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