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STATISTICS
[GOALS]
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[APPEARANCES]
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[DISCIPLINE]
Red cards for players and teams.
[PENALTIES]
Different records in penalty shoot-outs. 
[MISCELLANEOUS]
A good mix of everything in records and statistics.
[CONTINENTS]
The different continents measured up against eachother.

 
 
 
 
 

 
CONTINENT vs CONTINENT


Below follows statistics showing how teams from different continents have fared against eachother 1930-2006. Matches decided by penalties are listed as draws in these statistics.
 
Africa vs Asia Europe vs Rest of the world
Africa vs Europe N/C America vs Africa
Africa vs N/C America N/C America vs Asia
Africa vs South America N/C America vs Europe
Africa vs Rest of the world N/C America vs South America
Asia vs Africa N/C America vs Rest of the world
Asia vs Europe Oceania vs Europe
Asia vs N/C America Oceania vs South America
Asia vs South America Oceania vs Rest of the world
Asia vs Rest of the world South America vs Africa
Europe vs Africa South America vs Asia
Europe vs Asia South America vs Europe
Europe vs N/C America South America vs N/C America
Europe vs Oceania South America vs Oceania
Europe vs South America South America vs Rest of the world


Example: Argentina and Belgium have met twice and won one game each. No game between them has ended in a draw.
  
SOUTH AMERICA - EUROPE  (197: 81-45-71)

Argentina - Belgium           1-0-1
Argentina - Bulgaria          2-0-1
Argentina - Croatia           1-0-0
Argentina - Czechoslovakia    0-0-1
Argentina - East Germany      0-1-0
Argentina - England           1-1-3
Argentina - France            2-0-0
Argentina - Germany           1-2-2
Argentina - Greece            1-0-0
Argentina - Hungary           2-1-0
Argentina - Italy             0-3-2
Argentina - Netherlands       1-1-2
Argentina - Northern Ireland  1-0-0
Argentina - Poland            1-0-1
Argentina - Romania           0-1-1
Argentina - Spain             1-0-0
Argentina - Sweden            0-1-1
Argentina - Switzerland       1-0-0
Argentina - USSR/Russia       1-0-0
Argentina - Yugoslavia/Serbia 1-1-0
Bolivia   - Germany           0-0-1
Bolivia   - Spain             0-0-1
Bolivia   - Yugoslavia        0-0-1
Brazil    - Austria           2-0-0
Brazil    - Belgium           1-0-0
Brazil    - Bulgaria          1-0-0
Brazil    - Croatia           1-0-0
Brazil    - Czechoslovakia    3-2-0
Brazil    - Denmark           1-0-0
Brazil    - East Germany      1-0-0
Brazil    - England           3-1-0
Brazil    - France            1-1-2
Brazil    - Germany           1-0-0
Brazil    - Hungary           0-0-2
Brazil    - Italy             2-1-2
Brazil    - Netherlands       1-1-1
Brazil    - Northern Ireland  1-0-0
Brazil    - Norway            0-0-1
Brazil    - Poland            3-0-1
Brazil    - Portugal          0-0-1
Brazil    - Romania           1-0-0
Brazil    - Scotland          3-1-0
Brazil    - Spain             3-1-1
Brazil    - Sweden            5-2-0
Brazil    - Switzerland       0-1-0
Brazil    - Turkey            2-0-0
Brazil    - USSR/Russia       3-0-0
Brazil    - Wales             1-0-0
Brazil    - Yugoslavia        1-2-1
Chile     - Austria           0-1-1
Chile     - East Germany      0-1-0
Chile     - England           0-0-1
Chile     - France            1-0-0
Chile     - Germany           0-0-3
Chile     - Italy             1-1-1
Chile     - Spain             0-0-1
Chile     - Switzerland       1-0-0
Chile     - USSR/Russia       1-0-1
Chile     - Yugoslavia        1-0-0
Colombia  - England           0-0-1
Colombia  - Germany           0-1-0
Colombia  - Romania           0-0-2
Colombia  - Switzerland       1-0-0
Colombia  - USSR/Russia       0-1-0
Colombia  - Yugoslavia        0-0-2
Ecuador   - Croatia           1-0-0
Ecuador   - England           0-0-1
Ecuador   - Germany           0-0-1
Ecuador   - Italy             0-0-1
Ecuador   - Poland            1-0-0
Paraguay  - Belgium           1-1-0
Paraguay  - Bulgaria          0-1-0
Paraguay  - England           0-0-2
Paraguay  - France            0-0-2
Paraguay  - Germany           0-0-1
Paraguay  - Italy             0-0-1
Paraguay  - Scotland          1-0-0
Paraguay  - Slovenia          1-0-0
Paraguay  - Spain             0-1-1
Paraguay  - Sweden            0-1-1
Paraguay  - Yugoslavia        0-1-0
Peru      - Bulgaria          1-0-0
Peru      - Germany           0-0-1
Peru      - Italy             0-1-0
Peru      - Netherlands       0-1-0
Peru      - Poland            0-0-2
Peru      - Romania           0-0-1
Peru      - Scotland          1-0-0
Uruguay   - Austria           0-0-1
Uruguay   - Belgium           0-0-1
Uruguay   - Bulgaria          0-1-0
Uruguay   - Czechoslovakia    1-0-0
Uruguay   - Denmark           0-0-2
Uruguay   - England           1-1-0
Uruguay   - France            1-1-0
Uruguay   - Germany           0-1-2
Uruguay   - Hungary           0-0-1
Uruguay   - Israel            1-0-0
Uruguay   - Italy             0-1-1
Uruguay   - Netherlands       0-0-1
Uruguay   - Romania           1-0-0
Uruguay   - Scotland          1-1-0
Uruguay   - Spain             0-2-0
Uruguay   - Sweden            1-0-2
Uruguay   - USSR/Russia       1-0-1
Uruguay   - Yugoslavia        1-0-1
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AFRICA - EUROPE (63: 13-18-32)

Algeria       - Austria           0-0-1
Algeria       - Germany           1-0-0
Algeria       - Northern Ireland  0-1-0
Algeria       - Spain             0-0-1
Angola        - Portugal          0-0-1
Cameroon      - Austria           0-1-0
Cameroon      - England           0-0-1
Cameroon      - Germany           0-0-1
Cameroon      - Rep. of Ireland   0-1-0
Cameroon      - Italy             0-1-1
Cameroon      - Poland            0-1-0
Cameroon      - Romania           1-0-0
Cameroon      - Sweden            0-1-0
Cameroon      - USSR/Russia       0-0-2
Côte d'Ivoire - Netherlands       0-0-1
Côte d'Ivoire - Serbia & Mont.    1-0-0
Egypt         - England           0-0-1
Egypt         - Hungary           0-0-1
Egypt         - Rep. of Ireland   0-1-0
Egypt         - Netherlands       0-1-0
Ghana         - Czech Republic    1-0-0
Ghana         - Italy             0-0-1
Morocco       - Belgium           0-0-1
Morocco       - Bulgaria          0-1-0
Morocco       - England           0-1-0
Morocco       - Germany           0-0-2
Morocco       - Netherlands       0-0-1
Morocco       - Norway            0-1-0
Morocco       - Poland            0-1-0
Morocco       - Portugal          1-0-0
Morocco       - Scotland          1-0-0
Nigeria       - Bulgaria          2-0-0
Nigeria       - Denmark           0-0-1
Nigeria       - England           0-1-0
Nigeria       - Greece            1-0-0
Nigeria       - Italy             0-0-1
Nigeria       - Spain             1-0-0
Nigeria       - Sweden            0-0-1
Senegal       - Denmark           0-1-0
Senegal       - France            1-0-0
Senegal       - Sweden            1-0-0
Senegal       - Turkey            0-0-1
South Africa  - Denmark           0-1-0
South Africa  - France            0-0-1
South Africa  - Slovenia          1-0-0
South Africa  - Spain             0-0-1
Togo          - France            0-0-1
Togo          - South Korea       0-0-1
Togo          - Switzerland       0-0-1
Tunisia       - Belgium           0-1-0
Tunisia       - England           0-0-1
Tunisia       - Germany           0-1-0
Tunisia       - Poland            0-0-1
Tunisia       - Romania           0-1-0
Tunisia       - Russia            0-0-1
Tunisia       - Spain             0-0-1
Tunisia       - Ukraine           0-0-1
Zaire         - Scotland          0-0-1
Zaire         - Yugoslavia        0-0-1
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AFRICA - SOUTH AMERICA (18: 3-4-11)

Algeria       - Brazil       0-0-1
Algeria       - Chile        1-0-0
Cameroon      - Argentina    1-0-0
Cameroon      - Brazil       0-0-1
Cameroon      - Chile        0-1-0
Cameroon      - Colombia     1-0-0
Cameroon      - Peru         0-1-0
Côte d'Ivoire - Argentina    0-0-1
Ghana         - Brazil       0-0-1
Morocco       - Brazil       0-0-1
Morocco       - Peru         0-0-1
Nigeria       - Argentina    0-0-2
Nigeria       - Paraguay     0-0-1
Senegal       - Uruguay      0-1-0
South Africa  - Paraguay     0-1-0
Tunisia       - Colombia     0-0-1
Zaire         - Brazil       0-0-1


AFRICA - NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA (3: 2-1-0)

Angola    - Mexico         0-1-0
Ghana     - United States  1-0-0
Tunisia   - Mexico         1-0-0
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ASIA - EUROPE (47: 6-9-32)

China        - Turkey          0-0-1
Iran         - Germany         0-0-1
Iran         - Netherlands     0-0-1
Iran         - Portugal        0-0-1
Iran         - Scotland        0-1-0
Iran         - Yugoslavia      0-0-1
Iraq         - Belgium         0-0-1
Japan        - Belgium         0-1-0
Japan        - Croatia         0-1-1
Japan        - Russia          1-0-0
Japan        - Turkey          0-0-1
Kuwait       - Czechoslovakia  0-1-0
Kuwait       - England         0-0-1
Kuwait       - France          0-0-1
North Korea  - Italy           1-0-0
North Korea  - Portugal        0-0-1
North Korea  - USSR/Russia     0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - Belgium         1-0-0
Saudi Arabia - Denmark         0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - France          0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - Germany         0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - Rep. of Ireland 0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - Netherlands     0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - Spain           0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - Sweden          0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - Ukraine         0-0-1
South Korea  - Belgium         0-1-1
South Korea  - Bulgaria        0-1-0
South Korea  - France          0-1-0
South Korea  - Germany         0-0-2
South Korea  - Hungary         0-0-1
South Korea  - Italy           1-0-1
South Korea  - Netherlands     0-0-1
South Korea  - Poland          1-0-0
South Korea  - Portugal        1-0-0
South Korea  - Spain           0-2-1
South Korea  - Switzerland     0-0-1
South Korea  - Turkey          0-0-2
U.A.Emirates - Germany         0-0-1
U.A.Emirates - Yugoslavia      0-0-1
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ASIA - SOUTH AMERICA (10: 0-2-8)

China        - Brazil      0-0-1
Iran         - Peru        0-0-1
Iraq         - Paraguay    0-0-1
Japan        - Argentina   0-0-1
Japan        - Brazil      0-0-1
North Korea  - Chile       0-1-0
South Korea  - Argentina   0-0-1
South Korea  - Bolivia     0-1-0
South Korea  - Uruguay     0-0-1
U.A.Emirates - Colombia    0-0-1
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ASIA - NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA (7: 1-1-5)

China       - Costa Rica     0-0-1
Iran        - Mexico         0-0-1
Iran        - United States  1-0-0
Iraq        - Mexico         0-0-1
Japan       - Jamaica        0-0-1
South Korea - Mexico         0-0-1
South Korea - United States  0-1-0


ASIA - AFRICA (7: 3-3-1)

Iran         - Angola       0-1-0
Japan        - Tunisia      1-0-0
Saudi Arabia - Cameroon     0-0-1
Saudi Arabia - Morocco      1-0-0
Saudi Arabia - South Africa 0-1-0
Saudi Arabia - Tunisia      0-1-0
South Korea  - Togo         1-0-0
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NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA - EUROPE (70: 12-16-42)

Canada         - France           0-0-1
Canada         - Hungary          0-0-1
Canada         - USSR/Russia      0-0-1
Costa Rica     - Czechoslovakia   0-0-1
Costa Rica     - Germany          0-0-1
Costa Rica     - Poland           0-0-1
Costa Rica     - Scotland         1-0-0
Costa Rica     - Sweden           1-0-0
Costa Rica     - Turkey           0-1-0
Cuba           - Romania          1-1-0
Cuba           - Sweden           0-0-1
Dutch.E.Indies - Hungary          0-0-1
El Salvador    - Belgium          0-0-2
El Salvador    - Hungary          0-0-1
El Salvador    - USSR/Russia      0-0-1
Haiti          - Italy            0-0-1
Haiti          - Poland           0-0-1
Honduras       - Northern Ireland 0-1-0
Honduras       - Spain            0-1-0
Honduras       - Yugoslavia       0-0-1
Jamaica        - Croatia          0-0-1
Mexico         - Belgium          2-1-0
Mexico         - Bulgaria         1-1-0
Mexico         - Croatia          1-0-0
Mexico         - Czechoslovakia   1-0-0
Mexico         - England          0-0-1
Mexico         - France           0-1-2
Mexico         - Germany          0-1-2
Mexico         - Hungary          0-0-1
Mexico         - Rep. of Ireland  1-0-0
Mexico         - Italy            0-2-1
Mexico         - Netherlands      0-1-0
Mexico         - Norway           0-0-1
Mexico         - Poland           0-0-1
Mexico         - Portugal         0-0-1
Mexico         - Spain            0-0-1
Mexico         - Sweden           0-0-1
Mexico         - Switzerland      0-0-1
Mexico         - USSR/Russia      0-1-0
Mexico         - Wales            0-1-0
Mexico         - Yugoslavia       0-0-1
Trinidad & Tob - England          0-0-1
Trinidad & Tob - Sweden           0-1-0
United States  - Austria          0-0-1
United States  - Belgium          1-0-0
United States  - Czechoslovakia/       
                 Czech Republic   0-0-2
United States  - England          1-0-0
United States  - Germany          0-0-2
United States  - Italy            0-1-2
United States  - Poland           0-0-1
United States  - Portugal         1-0-0
United States  - Romania          0-0-1
United States  - Spain            0-0-1
United States  - Switzerland      0-1-0
United States  - Yugoslavia       0-0-1
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NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA - SOUTH AMERICA (20: 3-2-15)

Costa Rica     - Brazil            0-0-2
Costa Rica     - Ecuador           0-0-1
El Salvador    - Argentina         0-0-1
Haiti          - Argentina         0-0-1
Jamaica        - Argentina         0-0-1
Mexico         - Argentina         0-0-1
Mexico         - Brazil            0-0-3
Mexico         - Chile             0-0-1
Mexico         - Ecuador           1-0-0
Mexico         - Paraguay          0-1-0
Mexico         - Uruguay           0-1-0
Trinidad & Tob - Paraguay          0-0-1
United States  - Argentina         0-0-1
United States  - Brazil            0-0-1
United States  - Chile             0-0-1
United States  - Colombia          1-0-0
United States  - Paraguay          1-0-0
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OCEANIA - EUROPE (6: 0-1-5)

Australia   - Croatia             0-1-0
Australia   - East Germany        0-0-1
Australia   - Germany             0-0-1
Australia   - Italy               0-0-1
New Zealand - Scotland            0-0-1
New Zealand - USSR/Russia         0-0-1
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OCEANIA - SOUTH AMERICA (3: 0-1-2)

Australia   - Brazil              0-0-1
Australia   - Chile               0-1-0
New Zealand - Brazil              0-0-1


OCEANIA - ASIA (1: 1-0-0)

Australia   - Japan               1-0-0

Pl W D L AFRICA - REST OF THE WORLD ( 91: 19 26 46) ASIA - REST OF THE WORLD ( 72: 10 15 47) EUROPE - REST OF THE WORLD (383: 182 89 112) N/C AMERICA - REST OF THE WORLD (100: 20 20 60) OCEANIA - REST OF THE WORLD ( 10: 1 2 7) SOUTH AMERICA - REST OF THE WORLD (248: 117 54 77) Below you can see which continents most likely to win against a team from another continent. 
Europe          383 matches >> 182 wins = 47.52%
South America   248 matches >> 117 wins = 47.18%
Africa           91 matches >>  19 wins = 20.88%
N/C America     100 matches >>  20 wins = 20.00%
Asia             72 matches >>  10 wins = 13.89%
Oceania          10 matches >>   1 win  = 10.00%
Below you can see stats of which continents best at avoiding defeat when facing a team from another continent. 
Europe          383 matches >> 271 undefeated = 70.76%
South America   248 matches >> 171 undefeated = 68.95%
Africa           91 matches >>  45 undefeated = 49.45%
N/C America     100 matches >>  40 undefeated = 40.00%
Asia             72 matches >>  25 undefeated = 34.72%
Oceania          10 matches >>   3 undefeated = 30.00%



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