Average height of the teams.

I've done some research on statistics concerning the World Cup and one fact I find quite interesting is the average height of the teams. I didn't expect the differences to be that big, also it shows how the game becomes more and more physical. Most countries have a team much taller than their national average to match their physical style of play (Korea, Brasil, C.Rica) and no country has a below-average team (as i reckon) , which contradicts the old chliché that football players are rather short.


average height in centimeters, stats from www.transfermarkt.de

Code:

Serbia         185,1
Croatia        184,6
Czech Rep      184,5
Germany        184,2
Sweden         184,2
Australia      184,1
Holland        183,8
Poland         183,8
Schwitzerland  183,5
Italy          182,9
France         182,7
Ukraine        182,7
Tunesia        182,6
England        182,4
Togo           182,3
Trinidad       181,9
USA            181,3
Brasil         181,0
Iran           180,8
Ghana          180,4
Paraguay       180,4
Korea          180,3
Costa Rica     180,1
Angola         179,7
Spain          179,6
Ivory Coast    179,6
Portugal       179,5
Ecuador        179,0
Japan          178,7
Saudi Arabia   177,3
Mexiko         176,6
Argentine      175,4

 

roughly:

5'9: 175
5'10: 178
5'11: 180
6': 183
6'1: 185