1. Soccer Statistics During the World Cup

2. Background Information
FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930
Only 4 European teams attended
The second tournament was held in Italy
The entire tournament was ‘do-or-die’
In FIFA’s mission statement, their goal is “to improve the game of football constantly ...” as well as “[build] a better future for all through football”.

3. Question
Does the average age of players on a team influence their winning percentages, specifically during the World Cup?

4. Hypothesis
I believe that a team with younger players will win more games (average age of players will be lower).

5. Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Teams: 32
When: June 9, 2006 to July 9, 2006
Matches: 64
Goals Scored: 147 (average 2.3/match)
Attendance:  (average 52491)
Teams: 32
When: June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010
Matches: 64
Goals Scored: 145 (average 2.3/match)
Attendance:  (average 49669)

10. 2006
2010

13. 2006 - Germany Mean 26.86 Median 27 Mode 27 Max 40 Min 17 Range 23
Q1 24
Q3 29
Interquartile Range 5
Standard Deviation 3.85  
*All in Years*

14. 2010 – South Africa Mean 26.85 Median 27 Mode 25 Max 39 Min 18
Range 21
Q1 24
Q3 29
Interquartile Range 5
Standard Deviation 3.69
*All in years*

15. Outliers 2006 2010 4 players @ 37 years 1 players @ 40 years
1 39 years

16. Extraneous Variables
Referees
Injuries
Coaching
Location

17. Every convenience brings its own inconveniences along with it.
Bias
Sample Bias
Convenience Technique
Every convenience brings its own inconveniences along with it.
(Proverb)

18. Modifications
Data collection method
Investigate more tournaments

19. Conclusions
In both tournaments that were analyzed, a very, very weak negative trend was apparent.
According to the general trends, teams with a lower average age of players have higher winning percentages.

20. Citations
History of FIFA - The first FIFA World Cup. (2014). In FIFA.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014, from
Mission and Statutes. (2014). In FIFA.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014, from