Which country has conceded the least goals per game in the world cup finals?

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:03 PM

Quick quiz

**Dawn_Run** · 09/05/2005, 1:17 PM

France would be up there in 98. Unless someone did better yonks ago???

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:19 PM

Sorry I should rephrase that , it is all World Cups added together. Not just one World Cup.

**Eirambler** · 09/05/2005, 1:19 PM

Ireland have conceded only 10 in 13 games by my reckoning. Less than 1 a game. That might do it?

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:21 PM

Congratulations, buy that man a pint, the clue was in the forum that I posted it in.

**Eirambler** · 09/05/2005, 1:23 PM

I'll have a pint of vodka then please.

**paul_oshea** · 09/05/2005, 1:29 PM

ya but thats only cos ireland have been in 3 world cups!!!! that wuld average out for someone like italy far better

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:32 PM

Ours in the lowest average I believe, even better than Italy.

**paul_oshea** · 09/05/2005, 1:34 PM

ya but how many games have italy played. do you mean a better goals to game ratio?

i still think if we had 26 games we wouldnt have conceded 20, i.e. we would have conceded more probably.

**stojkovic** · 09/05/2005, 1:34 PM

I always thought it was Wales.

Ireland 10 in 13 = 0.769 goals per game
Wales 4 in 5 = 0.80 goals per game

But you are right.

Jaysus

But we probably have the lowest goals SCORED per games aswell.

**Dawn_Run** · 09/05/2005, 1:35 PM

Ireland's is the lowest average.

Here

Edit: They are counting penalty shootouts in this.

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:43 PM

That table includes penalty kicks in our goals against which is mad

**paul_oshea** · 09/05/2005, 1:45 PM

sure morocco are only one behind us. i dont think it really counts for much. we could have got a roasting if we had met brazil in a quarter final in either world cups.

we have only won 3 bleeding games!!!

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:46 PM

Its a quiz its not meant to count for anything, just some little bit of trivia to ask in the pub when the conversations topics run low.

**tiktok** · 09/05/2005, 1:47 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

That table includes penalty kicks in our goals against which is mad

It actually makes us look better, because it counts penalty kicks for aswell

Given the number of games we've played, we're probably one of the lower scoring teams (2 in '90, 2 in '94, 6 in '02, 3 -v- Saudi, possibly the worst team ever to play in the WC

)

**paul_oshea** · 09/05/2005, 1:48 PM

ok then:
what player has played in the london derby, the merseyside derby, the north east derby, the milan derby and the munich derby

also what team has four words in its name

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:49 PM

[QUOTE=paul_oshea]sure morocco are only one behind us. QUOTE]

Well our total is actually 10 rather than 17 and Moroccos is 18 as I dont think they have been ivolved in a penalty competition. So we are 8 better off than them

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:49 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

ok then:
what player has played in the london derby, the merseyside derby, the north east derby, the milan derby and the munich derby

also what team has four words in its name

Ziege

**NeilMcD** · 09/05/2005, 1:50 PM

Bury I think

**paul_oshea** · 09/05/2005, 1:50 PM

yes i posted that before i read about the penalties part!

one more quick one:
what two premiership players have more than 100 appearances for their respective countries