Mexico 2002
South Korea v Italy 2002
England v Argentina 1998
Netherlands v Yugoslavia 1998
Mexico v Argentina 2006
Spain v France 2006
Italy v Australia 2006
Sweden v Senegal 2002
USA v Mexico 2002
South Korea v Italy 2002
England v Argentina 1998
Netherlands v Yugoslavia 1998
Thursday, June 24, 2010
MLS 2010 - $200K Players
Players in Major League Soccer who currently make $200,000 or more in guaranteed yearly compensation.
$ amounts in thousands
Chicago Fire
$403 - Brian McBride
$280 - Justin Mapp
$200 - Wilman Conde
Chivas USA
NONE
$238 - Sacha Kljestan (just transferred to RSC Anderlecht in Belgium)
Columbus Crew
$320 - Chad Marshall
$241 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto
$213 - Dilly Duka
Colorado Rapids
$350 - Conor Casey
$300 - Pablo Mastroeni
FC Dallas
$300 - David Ferreira
$230 - Jeff Cunningham
$207 - Heath Pearce
DC United
$253 - Luciano Emilio
$217 - Danny Allsopp
$205 - Troy Perkins
Houston Dynamo
$350 - Brian Ching
Kansas City Wizards
$244 - Jimmy Conrad
$229 - Davy Arnaud
$220 - Josh Wolff
Los Angeles Galaxy
$6,500 - David Beckham
$2,128 - Landon Donovan
New England Revolution
$475 - Shalrie Joseph
$459 - Taylor Twellman
$240 - Edgaras Jankausakas
New York Red Bulls
$1,918 - Juan Pablo Angel
$315 - Carl Robinson
$264 - Ibrahim Salou
Philadelphia Union
$282 - Fred
$250 - Danny Califf
$206 - Danny Mwanga
$200 - Michael Orozco
Real Salt Lake
$253 - Javier Morales
$250 - Kyle Beckerman
$240 - Jamison Olave
Seattle Sounders
$1,314 - Freddie Ljungberg
$480 - Blaise Nkufo
$300 - Kasey Keller
$238 - Nate Jaqua
San Jose Earthquakes
$307 - Bobby Convey
$200 - Joe Cannon
Toronto FC
$1,717 - Julian de Guzman
$444 - Dwayne DeRosario
$ amounts in thousands
Chicago Fire
$403 - Brian McBride
$280 - Justin Mapp
$200 - Wilman Conde
Chivas USA
NONE
$238 - Sacha Kljestan (just transferred to RSC Anderlecht in Belgium)
Columbus Crew
$320 - Chad Marshall
$241 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto
$213 - Dilly Duka
Colorado Rapids
$350 - Conor Casey
$300 - Pablo Mastroeni
FC Dallas
$300 - David Ferreira
$230 - Jeff Cunningham
$207 - Heath Pearce
DC United
$253 - Luciano Emilio
$217 - Danny Allsopp
$205 - Troy Perkins
Houston Dynamo
$350 - Brian Ching
Kansas City Wizards
$244 - Jimmy Conrad
$229 - Davy Arnaud
$220 - Josh Wolff
Los Angeles Galaxy
$6,500 - David Beckham
$2,128 - Landon Donovan
New England Revolution
$475 - Shalrie Joseph
$459 - Taylor Twellman
$240 - Edgaras Jankausakas
New York Red Bulls
$1,918 - Juan Pablo Angel
$315 - Carl Robinson
$264 - Ibrahim Salou
Philadelphia Union
$282 - Fred
$250 - Danny Califf
$206 - Danny Mwanga
$200 - Michael Orozco
Real Salt Lake
$253 - Javier Morales
$250 - Kyle Beckerman
$240 - Jamison Olave
Seattle Sounders
$1,314 - Freddie Ljungberg
$480 - Blaise Nkufo
$300 - Kasey Keller
$238 - Nate Jaqua
San Jose Earthquakes
$307 - Bobby Convey
$200 - Joe Cannon
Toronto FC
$1,717 - Julian de Guzman
$444 - Dwayne DeRosario
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Foreign-Born Goal Scorers at World Cup 2010
A list of World Cup 2010 goal scorers who were born outside of the country they are playing for at the WC.
I'll try to keep this list updated as the games are played. Feel free to send a reminder if I fall behind or forget to add a foreign-born scorer.
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | BORN IN | GOALS |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina | France | 3 |
| Mark González | Chile | South Africa | 1 |
| Florent Malouda | France | French Guiana | 1 |
| Miroslav Klose | Germany | Poland | 1 |
| Cacau | Germany | Brazil | 1 |
| Lukas Podolski | Germany | Poland | 1 |
| Shane Smeltz | New Zealand | Germany | 1 |
| Liédson | Portugal | Brazil | 1 |
| Bongani Khumalo | South Africa | Swaziland | 1 |
| Gelson Fernandes | Switzerland | Cape Verde | 1 |
I'll try to keep this list updated as the games are played. Feel free to send a reminder if I fall behind or forget to add a foreign-born scorer.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
World Cup: Distances Covered, Top Speeds, and Activity Stats
Stats through the first two games of the World Cup 2010 Group Stage.
PLAYERS
Distance Covered
15.42mi - 24.82km - Carl Valeri (Australia)
15.05mi - 24.22km - Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)
15.01mi - 24.16km - Sami Khedira (Germany)
14.81mi - 23.83km - Benjamin Huggel (Switzerland)
14.80mi - 23.81km - Michael Bradley (USA)
Distance Covered in Possession
6.89mi - 11.09km - Xabi Alonso (Spain)
6.83mi - 10.99km - Sami Khedira (Germany)
6.37mi - 10.25km - Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
6.25mi - 10.05km - Robinho (Brazil)
6.14mi - 9.88km - Riccardo Montolivo (Italy)
Distance Covered Not in Possession
7.80mi - 12.55km - An Yong Hak (North Korea)
7.58mi - 12.19km - Gokhan Inler (Switzerland)
7.50mi - 12.07km - Benjamin Huggel (Switzerland)
6.98mi - 11.23km - Carl Valeri (Australia)
6.94mi - 11.16km - Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland)
High Activity Time (in Minutes)
20 - Carl Valeri (Australia)
18 - Luke Wilkshire (Australia)
18 - Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)
17 - Hassan Yebda (Algeria)
17 - Teko Modise (South Africa)
17 - An Yong Hak (North Korea)
17 - Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland)
17 - Raul Meireles (Portugal)
17 - Steven Pienaar (South Africa)
Medium Activity Time Minutes (15+)
16 - An Yong Hak (North Korea)
16 - Christian Poulsen (Denmark)
16 - Medhi Lacen (Algeria)
16 - Michael Bradley (USA)
15 - Carl Valeri (Australia)
15 - Sami Khedira (Germany)
15 - Hassan Yebda (Algeria)
15 - Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
15 - Daniele De Rossi (Italy)
15 - Pedro Mendes (Portugal)
15 - Gilberto Silva (Brazil)
Field Players with 115+ minutes of Low Activity Time (in Minutes)
116 - Juan (Brazil)
116 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
116 - Jay DeMerit (USA)
116 - Oguchi Onyewu (USA)
115 - Martin Skrtel (Slovakia)
115 - Rafik Halliche (Algeria)
115 - Martin Demichelis (Argentina)
115 - Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Japan)
115 - Siaka Tiene (Ivory Coast)
Top Speed
19.62mph - 31.57km/h - Avraam Papadopoulos (Greece)
19.57mph - 31.50km/h - Konstantinos Katsouranis (Greece)
19.33mph - 31.10km/h - Victor Obinna (Nigeria)
19.22mph - 30.93km/h - Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina)
19.11mph - 30.75km/h - Felipe Melo (Brazil)
18.80mph - 30.26km/h - Dimitrios Salpingides (Greece)
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Eric Choupo Moting (Cameroon)
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Robbie Findley (USA)
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Lukas Podolski (Germany)
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Yuto Nagatomo (Japan)
TEAMS
Distance Covered
139.85mi - 225.06km - Mexico
138.76mi - 223.32km - Switzerland
136.69mi - 219.98km - England
136.54mi - 219.74km - Portugal
135.80mi - 218.55km - Japan
134.33mi - 216.18km - Australia
133.59mi - 215.00km - Germany
133.36mi - 214.63km - USA
133.22mi - 214.40km - South Africa
132.61mi - 213.42km - Italy
Distance Covered in Possession
60.60mi - 97.57km - Spain
58.75mi - 94.55km - Portugal
58.01mi - 93.35km - Germany
57.73mi - 92.90km - Italy
56.59mi - 91.08km - Brazil
56.51mi - 90.95km - Mexico
55.17mi - 88.79km - Netherlands
55.07mi - 88.63km - Chile
52.36mi - 84.26km - England
52.34mi - 84.23km - Cameroon
Distance Covered Not in Possession
69.65mi - 112.09km - Switzerland
64.41mi - 103.65km - North Korea
61.22mi - 98.52km - Japan
58.47mi - 94.09km - Honduras
57.83mi - 93.06km - Australia
57.81mi - 93.04km - South Africa
56.41mi - 90.79km - Denmark
56.24mi - 90.51km - South Korea
55.96mi - 90.06km - New Zealand
55.41mi - 89.17km - Uruguay
Top Speed
19.62mph - 31.57km/h - Greece
19.33mph - 31.10km/h - Nigeria
19.22mph - 30.93km/h - Argentina
19.11mph - 30.75km/h - Brazil
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Cameroon
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Germany
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - USA
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Japan
18.65mph - 30.02km/h - Serbia
18.59mph - 29.92km/h - Italy
Stats compiled from FIFA.com
PLAYERS
Distance Covered
15.42mi - 24.82km - Carl Valeri (Australia)
15.05mi - 24.22km - Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)
15.01mi - 24.16km - Sami Khedira (Germany)
14.81mi - 23.83km - Benjamin Huggel (Switzerland)
14.80mi - 23.81km - Michael Bradley (USA)
Distance Covered in Possession
6.89mi - 11.09km - Xabi Alonso (Spain)
6.83mi - 10.99km - Sami Khedira (Germany)
6.37mi - 10.25km - Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
6.25mi - 10.05km - Robinho (Brazil)
6.14mi - 9.88km - Riccardo Montolivo (Italy)
Distance Covered Not in Possession
7.80mi - 12.55km - An Yong Hak (North Korea)
7.58mi - 12.19km - Gokhan Inler (Switzerland)
7.50mi - 12.07km - Benjamin Huggel (Switzerland)
6.98mi - 11.23km - Carl Valeri (Australia)
6.94mi - 11.16km - Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland)
High Activity Time (in Minutes)
20 - Carl Valeri (Australia)
18 - Luke Wilkshire (Australia)
18 - Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)
17 - Hassan Yebda (Algeria)
17 - Teko Modise (South Africa)
17 - An Yong Hak (North Korea)
17 - Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland)
17 - Raul Meireles (Portugal)
17 - Steven Pienaar (South Africa)
Medium Activity Time Minutes (15+)
16 - An Yong Hak (North Korea)
16 - Christian Poulsen (Denmark)
16 - Medhi Lacen (Algeria)
16 - Michael Bradley (USA)
15 - Carl Valeri (Australia)
15 - Sami Khedira (Germany)
15 - Hassan Yebda (Algeria)
15 - Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
15 - Daniele De Rossi (Italy)
15 - Pedro Mendes (Portugal)
15 - Gilberto Silva (Brazil)
Field Players with 115+ minutes of Low Activity Time (in Minutes)
116 - Juan (Brazil)
116 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
116 - Jay DeMerit (USA)
116 - Oguchi Onyewu (USA)
115 - Martin Skrtel (Slovakia)
115 - Rafik Halliche (Algeria)
115 - Martin Demichelis (Argentina)
115 - Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Japan)
115 - Siaka Tiene (Ivory Coast)
Top Speed
19.62mph - 31.57km/h - Avraam Papadopoulos (Greece)
19.57mph - 31.50km/h - Konstantinos Katsouranis (Greece)
19.33mph - 31.10km/h - Victor Obinna (Nigeria)
19.22mph - 30.93km/h - Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina)
19.11mph - 30.75km/h - Felipe Melo (Brazil)
18.80mph - 30.26km/h - Dimitrios Salpingides (Greece)
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Eric Choupo Moting (Cameroon)
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Robbie Findley (USA)
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Lukas Podolski (Germany)
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Yuto Nagatomo (Japan)
TEAMS
Distance Covered
139.85mi - 225.06km - Mexico
138.76mi - 223.32km - Switzerland
136.69mi - 219.98km - England
136.54mi - 219.74km - Portugal
135.80mi - 218.55km - Japan
134.33mi - 216.18km - Australia
133.59mi - 215.00km - Germany
133.36mi - 214.63km - USA
133.22mi - 214.40km - South Africa
132.61mi - 213.42km - Italy
Distance Covered in Possession
60.60mi - 97.57km - Spain
58.75mi - 94.55km - Portugal
58.01mi - 93.35km - Germany
57.73mi - 92.90km - Italy
56.59mi - 91.08km - Brazil
56.51mi - 90.95km - Mexico
55.17mi - 88.79km - Netherlands
55.07mi - 88.63km - Chile
52.36mi - 84.26km - England
52.34mi - 84.23km - Cameroon
Distance Covered Not in Possession
69.65mi - 112.09km - Switzerland
64.41mi - 103.65km - North Korea
61.22mi - 98.52km - Japan
58.47mi - 94.09km - Honduras
57.83mi - 93.06km - Australia
57.81mi - 93.04km - South Africa
56.41mi - 90.79km - Denmark
56.24mi - 90.51km - South Korea
55.96mi - 90.06km - New Zealand
55.41mi - 89.17km - Uruguay
Top Speed
19.62mph - 31.57km/h - Greece
19.33mph - 31.10km/h - Nigeria
19.22mph - 30.93km/h - Argentina
19.11mph - 30.75km/h - Brazil
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Cameroon
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Germany
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - USA
18.72mph - 30.13km/h - Japan
18.65mph - 30.02km/h - Serbia
18.59mph - 29.92km/h - Italy
Stats compiled from FIFA.com
Monday, June 21, 2010
Upsets at World Cup 2010 by FIFA ranking
A list of World Cup 2010 games where a lower FIFA ranked team managed to win or draw. I'll continue to update this list as the games are played.
WIN
74 - South Africa (83) v France (9)
34 - South Korea (47) v Greece (13)
29 - Slovakia (34) v Italy (5)
26 - Japan (45) v Cameroon (19)
22 - Switzerland (24) v Spain (2)
17 - Ghana (32) v Serbia (15)
17 - Denmark (36) v Cameroon (19)
9 - Serbia (15) v Germany (6)
9 - Japan (45) v Denmark (36)
8 - Mexico (17) v France (9)
5 - Australia (20) v Serbia (15)
DRAW
73 - New Zealand (78) v Italy (5)
47 - New Zealand (78) v Paraguay (31)
44 - New Zealand (78) v Slovakia (34)
26 - Paraguay (31) v Italy (5)
26 - South Korea (47) v Nigeria (21)
24 - Ivory Coast (27) v Portugal (3)
22 - Algeria (30) v England (8)
12 - Ghana (32) v Australia (20)
11 - Slovenia (25) v USA (14)
7 - Uruguay (16) v France (9)
6 - USA (14) v England (8)
WIN
74 - South Africa (83) v France (9)
34 - South Korea (47) v Greece (13)
29 - Slovakia (34) v Italy (5)
26 - Japan (45) v Cameroon (19)
22 - Switzerland (24) v Spain (2)
17 - Ghana (32) v Serbia (15)
17 - Denmark (36) v Cameroon (19)
9 - Serbia (15) v Germany (6)
9 - Japan (45) v Denmark (36)
8 - Mexico (17) v France (9)
5 - Australia (20) v Serbia (15)
DRAW
73 - New Zealand (78) v Italy (5)
47 - New Zealand (78) v Paraguay (31)
44 - New Zealand (78) v Slovakia (34)
26 - Paraguay (31) v Italy (5)
26 - South Korea (47) v Nigeria (21)
24 - Ivory Coast (27) v Portugal (3)
22 - Algeria (30) v England (8)
12 - Ghana (32) v Australia (20)
11 - Slovenia (25) v USA (14)
7 - Uruguay (16) v France (9)
6 - USA (14) v England (8)
Friday, June 18, 2010
Videos: The Last 10 World Cup Hat Tricks
The last 10 World Cup Hat Tricks prior to Gonzalo Higuain's 3 goals against South Korea in 2010.
Gary Lineker - England v Poland 1986
Igor Belanov - USSR v Belgium 1986
Emilio Butragueño - Spain v Denmark 1986
Michel - Spain v South Korea 1990
Tomáš Skuhravý - Czechoslovakia v Costa Rica 1990
Gabriel Batistuta - Argentina v Greece 1994
Oleg Salenko (5) - Russia v Cameroon 1994
Gabriel Batistuta - Argentina v Jamaica 1998
Miroslav Klose - Germany v Saudi Arabia 2002
Pauleta - Portugal v Poland 2002
BONUS:
The only hat trick scored in a World Cup Final
Geoff Hurst - England v West Germany 1966
Gary Lineker - England v Poland 1986
Igor Belanov - USSR v Belgium 1986
Emilio Butragueño - Spain v Denmark 1986
Michel - Spain v South Korea 1990
Tomáš Skuhravý - Czechoslovakia v Costa Rica 1990
Gabriel Batistuta - Argentina v Greece 1994
Oleg Salenko (5) - Russia v Cameroon 1994
Gabriel Batistuta - Argentina v Jamaica 1998
Miroslav Klose - Germany v Saudi Arabia 2002
Pauleta - Portugal v Poland 2002
BONUS:
The only hat trick scored in a World Cup Final
Geoff Hurst - England v West Germany 1966
Thursday, June 17, 2010
World Cup Lightweights
World Cup 2010 players that weigh 139 pounds or less.
128 - Mathieu Valbuena (France: MF)
130 - Ryad Boudebouz (Algeria: MF)
130 - Danilo Turcios (Honduras: MF)
132 - Robinho (Brazil: FW)
132 - Marko Marin (Germany: MF)
132 - Emmanuel Kone (Cote d'Ivoire: MF)
132 - Andrés Guardado (Mexico: MF)
132 - Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia: MF)
132 - Jesús Navas (Spain: MF)
135 - Josué (Brazil: MF)
135 - Yoshito Okubo (Japan: FW)
135 - Juan Mata (Spain: MF)
135 - Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland: MF)
135 - José Torres (USA: MF)
137 - Tranquillo Barnetta (Switzerland: MF)
137 - DaMarcus Beasley (USA: MF)
137 - Danny (Portugal: FW)
137 - Efraín Juárez (Mexico: DF)
137 - Javier Hernández (Mexico: FW)
137 - Atsuto Uchida (Japan: DF)
137 - Franck Ribéry (France: MF)
137 - Alexis Sánchez (Chile: FW)
139 - Siboniso Gaxa (South Africa: DF)
139 - Miguel (Portugal: DF)
139 - Simão (Portugal: MF)
139 - Liédson (Portugal: FW)
139 - Aaron Clapham (New Zealand: MF)
139 - Alberto Medina (Mexico: MF)
139 - Ramón Núñez (Honduras: MF)
139 - Ashley Cole (England: DF)
139 - Joe Cole (England: MF)
139 - Aaron Lennon (England: MF)
139 - Patrick Mtiliga (Denmark: DF)
139 - Dennis Rommedahl (Denmark: MF)
128 - Mathieu Valbuena (France: MF)
130 - Ryad Boudebouz (Algeria: MF)
130 - Danilo Turcios (Honduras: MF)
132 - Robinho (Brazil: FW)
132 - Marko Marin (Germany: MF)
132 - Emmanuel Kone (Cote d'Ivoire: MF)
132 - Andrés Guardado (Mexico: MF)
132 - Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia: MF)
132 - Jesús Navas (Spain: MF)
135 - Josué (Brazil: MF)
135 - Yoshito Okubo (Japan: FW)
135 - Juan Mata (Spain: MF)
135 - Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland: MF)
135 - José Torres (USA: MF)
137 - Tranquillo Barnetta (Switzerland: MF)
137 - DaMarcus Beasley (USA: MF)
137 - Danny (Portugal: FW)
137 - Efraín Juárez (Mexico: DF)
137 - Javier Hernández (Mexico: FW)
137 - Atsuto Uchida (Japan: DF)
137 - Franck Ribéry (France: MF)
137 - Alexis Sánchez (Chile: FW)
139 - Siboniso Gaxa (South Africa: DF)
139 - Miguel (Portugal: DF)
139 - Simão (Portugal: MF)
139 - Liédson (Portugal: FW)
139 - Aaron Clapham (New Zealand: MF)
139 - Alberto Medina (Mexico: MF)
139 - Ramón Núñez (Honduras: MF)
139 - Ashley Cole (England: DF)
139 - Joe Cole (England: MF)
139 - Aaron Lennon (England: MF)
139 - Patrick Mtiliga (Denmark: DF)
139 - Dennis Rommedahl (Denmark: MF)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
World Cup Heavyweights
A list of World Cup 2010 players who weigh 200 pounds or more.
Lbs - Player (Nation: Position)
227 - Marcus Hahnemann (USA: GK)
216 - Austin Ejide (Nigeria: GK)
212 - Danny Shittu (Nigeria: DF)
212 - Nikola Zigic (Serbia: FW)
209 - James Bannatyne (New Zealand: GK)
209 - Jasmin Handanovic (Slovenia: GK)
209 - Matthew Booth (South Africa: DF)
207 - Daniel Fernandes (Portugal: GK)
207 - Brad Guzan (USA: GK)
205 - Robert Green (England: GK)
205 - Hugo Almeida (Portugal: FW)
203 - Souleymanou Hamidou (Cameroon: GK)
201 - Eugene Galekovic (Australia: GK)
201 - Doni (Brazil: GK)
201 - Per Kroldrup (Denmark: DF)
201 - Hans-Jörg Butt (Germany: GK)
201 - Tim Wiese (Germany: GK)
201 - Kornel Salata (Slovakia: DF)
201 - Oguchi Onyewu (USA: DF)
Weights from Soccernet.com squad pages
Lbs - Player (Nation: Position)
227 - Marcus Hahnemann (USA: GK)
216 - Austin Ejide (Nigeria: GK)
212 - Danny Shittu (Nigeria: DF)
212 - Nikola Zigic (Serbia: FW)
209 - James Bannatyne (New Zealand: GK)
209 - Jasmin Handanovic (Slovenia: GK)
209 - Matthew Booth (South Africa: DF)
207 - Daniel Fernandes (Portugal: GK)
207 - Brad Guzan (USA: GK)
205 - Robert Green (England: GK)
205 - Hugo Almeida (Portugal: FW)
203 - Souleymanou Hamidou (Cameroon: GK)
201 - Eugene Galekovic (Australia: GK)
201 - Doni (Brazil: GK)
201 - Per Kroldrup (Denmark: DF)
201 - Hans-Jörg Butt (Germany: GK)
201 - Tim Wiese (Germany: GK)
201 - Kornel Salata (Slovakia: DF)
201 - Oguchi Onyewu (USA: DF)
Weights from Soccernet.com squad pages
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
MLS 2010: Top Goal Scorer Salaries
Salary statistics of the top goal scorers from the 2010 Major League Soccer season. (as of 6/15/10)
Goals - Player - Guaranteed Compensation
9 - Edson Buddle ($188,448)
8 - Dwayne De Rosario ($443,750)
6 - Chris Wondolowski ($48,000)
6 - Juan Pablo Angel ($1,918,000)
6 - Kei Kamara ($182,500)
5 - Alvaro Saborio ($128,125)
5 - Conor Casey ($350,000)
5 - Fredy Montero ($180,000)
5 - Marco Pappa ($108,000)
5 - Sebastien Le Toux ($122,000)
5 - Zack Schilawski ($42,500)
4 - Brian McBride ($403,333)
4 - Chad Barrett ($212,500)
4 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto ($241,250)
4 - Javier Morales ($252,500)
4 - Jeff Cunningham ($230,125)
4 - Justin Braun ($67,500)
4 - Steve Zakuani ($178,000)
$ per Goal
$8,000 - Chris Wondolowski (SJ)
$8,500 - Zack Schilawski (NE)
$16,875 - Justin Braun (CHV)
$20,939 - Edson Buddle (LA)
$21,600 - Marco Pappa (CHI)
$24,400 - Sebastien Le Toux (PHI)
$25,625 - Alvaro Saborio (RSL)
$30,417 - Kei Kamara (KC)
$36,000 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
$44,500 - Steve Zakuani (SEA)
$53,125 - Chad Barrett (TOR)
$55,469 - Dwayne De Rosario (TOR)
$57,531 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
$60,313 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
$63,125 - Javier Morales (RSL)
$70,000 - Conor Casey (COL)
$100,833 - Brian McBride (CHI)
$319,667 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
Goals - Player - Guaranteed Compensation
9 - Edson Buddle ($188,448)
8 - Dwayne De Rosario ($443,750)
6 - Chris Wondolowski ($48,000)
6 - Juan Pablo Angel ($1,918,000)
6 - Kei Kamara ($182,500)
5 - Alvaro Saborio ($128,125)
5 - Conor Casey ($350,000)
5 - Fredy Montero ($180,000)
5 - Marco Pappa ($108,000)
5 - Sebastien Le Toux ($122,000)
5 - Zack Schilawski ($42,500)
4 - Brian McBride ($403,333)
4 - Chad Barrett ($212,500)
4 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto ($241,250)
4 - Javier Morales ($252,500)
4 - Jeff Cunningham ($230,125)
4 - Justin Braun ($67,500)
4 - Steve Zakuani ($178,000)
$ per Goal
$8,000 - Chris Wondolowski (SJ)
$8,500 - Zack Schilawski (NE)
$16,875 - Justin Braun (CHV)
$20,939 - Edson Buddle (LA)
$21,600 - Marco Pappa (CHI)
$24,400 - Sebastien Le Toux (PHI)
$25,625 - Alvaro Saborio (RSL)
$30,417 - Kei Kamara (KC)
$36,000 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
$44,500 - Steve Zakuani (SEA)
$53,125 - Chad Barrett (TOR)
$55,469 - Dwayne De Rosario (TOR)
$57,531 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
$60,313 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
$63,125 - Javier Morales (RSL)
$70,000 - Conor Casey (COL)
$100,833 - Brian McBride (CHI)
$319,667 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
Monday, June 14, 2010
World Cup Groups A-D: Passing and Shooting Statistics
Passing and Shooting statistics from the first World Cup 2010 games (Group A through Group D).
PASSING
Passes
84 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
82 - Philipp Lahm (Germany)
77 - Arne Friedrich (Germany)
76 - Patrice Evra (France)
74 - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
74 - Per Mertesacker (Germany)
Passes Completed
71 - Philipp Lahm (Germany)
70 - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
68 - Arne Friedrich (Germany)
65 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
64 - Per Mertesacker (Germany)
Pass Completion Rate (Minimum 40 pass attempts)
96.30% - Bostjan Cesar (Slovenia)
95.92% - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
94.59% - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
90.70% - Rafik Halliche (Algeria)
88.31% - Arne Friedrich (Germany)
Crosses
10 - Thomas Mueller (Germany)
9 - Luke Wilkshire (Australia)
8 - Giourkas Seitaridis (Greece)
7 - Andraz Kirm (Slovenia)
7 - Bacary Sagna (France)
Cross Completions
3 - Frank Lampard (England)
3 - Luke Wilshire (Australia)
3 - Thomas Mueller (Germany)
2 - Loukas Vyntra (Greece)
2 - Aaron Lennon (England)
2 - Chidi Odiah (Nigeria)
2 - Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico)
2 - Foued Kadir (Algeria)
100% Corner Completion Rate
2/2 - Florent Malouda (France)
2/2 - Maxi Rodriguez (Argentina)
1/1 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Mexico)
1/1 - Brett Emerton (Australia)
1/1 - Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)
100% Short Pass Completion Rate (miminum 5 short passes)
13 - Franck Ribery (France)
12 - Karim Ziani (Algeria)
11 - Madjid Bougherra (Algeria)
9 - Gabriel Heinze (Argentina)
8 - Anthony Annan (Ghana)
7 - Angelos Charisteas (Greece)
6 - Marko Suler (Slovenia)
6 - Bostjan Cesar (Slovenia)
6 - Milivoje Novakovic (Slovenia)
6 - Guillermo Franco (Mexico)
5 - Nicolas Anelka (France)
5 - Sani Kaita (Nigeria)
5 - Tsepo Masilela (South Africa)
100% Medium Pass Completion Rate (minimum 5 medium passes)
26 - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
17 - Vladimir Stojkovic (Serbia)
10 - Richard Kingson (Ghana)
7 - Thierry Henry (France)
6 - Danny Shittu (Nigeria)
100% Long Pass Completion Rate (minimum 3 long passes)
11 - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
6 - Efrain Juarez (Mexico)
4 - Carlos Vela (Mexico)
3 - Milivoje Novakovic (Slovenia)
SHOOTING
Shots on Goal (minimum of 3)
4 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
3 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
3 - Asamoah Gyna (Ghana)
3 - Miroslav Klose (Germany)
3 - Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico)
100% Goal/Shot Rate (one shot, one goal)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)
Lee Jung-Soo (South Korea)
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina)
Cacau (Germany)
Total Shots (minimum of 5)
8 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
6 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
6 - Frank Lampard (England)
5 - Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
5 - Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
5 - Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Shots that hit the Post
2 - Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
1 - Katlego Mphela (South Africa)
Shots on Goal from Outside the Penalty Area (minimum of 2)
2 - Valter Birsa (Slovenia)
2 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
2 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Statistics from FIFA.com
PASSING
Passes
84 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
82 - Philipp Lahm (Germany)
77 - Arne Friedrich (Germany)
76 - Patrice Evra (France)
74 - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
74 - Per Mertesacker (Germany)
Passes Completed
71 - Philipp Lahm (Germany)
70 - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
68 - Arne Friedrich (Germany)
65 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
64 - Per Mertesacker (Germany)
Pass Completion Rate (Minimum 40 pass attempts)
96.30% - Bostjan Cesar (Slovenia)
95.92% - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
94.59% - Francisco Rodriguez (Mexico)
90.70% - Rafik Halliche (Algeria)
88.31% - Arne Friedrich (Germany)
Crosses
10 - Thomas Mueller (Germany)
9 - Luke Wilkshire (Australia)
8 - Giourkas Seitaridis (Greece)
7 - Andraz Kirm (Slovenia)
7 - Bacary Sagna (France)
Cross Completions
3 - Frank Lampard (England)
3 - Luke Wilshire (Australia)
3 - Thomas Mueller (Germany)
2 - Loukas Vyntra (Greece)
2 - Aaron Lennon (England)
2 - Chidi Odiah (Nigeria)
2 - Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico)
2 - Foued Kadir (Algeria)
100% Corner Completion Rate
2/2 - Florent Malouda (France)
2/2 - Maxi Rodriguez (Argentina)
1/1 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Mexico)
1/1 - Brett Emerton (Australia)
1/1 - Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)
100% Short Pass Completion Rate (miminum 5 short passes)
13 - Franck Ribery (France)
12 - Karim Ziani (Algeria)
11 - Madjid Bougherra (Algeria)
9 - Gabriel Heinze (Argentina)
8 - Anthony Annan (Ghana)
7 - Angelos Charisteas (Greece)
6 - Marko Suler (Slovenia)
6 - Bostjan Cesar (Slovenia)
6 - Milivoje Novakovic (Slovenia)
6 - Guillermo Franco (Mexico)
5 - Nicolas Anelka (France)
5 - Sani Kaita (Nigeria)
5 - Tsepo Masilela (South Africa)
100% Medium Pass Completion Rate (minimum 5 medium passes)
26 - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
17 - Vladimir Stojkovic (Serbia)
10 - Richard Kingson (Ghana)
7 - Thierry Henry (France)
6 - Danny Shittu (Nigeria)
100% Long Pass Completion Rate (minimum 3 long passes)
11 - Holger Badstuber (Germany)
6 - Efrain Juarez (Mexico)
4 - Carlos Vela (Mexico)
3 - Milivoje Novakovic (Slovenia)
SHOOTING
Shots on Goal (minimum of 3)
4 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
3 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
3 - Asamoah Gyna (Ghana)
3 - Miroslav Klose (Germany)
3 - Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico)
100% Goal/Shot Rate (one shot, one goal)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)
Lee Jung-Soo (South Korea)
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina)
Cacau (Germany)
Total Shots (minimum of 5)
8 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
6 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
6 - Frank Lampard (England)
5 - Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
5 - Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
5 - Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Shots that hit the Post
2 - Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
1 - Katlego Mphela (South Africa)
Shots on Goal from Outside the Penalty Area (minimum of 2)
2 - Valter Birsa (Slovenia)
2 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
2 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Statistics from FIFA.com
Friday, June 11, 2010
World Cup Nation Quick Facts
Population in Millions
309.0 - USA
190.0 - Brazil
154.7 - Nigeria
127.3 - Japan
103.0 - Mexico
82.1 - Germany
65.1 - France
60.2 - Italy
49.1 - England
48.4 - South Korea
46.7 - Spain
44.8 - South Africa
36.3 - Argentina
29.1 - Algeria
23.9 - North Korea
23.8 - Ghana
19.9 - Australia
16.6 - Netherlands
15.7 - Cameroon
15.4 - Cote d'Ivoire
15.1 - Chile
11.0 - Greece
10.4 - Portugal
7.6 - Switzerland
7.3 - Serbia
7.0 - Honduras
6.3 - Paraguay
5.5 - Denmark
5.4 - Slovakia
4.0 - New Zealand
3.4 - Uruguay
2.0 - Slovenia
Primary Language
Arabic
Algeria
Danish
Denmark
Dutch
Netherlands
English
Australia
Cameroon
England
Ghana
New Zealand
Nigeria
USA
French
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
France
German
Germany
Switzerland
Greek
Greece
Italian
Italy
Japanese
Japan
Korean
North Korea
South Korea
Portuguese
Brazil
Portugal
Serbian
Serbia
Slovak
Slovakia
Slovene
Slovenia
Spanish
Argentina
Chile
Honduras
Mexico
Paraguay
Spain
Uruguay
Zulu
South Africa
Area in Square Miles
3,794,101 - USA
3,287,597 - Brazil
2,941,299 - Australia
1,068,302 - Argentina
919,595 - Algeria
762,000 - Mexico
471,443 - South Africa
356,667 - Nigeria
292,183 - Chile
260,558 - France
195,364 - Spain
183,568 - Cameroon
157,048 - Paraguay
145,883 - Japan
137,847 - Germany
124,502 - Cote d'Ivoire
116,346 - Italy
103,738 - New Zealand
92,098 - Ghana
68,037 - Uruguay
50,944 - Greece
50,346 - England
46,528 - North Korea
43,278 - Honduras
41,526 - Netherlands
38,622 - South Korea
35.645 - Portugal
34,116 - Serbia
18,932 - Slovakia
16,640 - Denmark
15,940 - Switzerland
7,827 - Slovenia
GDP (overall economic output) rank of World Cup 2010 nations
309.0 - USA
190.0 - Brazil
154.7 - Nigeria
127.3 - Japan
103.0 - Mexico
82.1 - Germany
65.1 - France
60.2 - Italy
49.1 - England
48.4 - South Korea
46.7 - Spain
44.8 - South Africa
36.3 - Argentina
29.1 - Algeria
23.9 - North Korea
23.8 - Ghana
19.9 - Australia
16.6 - Netherlands
15.7 - Cameroon
15.4 - Cote d'Ivoire
15.1 - Chile
11.0 - Greece
10.4 - Portugal
7.6 - Switzerland
7.3 - Serbia
7.0 - Honduras
6.3 - Paraguay
5.5 - Denmark
5.4 - Slovakia
4.0 - New Zealand
3.4 - Uruguay
2.0 - Slovenia
Primary Language
Arabic
Algeria
Danish
Denmark
Dutch
Netherlands
English
Australia
Cameroon
England
Ghana
New Zealand
Nigeria
USA
French
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
France
German
Germany
Switzerland
Greek
Greece
Italian
Italy
Japanese
Japan
Korean
North Korea
South Korea
Portuguese
Brazil
Portugal
Serbian
Serbia
Slovak
Slovakia
Slovene
Slovenia
Spanish
Argentina
Chile
Honduras
Mexico
Paraguay
Spain
Uruguay
Zulu
South Africa
Area in Square Miles
3,794,101 - USA
3,287,597 - Brazil
2,941,299 - Australia
1,068,302 - Argentina
919,595 - Algeria
762,000 - Mexico
471,443 - South Africa
356,667 - Nigeria
292,183 - Chile
260,558 - France
195,364 - Spain
183,568 - Cameroon
157,048 - Paraguay
145,883 - Japan
137,847 - Germany
124,502 - Cote d'Ivoire
116,346 - Italy
103,738 - New Zealand
92,098 - Ghana
68,037 - Uruguay
50,944 - Greece
50,346 - England
46,528 - North Korea
43,278 - Honduras
41,526 - Netherlands
38,622 - South Korea
35.645 - Portugal
34,116 - Serbia
18,932 - Slovakia
16,640 - Denmark
15,940 - Switzerland
7,827 - Slovenia
GDP (overall economic output) rank of World Cup 2010 nations
- USA
- Japan
- Germany
- France
- UK (England)
- Italy
- Brazil
- Spain
- Mexico
- Australia
- South Korea
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Greece
- Denmark
- Argentina
- South Africa
- Portugal
- Nigeria
- Chile
- Algeria
- New Zealand
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Serbia
- Uruguay
- North Korea
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Honduras
- Paraguay
Thursday, June 10, 2010
WC2010 Players from Leagues in Russia, Turkey, and Scotland
A list of players from the 3 most represented world leagues whose national teams didn't make it to World Cup 2010.
Russian Premier League
Alania Vladikavkaz
Sani Kaita (Nigeria)
CSKA Moscow
Chidi Odiah (Nigeria)
Miloš Krasić (Serbia)
Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Mark González (Chile)
Dynamo Moscow
Luke Wilkshire (Australia)
Lokomotiv Moscow
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria)
Rostov
Hong Yong-Jo (North Korea)
Rubin Kazan
MacBeth Sibaya (South Africa)
Saturn Moscow
Martin Jakubko (Slovakia)
Tom Tomsk
Kim Nam-Il (South Korea)
Branko Ilič (Slovenia)
Zenit St. Petersburg
Danko Lazović (Serbia)
Danny (Portugal)
Turkey Süper Lig
Ankaragücü
Geremi (Cameroon)
Marek Sapara (Slovakia)
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)
Antalyaspor
Mile Jedinak (Australia)
Beşiktaş
Filip Hološko (Slovakia)
Rodrigo Tello (Chile)
Fenerbahçe
Diego Lugano (Uruguay)
Galatasaray
Giovani dos Santos (Mexico)
Lucas Neill (Australia)
Harry Kewell (Australia)
Elano (Brazil)
Kader Keïta (Cote d'Ivoire)
Kayserispor
Souleymanou Hamidou (Cameroon)
Trabzonspor
Rigobert Song (Cameroon)
Scottish Premier League
Celtic
Ki Sung-Yong (South Korea)
Georgios Samaras (Greece)
Edson Braafheid (Netherlands)
Landry N'Guémo (Cameroon)
Dundee United
Dušan Perniš (Slovakia)
Hibernian
Sol Bamba (Cote d'Ivoire)
Motherwell
Michael McGlinchey (New Zealand)
Rangers
DaMarcus Beasley (USA)
Maurice Edu (USA)
Madjid Bougherra (Algeria)
Russian Premier League
Alania Vladikavkaz
Sani Kaita (Nigeria)
CSKA Moscow
Chidi Odiah (Nigeria)
Miloš Krasić (Serbia)
Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Mark González (Chile)
Dynamo Moscow
Luke Wilkshire (Australia)
Lokomotiv Moscow
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria)
Rostov
Hong Yong-Jo (North Korea)
Rubin Kazan
MacBeth Sibaya (South Africa)
Saturn Moscow
Martin Jakubko (Slovakia)
Tom Tomsk
Kim Nam-Il (South Korea)
Branko Ilič (Slovenia)
Zenit St. Petersburg
Danko Lazović (Serbia)
Danny (Portugal)
Turkey Süper Lig
Ankaragücü
Geremi (Cameroon)
Marek Sapara (Slovakia)
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)
Antalyaspor
Mile Jedinak (Australia)
Beşiktaş
Filip Hološko (Slovakia)
Rodrigo Tello (Chile)
Fenerbahçe
Diego Lugano (Uruguay)
Galatasaray
Giovani dos Santos (Mexico)
Lucas Neill (Australia)
Harry Kewell (Australia)
Elano (Brazil)
Kader Keïta (Cote d'Ivoire)
Kayserispor
Souleymanou Hamidou (Cameroon)
Trabzonspor
Rigobert Song (Cameroon)
Scottish Premier League
Celtic
Ki Sung-Yong (South Korea)
Georgios Samaras (Greece)
Edson Braafheid (Netherlands)
Landry N'Guémo (Cameroon)
Dundee United
Dušan Perniš (Slovakia)
Hibernian
Sol Bamba (Cote d'Ivoire)
Motherwell
Michael McGlinchey (New Zealand)
Rangers
DaMarcus Beasley (USA)
Maurice Edu (USA)
Madjid Bougherra (Algeria)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Non World Cup Nations Represented at WC2010
A map and list of World Cup 2010 players who were born in nations that did not make it to South Africa but still made the trip with their adopted national teams. If you include these 'foreign' players, there are 48 different nations represented at this year's World Cup (50 if you count Greenland and French Guiana, which are technically considered parts of Denmark and France respectively).
View Non-World Cup Nations Represented at WC2010 in a larger map
Albania
Sotiris Ninis (Greece)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marko Marin (Germany)
Neven Subotić (Serbia)
Elvedin Džinič (Slovenia)
Zlatko Dedič (Slovenia)
Canada
Daniel Fernandes (Portugal)
Cape Verde
Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland)
Croatia
Dario Vidošić (Australia)
Czech Republic
Loukas Vyntra (Greece)
DR Congo
Blaise Nkufo (Switzerland)
Steve Mandanda (France)
French Guiana
Florent Malouda (France)
Greenland
Jesper Grønkjær (Denmark)
Kosovo
Valon Behrami (Switzerland)
Albert Bunjaku (Switzerland)
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
Poland
Piotr Trochowski (Germany)
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Lukas Podolski (Germany)
Scotland
Stuart Holden (USA)
Senegal
Patrice Evra (France)
Suriname
Edson Braafheid (Netherlands)
Swaziland
Bongani Khumalo (South Africa)
Ukraine
Nikita Rukavytsya (Australia)
Uzbekistan
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria)
Venezuela
Danny (Portugal)
Jorge Valdivia (Chile)
View Non-World Cup Nations Represented at WC2010 in a larger map
Albania
Sotiris Ninis (Greece)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marko Marin (Germany)
Neven Subotić (Serbia)
Elvedin Džinič (Slovenia)
Zlatko Dedič (Slovenia)
Canada
Daniel Fernandes (Portugal)
Cape Verde
Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland)
Croatia
Dario Vidošić (Australia)
Czech Republic
Loukas Vyntra (Greece)
DR Congo
Blaise Nkufo (Switzerland)
Steve Mandanda (France)
French Guiana
Florent Malouda (France)
Greenland
Jesper Grønkjær (Denmark)
Kosovo
Valon Behrami (Switzerland)
Albert Bunjaku (Switzerland)
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
Poland
Piotr Trochowski (Germany)
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Lukas Podolski (Germany)
Scotland
Stuart Holden (USA)
Senegal
Patrice Evra (France)
Suriname
Edson Braafheid (Netherlands)
Swaziland
Bongani Khumalo (South Africa)
Ukraine
Nikita Rukavytsya (Australia)
Uzbekistan
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria)
Venezuela
Danny (Portugal)
Jorge Valdivia (Chile)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
World Cup 2010 - Team Group Stage Travel Distances
South African Street Sign
Picture from An American in Pretoria Blog
I noticed a few days ago that the USA's group stage venues were all fairly close to each other and it made me wonder about the amount of travel some teams would have to do compared to others. This is a list of the distances covered in miles between the 3 venues that each nation will play at in their group stage games.
I came up with these numbers using driving directions on Google maps so as the bird flies the numbers would probably be a bit different. Also, I plugged in the cities in the order they'll be played in, so some teams that play in the same 3 cities will still have different mileage totals due to the different routes and direction of travel between the cities.
With that in mind, these mileage numbers are not necessarily precise, but still give a relatively good idea of the distances that will be traveled by each team between their 3 group stage games.
All numbers are in miles
GROUP A
1513 - France - Cape Town, Polokwane, Bloemfontein
976 - Uruguay - Cape Town, Pretoria, Rustenburg
422 - Mexico - Johannesburg, Polokwane, Rustenburg
324 - South Africa - Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
GROUP B
1017 - South Korea - Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Durban
863 - Greece - Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane
643 - Nigeria - Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Durban
201 - Argentina - Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Polowkane
GROUP C
1974 - Algeria - Polokwane, Cape Town, Pretoria
1354 - England - Rustenburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth
863 - Slovenia - Polokwane, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth
114 - USA - Rustenburg, Johannesburg, Pretoria
GROUP D
1581 - Serbia - Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit
1257 - Germany - Durban, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg
702 - Australia - Durban, Rustenburg, Nelspruit
141 - Ghana - Pretoria, Rustenburg, Johannesburg
GROUP E
1370 - Netherlands - Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town
1192 - Cameroon - Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Cape Town
826 - Japan - Bloemfontein, Durban, Rustenburg
109 - Denmark - Johannesburg, Pretoria, Rustenburg
GROUP F
1299 - Italy - Cape Town, Nelspruit, Johannesburg
1069 - Paraguay - Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Polokwane
560 - Slovakia - Rustenburg, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg
474 - New Zealand - Rustenburg, Nelspruit, Polokwane
GROUP G
1954 - North Korea - Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nelspruit
1483 - Portugal - Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Durban
878 - Cote d'Ivoire - Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Nelspruit
354 - Brazil - Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Durban
GROUP H
1580 - Chile - Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria
1004 - Switzerland - Durban, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein
461 - Honduras - Nelspruit, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein
391 - Spain - Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria
Teams with Most Group Stage Travel
1974 - Algeria
1954 - North Korea
1581 - Serbia
1580 - Chile
1513 - France
Teams with Least Group Stage Travel
109 - Denmark
114 - USA
141 - Ghana
201 - Argentina
324 - South Africa
Monday, June 7, 2010
World Cup 2010 Extremes
Oldest Player
39 - David James (England)
Oldest Outfield Player
37 - Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico)
Oldest Coach
71 - Otto Rehhagel (Greece)
Oldest Team (Average Age)
29 - Brazil
Youngest Player
18 - Christian Eriksen (Denmark)
Youngest Coach
45 - Vladimír Weiss (Slovakia)
Youngest Team (Average Age)
24 - Ghana
Tallest Player
6 ft 8 in - Nikola Zigic (Serbia)
Tallest Team (Average Height)
6 ft 1 in - Serbia
Shortest Player
5 ft 5 in - Aaron Lennon (England)
Shortest Team (Average Height)
5 ft 9½ in - Chile
Most Represented League
107 - English Premier League
Most Represented Club
13 - Barcelona
Most Represented Asian Club
7 - April 25 (North Korea)
Most Represented CONCACAF Club
6 - Olimpia (Honduras)
Most Represented African Club
4 - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Most Represented South American Club
4 - Universidad de Chile
Number of different Leagues that sent Players to the World Cup
52
Most Different Clubs Represented on a Single National Team
23 - Serbia
All Domestic Based Players
England, Germany, Italy
No Domestic Based Players
Nigeria
Most Caps
136 - Rigobert Song (Cameroon)
Most International Goals
56 - Carlos Pavon (Honduras)
Most World Cup Matches
15 - Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) and Thierry Henry (France)
Most Combined Previous World Cup Matches
69 - Italy
Highest Capacity Stadium
91,141 - Soccer City, Johannesburg
Lowest Capacity Stadium
43,589 - Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Highest Elevation Stadium(s)
5,751 ft - Ellis Park Stadium and Soccer City, Johannesburg
Lowest Elevation Stadiums(s)
≈ Sea Level - Durban Stadium, Durban - Green Point Stadium, Cape Town - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Highest Average June/July Temperature
73.4 ºF High, 51.8 ºF Low - Durban (Moses Mabhida Stadium)
Lowest Average June/July Temperature
62.6 ºF high, 28.4 ºF Low - Bloemfontein (Free State Stadium)
Most Populated World Cup City
3,888,180 - City of Johannesburg (2007 estimate)
Least Populated World Cup City
300,000 - Polokwane (2007 estimate)
Most Populated World Cup Nation
307,006,550 - USA
Least Populated World Cup Nation
2,021,316 - Slovenia
Longest Player Name
Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greece)
Shortest Player Name(s)
Kaká, Juan, Doni, Duda, Beto, Xavi, Pepe, Deco
Referee from Lowest Ranked Nation
Eddy Maillet - Seychelles (178)
Oldest Referee
44 - Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Youngest Referee
32 - Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Longest Distance to Travel from One Match to the Next
France and Algeria
1,000+ miles between Cape Town and Polokwane
Biggest FIFA Rank Difference between Group Opponents
104 - Brazil and Korea DPR
Smallest FIFA Rank Difference between Group Opponents
1 - Uruguay and Mexico
English club Arsenal sent 10 players to the World Cup. Of these 10, zero are on the England National Team
Panathinaikos sent the most players from one club to one national team (8 to Greece)
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Number 9's and 10's at World Cup 2010
Many of the most important players in World Cup history wore the #9 or #10 shirts which are generally reserved for important goal scorers and playmakers. Here is the list of impressive players who will wear #9 and #10 shirts at the 2010 World Cup.
#9's
Katlego Mphela (South Africa; Mamelodi Sundowns)
Guillermo Franco (Mexico; West Ham United)
Luis Suárez (Uruguay; Ajax)
Djibril Cissé (France; Panathinaikos)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina; Real Madrid)
Obafemi Martins (Nigeria; Wolfsburg)
Ahn Jung-Hwan (South Korea; Dalian Shide)
Angelos Charisteas (Greece; Nuremburg)
Peter Crouch (England; Tottenham Hotspur)
Herculez Gomez (USA; Pachuca)
Abdelkader Ghezzal (Algeria; Siena)
Zlatan Ljubijankič (Slovenia; Gent)
Stefan Kießling (Germany; Bayer Leverkusen)
Joshua Kennedy (Australia; Nagoya Grampus)
Marko Pantelić (Serbia; Ajax)
Derek Boateng (Ghana; Getafe)
Robin van Persie (Netherlands; Arsenal)
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark; Feyenoord)
Shinji Okazaki (Japan; Shimizu S-Pulse)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon; Inter Milan)
Vincenzo Iaquinta (Italy; Juventus)
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay; Manchester City)
Shane Smeltz (New Zealand; Gold Coast United)
Stanislav Šesták (Slovakia; Bochum)
Luís Fabiano (Brazil; Sevilla)
Ri Chol-Myong (North Korea; Pyongyang City)
Cheick Tioté (Cote d'Ivoire; Twente)
Liédson (Portugal; Sporting CP)
Fernando Torres (Spain; Liverpool)
Alexander Frei (Switzerland; Basel)
Carlos Pavón (Honduras; Real España)
Humberto Suazo (Chile; Real Zaragoza)
#10's
Steven Pienaar (South Africa; Everton)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico; Veracruz)
Diego Forlán (Uruguay; Atletico Madrid)
Sidney Govou (France; Lyon)
Lionel Messi (Argentina; Barcelona)
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria; Chelsea)
Park Chu-Young (South Korea; Monaco)
Giorgos Karagounis (Greece; Panathinaikos)
Wayne Rooney (England; Manchester United)
Landon Donovan (USA; LA Galaxy)
Rafik Saïfi (Algeria; Istres)
Valter Birsa (Slovenia; Auxerre)
Lukas Podolski (Germany; Köln)
Harry Kewell (Australia; Galatasaray)
Dejan Stanković (Serbia; Inter Milan)
Stephen Appiah (Ghana; Bologna)
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands; Inter Milan)
Martin Jørgensen (Denmark; AGF)
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan; Yokohama F. Marinos)
Achille Emana (Cameroon; Real Betis)
Antonio Di Natale (Italy; Udinese)
Édgar Benítez (Paraguay; Pachuca)
Chris Killen (New Zealand; Middlesbrough)
Marek Sapara (Slovakia; Ankaragücü
Kaká (Brazil; Real Madrid)
Hong Yong-Jo (Korea DPR; Rostov)
Gervinho (Cote d'Ivoire; Lille)
Danny (Portugal; Zenit St. Petersburg)
Cesc Fàbregas (Spain; Arsenal)
Blaise Nkufo (Switzerland; Twente)
Julio César de León (Honduras; Torino)
Jorge Valdivia (Chile; Al-Ain)
#9's
Katlego Mphela (South Africa; Mamelodi Sundowns)
Guillermo Franco (Mexico; West Ham United)
Luis Suárez (Uruguay; Ajax)
Djibril Cissé (France; Panathinaikos)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina; Real Madrid)
Obafemi Martins (Nigeria; Wolfsburg)
Ahn Jung-Hwan (South Korea; Dalian Shide)
Angelos Charisteas (Greece; Nuremburg)
Peter Crouch (England; Tottenham Hotspur)
Herculez Gomez (USA; Pachuca)
Abdelkader Ghezzal (Algeria; Siena)
Zlatan Ljubijankič (Slovenia; Gent)
Stefan Kießling (Germany; Bayer Leverkusen)
Joshua Kennedy (Australia; Nagoya Grampus)
Marko Pantelić (Serbia; Ajax)
Derek Boateng (Ghana; Getafe)
Robin van Persie (Netherlands; Arsenal)
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark; Feyenoord)
Shinji Okazaki (Japan; Shimizu S-Pulse)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon; Inter Milan)
Vincenzo Iaquinta (Italy; Juventus)
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay; Manchester City)
Shane Smeltz (New Zealand; Gold Coast United)
Stanislav Šesták (Slovakia; Bochum)
Luís Fabiano (Brazil; Sevilla)
Ri Chol-Myong (North Korea; Pyongyang City)
Cheick Tioté (Cote d'Ivoire; Twente)
Liédson (Portugal; Sporting CP)
Fernando Torres (Spain; Liverpool)
Alexander Frei (Switzerland; Basel)
Carlos Pavón (Honduras; Real España)
Humberto Suazo (Chile; Real Zaragoza)
#10's
Steven Pienaar (South Africa; Everton)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico; Veracruz)
Diego Forlán (Uruguay; Atletico Madrid)
Sidney Govou (France; Lyon)
Lionel Messi (Argentina; Barcelona)
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria; Chelsea)
Park Chu-Young (South Korea; Monaco)
Giorgos Karagounis (Greece; Panathinaikos)
Wayne Rooney (England; Manchester United)
Landon Donovan (USA; LA Galaxy)
Rafik Saïfi (Algeria; Istres)
Valter Birsa (Slovenia; Auxerre)
Lukas Podolski (Germany; Köln)
Harry Kewell (Australia; Galatasaray)
Dejan Stanković (Serbia; Inter Milan)
Stephen Appiah (Ghana; Bologna)
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands; Inter Milan)
Martin Jørgensen (Denmark; AGF)
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan; Yokohama F. Marinos)
Achille Emana (Cameroon; Real Betis)
Antonio Di Natale (Italy; Udinese)
Édgar Benítez (Paraguay; Pachuca)
Chris Killen (New Zealand; Middlesbrough)
Marek Sapara (Slovakia; Ankaragücü
Kaká (Brazil; Real Madrid)
Hong Yong-Jo (Korea DPR; Rostov)
Gervinho (Cote d'Ivoire; Lille)
Danny (Portugal; Zenit St. Petersburg)
Cesc Fàbregas (Spain; Arsenal)
Blaise Nkufo (Switzerland; Twente)
Julio César de León (Honduras; Torino)
Jorge Valdivia (Chile; Al-Ain)
World Cup 2010 - Group C Birthplace Maps
ENGLAND
View England World Cup Squad Birthplace Map in a larger map
USA
View USA World Cup Squad Birthplace Map in a larger map
ALGERIA
View Algeria World Cup Squad Birthplace Map in a larger map
SLOVENIA
View Slovenia Squad World Cup Birthplace Map in a larger map
View England World Cup Squad Birthplace Map in a larger map
USA
View USA World Cup Squad Birthplace Map in a larger map
ALGERIA
View Algeria World Cup Squad Birthplace Map in a larger map
SLOVENIA
View Slovenia Squad World Cup Birthplace Map in a larger map
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Home Based Players on World Cup 2010 Squads
A list of the number of players on each World Cup 2010 squad that play for teams in their home country (English players on English teams, German players on German teams, etc..)
23 - England
23 - Germany
23 - Italy
20 - Korea DPR
20 - Spain
19 - Japan
16 - South Africa
14 - Mexico
14 - Greece
14 - Honduras
13 - South Korea
11 - France
9 - Netherlands
9 - New Zealand*
9 - Portugal
7 - Chile
7 - Denmark
7 - Switzerland
6 - Argentina
4 - Paraguay
4 - USA
3 - Algeria
3 - Brazil
3 - Ghana
2 - Serbia
2 - Slovakia
2 - Slovenia
2 - Uruguay
1 - Australia
1 - Cameroon
1 - Cote d'Ivoire
0 - Nigeria
*including Wellington Phoenix players, which is in New Zealand but officially a part of the Australian A-League
Home Based Players by Group
43 - Group A
33 - Group B
32 - Group C
29 - Group D
36 - Group E
34 - Group F
33 - Group G
48 - Group H
23 - England
23 - Germany
23 - Italy
20 - Korea DPR
20 - Spain
19 - Japan
16 - South Africa
14 - Mexico
14 - Greece
14 - Honduras
13 - South Korea
11 - France
9 - Netherlands
9 - New Zealand*
9 - Portugal
7 - Chile
7 - Denmark
7 - Switzerland
6 - Argentina
4 - Paraguay
4 - USA
3 - Algeria
3 - Brazil
3 - Ghana
2 - Serbia
2 - Slovakia
2 - Slovenia
2 - Uruguay
1 - Australia
1 - Cameroon
1 - Cote d'Ivoire
0 - Nigeria
*including Wellington Phoenix players, which is in New Zealand but officially a part of the Australian A-League
Home Based Players by Group
43 - Group A
33 - Group B
32 - Group C
29 - Group D
36 - Group E
34 - Group F
33 - Group G
48 - Group H
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
FIFA Rankings by Language Spoken
The current FIFA world rankings categorized by a few of the most widely spoken world languages.
ARABIC (official or co-official language)
12 - Egypt
26 - Israel
30 - Algeria
55 - Tunisia
66 - Saudi Arabia
69 - Bahrain
70 - Morocco
80 - Iraq
91 - Oman
96 - Qatar
97 - Kuwait
98 - Syria
101 - UAE
102 - Libya
104 - Jordan
112 - Yemen
118 - Sudan
143 - Chad
155 - Eritrea
160 - Lebanon
164 - Mauritania
171 - Comoros
173 - Palestine
173 - Somalia
188 - Djibouti
DUTCH (official or co-official language)
4 - Netherlands
59 - Belgium
137 - Suriname
154 - Netherlands Antilles
198 - Aruba
ENGLISH (Countries where a minimum of 1 million people speak English as their first language)
8 - England
14 - USA
20 - Australia
21 - Nigeria
41 - Republic of Ireland
43 - Scotland
56 - Northern Ireland
63 - Canada
77 - Wales
78 - New Zealand
81 - Jamaica
83 - South Africa
95 - Trinidad and Tobago
169 - Philippines
FRENCH (official or co-official language, minimum 400,000 speakers)
9 - France
19 - Cameroon
24 - Switzerland
27 - Cote d'Ivoire
42 - Gabon
48 - Burkina Faso
54 - Mali
59 - Belgium
60 - Benin
63 - Canada
75 - Senegal
76 - Togo
87 - Guinea
91 - Haiti
107 - Rwanda
121 - Congo DR
127 - Luxembourg
143 - Chad
148 - Madagascar
162 - Niger
202 - Central African Republic
GERMAN (official or co-official language)
6 - Germany
24 - Switzerland
59 - Belgium
68 - Austria
111 - Namibia
127 - Luxembourg
149 - Liechtenstein
PORTUGUESE (official or co-official language)
1 - Brazil
3 - Portugal
85 - Mozambique
88 - Angola
114 - Cape Verde
141 - Equatorial Guinea
191 - Guinea-Bissau
197 - Macau
200 - Timor-Leste
SPANISH (official or co-official language)
2 - Spain
7 - Argentina
16 - Uruguay
17 - Mexico
18 - Chile
31 - Paraguay
35 - Colombia
38 - Honduras
40 - Costa Rica
44 - Ecuador
49 - Venezuela
53 - Peru
65 - Bolivia
72 - El Salvador
74 - Panama
114 - Guatemala
126 - Cuba
141 - Equatorial Guinea
155 - Nicaragua
166 - Puerto Rico
187 - Dominican Republic
ARABIC (official or co-official language)
12 - Egypt
26 - Israel
30 - Algeria
55 - Tunisia
66 - Saudi Arabia
69 - Bahrain
70 - Morocco
80 - Iraq
91 - Oman
96 - Qatar
97 - Kuwait
98 - Syria
101 - UAE
102 - Libya
104 - Jordan
112 - Yemen
118 - Sudan
143 - Chad
155 - Eritrea
160 - Lebanon
164 - Mauritania
171 - Comoros
173 - Palestine
173 - Somalia
188 - Djibouti
DUTCH (official or co-official language)
4 - Netherlands
59 - Belgium
137 - Suriname
154 - Netherlands Antilles
198 - Aruba
ENGLISH (Countries where a minimum of 1 million people speak English as their first language)
8 - England
14 - USA
20 - Australia
21 - Nigeria
41 - Republic of Ireland
43 - Scotland
56 - Northern Ireland
63 - Canada
77 - Wales
78 - New Zealand
81 - Jamaica
83 - South Africa
95 - Trinidad and Tobago
169 - Philippines
FRENCH (official or co-official language, minimum 400,000 speakers)
9 - France
19 - Cameroon
24 - Switzerland
27 - Cote d'Ivoire
42 - Gabon
48 - Burkina Faso
54 - Mali
59 - Belgium
60 - Benin
63 - Canada
75 - Senegal
76 - Togo
87 - Guinea
91 - Haiti
107 - Rwanda
121 - Congo DR
127 - Luxembourg
143 - Chad
148 - Madagascar
162 - Niger
202 - Central African Republic
GERMAN (official or co-official language)
6 - Germany
24 - Switzerland
59 - Belgium
68 - Austria
111 - Namibia
127 - Luxembourg
149 - Liechtenstein
PORTUGUESE (official or co-official language)
1 - Brazil
3 - Portugal
85 - Mozambique
88 - Angola
114 - Cape Verde
141 - Equatorial Guinea
191 - Guinea-Bissau
197 - Macau
200 - Timor-Leste
SPANISH (official or co-official language)
2 - Spain
7 - Argentina
16 - Uruguay
17 - Mexico
18 - Chile
31 - Paraguay
35 - Colombia
38 - Honduras
40 - Costa Rica
44 - Ecuador
49 - Venezuela
53 - Peru
65 - Bolivia
72 - El Salvador
74 - Panama
114 - Guatemala
126 - Cuba
141 - Equatorial Guinea
155 - Nicaragua
166 - Puerto Rico
187 - Dominican Republic
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