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Average player height of participating national teams at the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Average player height of participating national teams at the 2018 World Cup in Russia
National teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia by average height of players (in centimeters)

Youth vs. Experience
The oldest squad at the 2018 World Cup belonged to Costa Rica. Their squad had an average age of 29.6 years, almost four years older than the squad of Nigeria, who had the youngest squad at the tournament. However, neither youth nor experience triumphed in this instance as both teams failed to get out of their groups. Indeed, the result of the World Cup, with France emerging victorious after beating Croatia in the final, went very much to form. The France squad was the most expensive squad at the tournament, with a combined market value of 1.08 billion euros. Panama’s squad, on the other hand, had a combined transfer value of just 9.13 million euros.
Homegrown talents
The Premier League is often called the best league in the world, so it is unsurprising that the entire England squad at the World Cup plied their trade in the English top division. In contrast, there were three national squads in which all of the players played their domestic football abroad – none of the players in the squads of Croatia, Sweden, or Iceland played their club football on home soil. Manchester City was the most represented club team at the World Cup in 2018, with 16 of its players participating. Real Madrid came a close second with 15 members of the squad taking part in the tournament.
National teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia by average height of players (in centimeters)
Average player height in centimeters | |
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Serbia | 185.6 |
Sweden | 185.2 |
Iceland | 185 |
Denmark | 185 |
Croatia | 184.9 |
Russia | 184.3 |
Tunisia | 184 |
Germany | 183.8 |
Belgium | 183.8 |
Senegal | 183.7 |
Switzerland | 183.5 |
Iran | 183.4 |
Poland | 183.1 |
Morocco | 182.4 |
South Korea | 182.2 |
England | 182.1 |
Costa Rica | 181.6 |
Australia | 181.3 |
Nigeria | 181.2 |
Panama | 181.1 |
Portugal | 180.5 |
France | 180.5 |
Brazil | 180.4 |
Colombia | 180.2 |
Egypt | 180.1 |
Uruguay | 179.8 |
Mexico | 179.5 |
Spain | 179.5 |
Argentina | 179.4 |
Peru | 178.3 |
Japan | 178.1 |
Saudi Arabia | 176.2 |
Average player height in centimeters | |
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Serbia | 185.6 |
Sweden | 185.2 |
Iceland | 185 |
Denmark | 185 |
Croatia | 184.9 |
Russia | 184.3 |
Tunisia | 184 |
Germany | 183.8 |
Belgium | 183.8 |
Senegal | 183.7 |
Switzerland | 183.5 |
Iran | 183.4 |
Poland | 183.1 |
Morocco | 182.4 |
South Korea | 182.2 |
England | 182.1 |
Costa Rica | 181.6 |
Australia | 181.3 |
Nigeria | 181.2 |
Panama | 181.1 |
Portugal | 180.5 |
France | 180.5 |
Brazil | 180.4 |
Colombia | 180.2 |
Egypt | 180.1 |
Uruguay | 179.8 |
Mexico | 179.5 |
Spain | 179.5 |
Argentina | 179.4 |
Peru | 178.3 |
Japan | 178.1 |
Saudi Arabia | 176.2 |
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Youth vs. Experience
The oldest squad at the 2018 World Cup belonged to Costa Rica. Their squad had an average age of 29.6 years, almost four years older than the squad of Nigeria, who had the youngest squad at the tournament. However, neither youth nor experience triumphed in this instance as both teams failed to get out of their groups. Indeed, the result of the World Cup, with France emerging victorious after beating Croatia in the final, went very much to form. The France squad was the most expensive squad at the tournament, with a combined market value of 1.08 billion euros. Panama’s squad, on the other hand, had a combined transfer value of just 9.13 million euros.
Homegrown talents
The Premier League is often called the best league in the world, so it is unsurprising that the entire England squad at the World Cup plied their trade in the English top division. In contrast, there were three national squads in which all of the players played their domestic football abroad – none of the players in the squads of Croatia, Sweden, or Iceland played their club football on home soil. Manchester City was the most represented club team at the World Cup in 2018, with 16 of its players participating. Real Madrid came a close second with 15 members of the squad taking part in the tournament.
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