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Post by frag on Jun 30, 2010 11:19:40 GMT 1
A stat from 5 days ago, so it's out of date now, but still interesting:
0.44 - There have been 0.44 goals per game outside the box at altitude, compared to 0.18 at sea level in this tournament. Jabulani
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Post by frag on Jun 30, 2010 11:22:41 GMT 1
49.9 - The average number of games played by Germany #worldcup squad players in 2009-10 compared to 47 for the England squad. Beckenbauer.
5 - Italy have conceded six shots on target and five goals. Holidays
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 30, 2010 15:25:10 GMT 1
From the years 1986 - 1994, quarter-finalists with positions they finished in their groups.
1986: Argentina (1), Mexico (1), Brazil (1), France (2), West Germany (2), England (2), Spain (2), Belgium (3)
1990: West Germany (1), Italy (1), England (1), Cameroon (1), Yugoslavia (2), Czechoslovakia (2), Republic Of Ireland (2*), Argentina (3)
* by drawing of lots after finishing tied with The Netherlands, who also progressed but as a 3rd placed team.
1994: Brazil (1), Romania (1), Germany (1), Netherlands (1*), Sweden (2), Bulgaria (2), Spain (2), Italy (3*)
*Netherlands were 1st (above Saudi Arabia) and Italy 3rd (behind Republic Of Ireland) in their groups with equal points, goals-difference and goals-scored based on the head-to-head result.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 30, 2010 15:27:46 GMT 1
England have not progressed further than Germany (or West Germany) in any world cup since 1966. They have progressed further than any other team in that period at least once (including Brazil, in 1990). England did progress further than Germany in Euro 2004 though.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 2, 2010 22:25:50 GMT 1
Number of wins for South American teams against sides higher than them in the FIFA world rankings: 0
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 2, 2010 22:50:22 GMT 1
All 3 African teams to have made the QFs went to extra time in both their last 16 match and their QF match.
And a question - how many English-speaking countries have managed to get further in a World Cup than England, like Ghana have (excluding tournaments where England did not enter/qualify)?
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 2, 2010 23:02:46 GMT 1
Wales and Northern Ireland in 1958.
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 3, 2010 10:33:13 GMT 1
Each of the last 7 WC penalty shoot-outs has been won by the team shooting first (the last shootout to be won by the team shooting second was Spain v Ireland in 2002).
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 4, 2010 11:32:24 GMT 1
The winner of this World Cup will be the 3rd country to win the tournament on another continent (after Brazil and Argentina).
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Post by suedehead on Jul 4, 2010 13:30:56 GMT 1
The winner of this World Cup will be the 3rd country to win the tournament on another continent (after Brazil and Argentina). That depends on how you define continent. Argentina won it at home and in Mexico. When I was at school (and indeed when Argentina won in Mexico) both countries were considered part of the American continent. This year's winners will, however, be the third to win outside their own federation. |
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Post by Panda on Jul 5, 2010 11:16:20 GMT 1
No two World Cups have had the same four teams in the last four.
Although Brazil, Germany, Italy and Argentina are seen as the World Cup's most successful teams, there has never been a World Cup when they were all in the last four.
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Post by Panda on Jul 5, 2010 11:40:22 GMT 1
Lost matches:
If the losers of quarter-final and last 16 matches had won, these are the matches we could've seen in World Cups.
1934
Semi-finals:
Sweden v Switzerland
Hungary v Spain
Quarter-finals:
Belgium v Argentina
Romania v Holland
France v Egypt
USA v Brazil
1938
Semi-finals:
Switzerland v Cuba
France v Czechoslovakia
Quarter-finals:
Dutch East Indies v Germany
Austria v Romania
Norway v Belgium
Poland v Holland
1954
Semi-finals:
Yugoslavia v Switzerland
Brazil v England
1958
Semi-finals:
Wales v Northern Ireland
USSR v Yugoslavia
1962
Semi-finals:
England v USSR
Hungary v West Germany
1966
Semi-finals:
Argentina v North Korea
Uruguay v Hungary
1970
Semi-finals:
Peru v USSR
Mexico v England
1986
Semi-finals:
England v Spain
Brazil v Mexico
Quarter-finals:
Poland v Italy
Morocco v Bulgaria
USSR v Denmark
Uruguay v Paraguay
1990
Semi-finals:
Czechoslovakia v Cameroon
Yugoslavia v Ireland
Quarter-finals:
Brazil v Spain
Romania v Uruguay
Costa Rica v Holland
Colombia v Belgium
1994
Semi-finals:
Germany v Spain
Romania v Holland
Quarter-finals:
Nigeria v Switzerland
Ireland v USA
Mexico v Belgium
Argentina v Saudi Arabia
1998
Semi-finals:
Denmark v Argentina
Italy v Germany
Quarter-finals:
Norway v Paraguay
Chile v Nigeria
Mexico v Romania
Yugoslavia v England
2002
Semi-finals:
USA v Spain
Senegal v England
Quarter-finals:
Denmark v Belgium
Paraguay v Mexico
Italy v Ireland
Sweden v Japan
2006
Semi-finals:
Argentina v Ukraine
England v Brazil
Quarter-finals:
Sweden v Mexico
Australia v Switzerland
Ecuador v Holland
Ghana v Spain
2010
Semi-finals:
Ghana v Brazil
Argentina v Paraguay
Quarter-finals:
South Korea v USA
Slovakia v Chile
Mexico v England
Japan v Portugal
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Post by Panda on Jul 5, 2010 13:27:10 GMT 1
Top 3 in world rankings before the World Cup: Official FIFA rankings: 1. Brazil 2. Spain 3. Portugal Elo: 1. Brazil 2. Spain 3. Holland Roon Ba: 1. Spain 2. Brazil 3. England ESPN: 1. Brazil 2. Spain 3. England MJ Rankings:1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Holland |
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 5, 2010 14:37:32 GMT 1
No two World Cups have had the same four teams in the last four. Although Brazil, Germany, Italy and Argentina are seen as the World Cup's most successful teams, there has never been a World Cup when they were all in the last four. 1990 had 3 of them in the semi-final, with England there instead of Brazil. Had Argentina won their group they would have been destined to meet England in the quarter final (instead of England playing Cameroon) and Brazil would not have met Argentina, so the situation might have occurred. |
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Post by suedehead on Jul 5, 2010 18:22:26 GMT 1
If the final is between Germany and the Netherlands it will be the second successive final between two countries sharing a border.
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Post by paulgilb on Jul 7, 2010 17:28:08 GMT 1
No team has ever won the World Cup with a manager of a different nationality!
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Post by suedehead on Jul 7, 2010 18:19:40 GMT 1
This will be the third final for the Dutch but the first time they won't be playing against the hosts.
If Spain win tonight we will get the first new winners since France in 1998.
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Post by Panda on Jul 7, 2010 21:46:55 GMT 1
Sunday's final will be the first since 1978 to feature two teams that have never won the World Cup.
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Post by Panda on Jul 7, 2010 22:35:51 GMT 1
Top 3 in world rankings before the World Cup: Official FIFA rankings: 1. Brazil 2. Spain 3. Portugal Elo: 1. Brazil 2. Spain 3. Holland Roon Ba: 1. Spain 2. Brazil 3. England ESPN: 1. Brazil 2. Spain 3. England MJ Rankings:1. Spain 2. Germany 3. Holland If results had followed those rankings, we would've got these finals: FIFA rankings: Brazil v Spain Elo Ratings: Brazil v Spain Roon Ba: Spain v Brazil ESPN: Brazil v Spain MJ Rankings: Spain v Holland ;D |
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Post by raliverpool on Jul 8, 2010 18:46:48 GMT 1
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