Africa
9 - Cameroon
6 - Nigeria
5 - Ghana
4 - Cote d'Ivoire
3 - Mali
3 - Senegal
3 - South Africa
2 - Kenya
2 - Morocco
1 - Algeria
1 - Angola
1 - Burkina Faso
1 - Congo
1 - Gambia
1 - Mozambique
1 - Sierra Leone
1 - Uganda
1 - Zambia
Asia
2 - Australia
1 - Iran
1 - Japan
1 - South Korea
CONCACAF
3 - Costa Rica
2 - Mexico
1 - Honduras
1 - USA
South America
68 - Brazil
35 - Argentina
3 - Uruguay
2 - Ecuador
2 - Peru
1 - Bolivia
1 - Chile
1 - Colombia
1 - Paraguay
1 - Venezuela
For comparison, here are the top 10 European Nations. Interesting, though not really surprising, that Brazilian players top the starter list in a European competition.
Europe
68 - Brazil
62 - France
42 - Spain
35 - Argentina
35 - Germany
31 - Italy
30 - Netherlands
26 - Portugal
21 - England
19 - Russia
17 - Serbia
16 - Israel
Numbers compiled from Statbunker
surprising that only 21 English starters- wonder if that # will rise as the "homegrown" takes effect.
ReplyDeleteThe USA # will go to 2 if/when Jermaine Jones gets a cap with the US?
who are the other 6 concacaf starters beside Edu?- can't remember who's started v. played as sub.
I think that maybe Jermaine Jones was counted as 'Other' where I got these numbers from at statbunker.com. I would think that if/when he gets his cap they would switch him over to USA.
ReplyDeleteI'm not 100% positive on the other CONCACAF players because I only went by the numbers they have at statbunker without doing any further research. My guess without looking anything up:
Wilson Palacios (Tottenham Hotspur; Honduras)
Bryan Ruiz (FC Twente; Costa Rica)
Bryan Oviedo (FC Copenhagen; Costa Rica)
Christian Bolaños (FC Copenhagen; Costa Rica)
Javier Hernandez (Manchester United; Mexico)
Carlos Vela (Arsenal; Mexico)
Both countries have been in the rankings before. The new roster in 2012 is interesting as well.
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