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  • FIFA World Ranking > Men: World football rankings, point totals, March 2006.
  • FIFA World Ranking > Men per million: World football rankings, point totals, March 2006. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • FIFA World Ranking > Women: FIFA world women's ranking, total points.
  • Soccer > 2010 FIFA World Cup squads > Player statistics > Coaches: Coaches by nationality who represented different teams in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
  • Summer olympic medals > All time: All-time Summer Games medal standings, based on The Golden Book of the Olympic Games. Medal counts include the 1906 Intercalated Games, which are not recognized by the IOC.
  • Winter olympic medals > All time: All-time Winter Games medal standings, according to The Golden Book of the Olympic Games. Medal counts include figure skating medals (1908 and '20) and hockey medals (1920) awarded at the Summer Games. National medal standings for the Winter and Summer Games are not recognized by the IOC.
  • World Cup Totals > Goals against: Total goals against in World Cup history, 1930-2006. Includes own goals and penalty kicks. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Goals for: Total goals for in World Cup history, 1930-2006. Includes own goals and penalty kicks. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Losses: Total number of losses in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Losses per million: Total number of losses in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Wins: Total matches won in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Wins per million: Total matches won in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Goals against per million: Total goals against in World Cup history, 1930-2006. Includes own goals and penalty kicks. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Points: Total points accrued from 1930 to 2006 in World Cup history. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Draws: Total number of matches drawn in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Points per million: Total points accrued from 1930 to 2006 in World Cup history. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Matches played per million: Total matches played in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Matches played: Total matches played in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals.
  • World Cup Totals > Goals for per million: Total goals for in World Cup history, 1930-2006. Includes own goals and penalty kicks. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Cup Totals > Draws per million: Total number of matches drawn in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany totals. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000: National Medal Standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial point totals are based on three points for every gold medal, two for each silver and one for each bronze.
  • Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000 per million: National Medal Standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial point totals are based on three points for every gold medal, two for each silver and one for each bronze. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 2003 World Judo Championships > Medals table > Total: Number of metals won at the 2003 World Judo Championships by country.
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FIFA World Ranking > Men 712
Ranked 17th. 38% more than North Korea 		515
Ranked 83th.
FIFA World Ranking > Men per million 5.57
Ranked 173th. 		21.49
Ranked 135th. 4 times more than Japan
FIFA World Ranking > Women 1,908
Ranked 11th. 		1,999
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Japan
Soccer > 2010 FIFA World Cup squads > Player statistics > Coaches Takeshi Okada Kim Jong-Hun
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Gold 5
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than North Korea 		2
Ranked 30th.
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population 127 034 000 21 862 000
Summer olympic medals > All time 296
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than North Korea 		30
Ranked 36th.
Winter olympic medals > All time 31
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than North Korea 		2
Ranked 31st.
World Championships in Athletics > Medals Table > Position =. 18
World Cup Totals > Goals against 14
Ranked 42nd. 56% more than North Korea 		9
Ranked 55th.
World Cup Totals > Goals for 8
Ranked 40th. 60% more than North Korea 		5
Ranked 48th.
World Cup Totals > Losses 6
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than North Korea 		2
Ranked 61st.
World Cup Totals > Losses per million 0.047
Ranked 63th. 		0.0834
Ranked 57th. 78% more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Wins 2
Ranked 42nd. Twice as much as North Korea 		1
Ranked 49th.
World Cup Totals > Wins per million 0.0157
Ranked 49th. 		0.0417
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Goals against per million 0.11
Ranked 66th. 		0.375
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Points 9
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than North Korea 		3
Ranked 51st.
World Cup Totals > Draws 2
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as North Korea 		1
Ranked 48th.
World Cup Totals > Points per million 0.0704
Ranked 53th. 		0.125
Ranked 50th. 78% more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Matches played per million 0.0783
Ranked 64th. 		0.167
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Matches played 10
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than North Korea 		4
Ranked 52nd.
World Cup Totals > Goals for per million 0.0626
Ranked 60th. 		0.209
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Draws per million 0.0157
Ranked 48th. 		0.0417
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Japan
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Preliminaries > First Exercise 18.4
Ranked 7th. 		19.05
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Japan
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Group Preliminary > Score 17.95
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than North Korea 		17.65
Ranked 4th.
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Preliminaries > Second Exercise 18.9
Ranked 7th. 		19.35
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Japan
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Preliminaries > Total 37.7
Ranked 5th. 		38.4
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Japan
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Bronze 5
Ranked 18th. 67% more than North Korea 		3
Ranked 24th.
Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics > Medals > Total: 8
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than North Korea 		1
Ranked 14th.
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Groups All-Around > 5 Ribbons 12.28
Ranked 5th. 31% more than North Korea 		9.35
Ranked 17th.
Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000 36
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than North Korea 		5
Ranked 53th.
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population > /medal 7 057 000 5 465 500
1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships > Medals > Total: 2
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as North Korea 		1
Ranked 7th.
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Silver 8
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than North Korea 		1
Ranked 38th.
Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000 per million 0.284
Ranked 53th. 30% more than North Korea 		0.219
Ranked 56th.
2003 World Judo Championships > Medals table > Total 9
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than North Korea 		1
Ranked 15th.
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Groups All-Around > Total 23.25
Ranked 9th. 13% more than North Korea 		20.62
Ranked 15th.

SOURCES: Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; FIFA Official Website, December 2005; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's 2010 FIFA World Cup squads; Wikipedia: 1996 Summer Olympics medals per capita; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games; Wikipedia: 1999 World Championships in Athletics; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: 1981 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships; Wikipedia: 1973 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships; Wikipedia: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics; Wikipedia: 2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships; Wikipedia: 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: 2003 World Judo Championships

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