Wednesday, June 28, 2006

The number game

Former Champions
6 - Number of former champions. They are Italy, Germany, England, Argentina, Brazil and France.
15 - Number of combined World Cup championships won by the remaining teams.

Number of goals scored
10 - Number of goals scored by Argentina, Germany and Brazil, the highest scoring remaining teams.
1 - Number of goals conceded by Brazil, Portugal and Italy, the fewest of the remaing teams.

Number of matches won
2 - Number of teams that have won all four of their games. They are Germany and Brazil.

Number of bookings
20 - Number of red and yellow cards accumulated by Portugal, the most of any remaining team.
5 - Number of red and yellow cards by Germany, the least of any remaining team.

Some facts bout the quaterfinalists
3- Number of the remaining teams that were in the quarterfinals in 2002. They are England, Germany and Brazil.
1 - Number of teams appearing in the quarter-finals for the first time. Ukraine is the only one.

Leading goal scorer
4 - Number of goals scored by Germany’s Miroslav Klose, the current leader for the Golden Boot.

Youngest and oldest players
37 – Age of Germany’s Oliver Kahn, the oldest remaining player in the tournament.
17 – Age of England’s Theo Walcott, the younger remaining player in the tournament.

Smallest and tallest player
165 – Height in centimeters of England’s Aaron Lennon, the smallest remaining player in the tournament.
198 – Height in centimeters of England’s Peter Crouch, the tallest remaining player in the tournament.

Most capped player
141 – Number of caps earned by Brazil’s Cafu, the most of any remaining player in the tournament.
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