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Number of countries that have won a world cup
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| Lira |
So far, of all 78 countries that have played in the world cup, only 7 teams won the finals (Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Urugay, England and France). That's enough for each team to win 2.5 finals, in average. However, 28 teams have, at least, been amongst the top 4. If Brazil wins this cup, that means we've won exactly a third of all 18 world cups so far. Numbers are interesting, but they're just a consequence.
Why is it that the number of successful countries in the World Cup is so small? Why do all winning teams come from either South America or Europe? Do you think there will any changes to this scenario anytime soon? |
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| eRRaTiK |
a lot of focus and investment is placed in the sport in europe and south america. world class programmes breeds world class players. should the usa, australia and other nations develop their grass roots further (the asian leagues are doing well in that area) with the right amount of coaching (experienced coaches/players from the super regions) then soon enough they'll be challenging for the title.
there's already indications of these forthcoming changes in this year's world cup. it's great to see. the "favourites" are finding it a little tougher to walk through to the finals, and it's more exciting for the viewers also.
on a side note i typed the first paragraph entirely with my index finger on my left hand. boo-yaH. |
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| sephywiggin |
| By coaching you mean people from The Netherlands, right? :crazy: |
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| Aristronica |
| quote: | Originally posted by sephywiggin
By coaching you mean people from The Netherlands, right? :crazy: |
yes, but it will soon be proven dutch coaches can't help everyone as Hiddink attempts to coach Russia. |
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