European teams are tall and well built.
On an average, Uruguay, Paraguay & Argentina were almost of the same physique.
Nigeria was the tallest African team.
The South Koreans were slightly tall and well built than the North Koreans.
Each bar is a country. The 'height' of the bar is the average height of players & the 'width' is the average weight. Click on a bar to view country-wise information.
| Goal | Defence | Midfield | Forward | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallest | Kostas Chalkias (GRC) - 1.98 m | Matthew Booth (RSA) - 1.98 m | Nemanja Matic (SRB) - 1.94 m | Nikola Zigic (SRB) - 2.02 m |
| Shortest | Oscar Pérez (MEX) - 1.71 m | Arthur Boka (CIV) - 1.66 m | Aaron Lennon (ENG) - 1.65 m | Carlos Tevez (ARG) - 1.68 m |
| Heaviest | Marcus Hahnemann (USA) - 100 kg | Danny Shittu (NGA) - 95 kg | Frank Lampard (ENG) - 89 kg | Nikola Zigic (SRB) - 96 kg |
| Lightest | Boubacar Barry (CIV) - 69 kg | Atsuto Uchida (JPN) - 62 kg | Mathieu Valbuena (FRA) - 58 kg | Robinho (BRZ) - 60 kg |
Each circle represents a player. Based on the current selection the color of the circle represents the Country
'Weight' - X axis | 'Height' - Y axis | Country - Color
On an average;
- The goalkeepers of every team were the heaviest ! Nothing got past them ! (Except for a white spherical object a couple of times every match)
- Though Light-weight defenders are a rarity the defenders of France & Paraguay were the lightest in their teams.