All the numbers from this summer’s World Cup.
Football is often referred to as a numbers game, and here at CaughtOffside we look to prove it by offering you a two part ultimate stats guide to keep track of the tournament and even give you some knowledge ahead of your next pub quiz!
International Goals In Squad
Germany – 218
Spain – 217
Holland – 163
Ivory Coast – 148
Uruguay – 143
Portugal – 142
Mexico – 128
Argentina – 122
Japan – 120
Croatia – 119
England – 115
USA – 110
Brazil – 108
Bosnia – 108
Ghana – 108
Cameroon – 105
Chile – 92
S. Korea – 92
Honduras – 91
Ecuador – 91
Greece – 87
Iran – 85
Belgium – 73
Costa Rica – 69
Italy – 68
Switzerland – 62
Russia – 61
Australia – 60
Colombia – 56
Nigeria – 55
France – 46
Algeria – 42
Youngest Player In Squad
Argentina – Marcos Rojo, 24
Japan – G?toku Sakai, 23
Chile – Miiko Albornoz, 23
Spain – Koke, 22
Portugal – Rafa Silva, 21
Mexico – Diego Reyes, 21
Brazil – Bernard, 21
Ghana – Rashid Sumaila, 21
S.Korea – Son Heung-min, 21
Costa Rica – Joel Campbell, 21
Italy – Mattia Perin, 21
Switzerland – Joip Drmic, 21
Russia – Pavel Mogilevets, 21
Australia – Bailey Wright, 21
Colombia – Éder Álvarez Balanta, 21
Ivory Coast – Serge Aurier, 21
Germany – Julian Draxler, 20
Holland – Terence Kongolo, 20
Croatia – Mateo Kova?i?, 20
Bosnia – Sead Kolašinac, 20
Honduras – Luis López, 20
Greece – Stefanos Kapino, 20
Iran – Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 20
Nigeria – Kenneth Omeruo, 20
France – Lucas Digne, 20
Uruguay – José María Giménez, 19
USA – Julian Green, 19
Ecuador – Carlos Gruezo, 19
Belgium – Divock Origi, 19
Algeria – Nabil Bentaleb, 19
England – Luke Shaw, 18
Cameroon – Fabrice Olinga, 18
Number Of Under 21’s In Squad
England – 4
Germany – 2
Holland – 2
Croatia – 2
USA – 2
Belgium – 2
Ivory Coast – 1
Bosnia – 1
Honduras – 1
Greece – 1
Iran – 1
Nigeria – 1
France – 1
Uruguay – 1
Ecuador – 1
Algeria – 1
Cameroon – 1
Argentina, Japan, Chile, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, Costa Rica, S. Korea, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Australia, Colombia – 0
Average Number Of Caps
Spain – 59.3
Uruguay – 49.7
Honduras – 46.7
Germany – 42.2
Mexico – 41.2
Japan – 40.4
Croatia – 39.6
Ivory Coast – 39
Greece – 38.8
Ecuador – 38.1
Portugal – 37.4
Chile – 35
USA – 35
Costa Rica – 34.5
Italy – 32.7
Switzerland – 32.2
Belgium – 31.8
Argentina – 31.6
Ghana – 30
Iran – 29.9
Brazil – 29.7
Colombia – 29.6
Cameroon – 29.5
Holland – 28.7
Nigeria – 28.6
England – 27.9
Russia – 27
Bosnia – 26.3
S.Korea – 25.7
France – 20.6
Australia – 17.8
Algeria – 16.5
Players With Fewer Than Five Caps
Germany – 6
Ivory Coast – 6
Russia – 6
France – 5
Australia – 5
Italy – 4
Bosnia – 4
Algeria – 4
Greece – 3
Portugal – 3
USA – 3
Cameroon – 3
Holland – 3
Nigeria – 3
England – 3
Ecuador – 2
Chile – 2
Costa Rica – 2
Iran – 2
Colombia – 2
S.Korea – 2
Spain – 1
Uruguay – 1
Japan – 1
Croatia – 1
Belgium – 1
Argentina – 1
Ghana – 1
Honduras – 0
Mexico – 0
Switzerland – 0
Brazil – 0
Home Based Players In Squad
Russia – 23
England – 22
Italy – 20
Germany – 16
Iran – 15
Mexico – 15
Spain – 15
Japan – 11
Honduras – 11
Holland – 10
Greece – 9
USA – 9
Costa Rica – 9
France – 8
Portugal – 8
Ecuador – 8
Australia – 7
Switzerland – 7
S.Korea – 6
Chile – 5
Brazil – 4
Nigeria – 3
Colombia – 3
Croatia – 3
Belgium – 3
Argentina – 3
Algeria – 2
Cameroon – 2
Ivory Coast – 1
Bosnia – 1
Uruguay – 1
Ghana – 1
Different Clubs Represented In Squad
Nigeria – 23
Algeria – 23
Cameroon – 22
Bosnia – 22
Ghana – 22
Australia – 21
Colombia – 21
Uruguay – 21
USA – 20
Chile – 20
Japan – 19
Croatia – 19
Ivory Coast – 19
S.Korea – 18
Costa Rica – 17
Ecuador – 17
Brazil – 17
Belgium – 17
France – 16
Switzerland – 16
Iran – 16
Honduras – 15
Holland – 15
Greece – 15
Portugal – 15
Argentina – 15
Mexico – 12
Germany – 11
Italy – 10
Russia – 9
England – 9
Spain – 9
Players In ‘Big Four’ European Leagues (England, Spain, German, Italy)
Germany – 23
Spain – 23
England – 22
Italy – 20
Belgium – 16
Switzerland – 16
Brazil – 14
France – 14
Argentina – 14
Uruguay – 12
Croatia – 11
Greece – 11
Bosnia – 10
Colombia – 10
Chile – 10
Japan – 10
Holland – 10
Portugal – 9
Algeria – 8
USA – 8
Ivory Coast – 8
Nigeria – 7
S.Korea – 7
Cameroon – 6
Ghana – 6
Mexico – 5
Australia – 2
Costa Rica – 2
Ecuador – 2
Iran – 2
Honduras – 2
Russia – 0
La Liga Players In Squad
Spain – 14
Portugal – 6
Chile – 5
Argentina – 4
Uruguay – 4
Brazil – 3
France – 3
Croatia – 3
Algeria – 3
Cameroon – 3
Mexico – 3
Belgium – 2
Switzerland – 2
Greece – 2
Colombia – 2
Germany – 1
Nigeria – 1
Costa Rica – 1
England, Italy, Bosnia, Japan, Holland, USA, Ivory Coast, S.Korea, Ghana, Australia, Ecuador, Iran, Honduras, Russia – 0
Serie A Players In Squad
Italy – 20
Argentina – 7
Greece – 6
Colombia – 6
Uruguay – 5
Switzerland – 5
Ghana – 5
Chile – 4
Algeria – 4
Brazil – 3
Croatia – 3
Spain – 2
Germany – 2
Bosnia – 2
Japan – 2
Portugal – 1
France – 1
Belgium – 1
Nigeria – 1
Holland – 1
Ivory Coast – 1
Cameroon, Mexico, Costa Rica, England, USA, S.Korea, Australia, Ecuador, Iran, Honduras, Russia – 0