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DEFINITION: Number of players by league who represented their countries in the FIFA World Cup 1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Costa Rica 4.55 2006
2 Portugal 1.89 2006
3 Netherlands 1.53 2006
4 Spain 1.18 2006
5 Italy 1.02 2006
6 Saudi Arabia 0.946 2006
7 France 0.912 2006
8 Germany 0.898 2006
9 Argentina 0.554 1998
10 Ukraine 0.534 2006
11 Japan 0.237 1998
12 Mexico 0.205 2006

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Interesting observations about Sports > Soccer > FIFA World Cup squads > Player representation by league > Players per million

  • All of the top 2 countries by soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million are Christian.
  • All of the top 2 countries by soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million are Catholic.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million are European.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million are Heavily indebted.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million are European Union.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million are High income OECD.
  • Japan ranked last for soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 1998.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million are NATO.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million are Eurozone.
  • Netherlands has ranked in the top 3 for soccer > FIFA world cup squads > player representation by league > players per million since 1998.

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