Friday, June 25, 2010

World Cup Update #3: The group stage is over

Here are some important statistics from the group stage of the 2010 World Cup:
  • Teams that won all three of their matches: Argentina, Netherlands
  • Teams that lost all three of their matches: Cameroon, north Korea
  • Teams that allowed no goals in the group stage: Uruguay, Portugal
  • Teams that scored no goals in the group stage: Algeria, Honduras
  • Most goals scored: Argentina, Portugal (7)
  • Most goals allowed: north Korea (12)
  • Milan players who have appeared at the World Cup: Zambrotta, Pirlo, Gattuso (Italy); Adiyiah (Ghana); Huntelaar (Netherlands); Onyewu (United States)
  • Milan players who have scored at the World Cup: Huntelaar
  • Milan players who have not appeared at the World Cup: Thiago Silva (Brazil)

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