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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Losses: Total number of losses in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany 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.
  • Matches played: Total matches played in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wins: Total matches won in World Cup history, 1930-2006. NOTE: Serbia & Montenegro includes historic Yugoslavia's totals. Germany includes West Germany 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.
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STAT Nigeria South Africa
Draws 1
Ranked 53th. 		3
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Draws per million 0.00698
Ranked 51st. 		0.0629
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Nigeria
Goals against 16
Ranked 40th. 45% more than South Africa 		11
Ranked 49th.
Goals against per million 0.112
Ranked 65th. 		0.23
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Goals for 14
Ranked 34th. 75% more than South Africa 		8
Ranked 41st.
Goals for per million 0.0977
Ranked 57th. 		0.168
Ranked 52nd. 72% more than Nigeria
Losses 6
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than South Africa 		2
Ranked 66th.
Losses per million 0.0419
Ranked 66th. 		0.0419
Ranked 65th. The same as Nigeria
Matches played 11
Ranked 38th. 83% more than South Africa 		6
Ranked 47th.
Matches played per million 0.0768
Ranked 65th. 		0.126
Ranked 59th. 64% more than Nigeria
Points 9
Ranked 38th. 50% more than South Africa 		6
Ranked 47th.
Points per million 0.0628
Ranked 54th. 		0.126
Ranked 49th. Twice as much as Nigeria
Wins 4
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than South Africa 		1
Ranked 50th.
Wins per million 0.0279
Ranked 46th. 33% more than South Africa 		0.021
Ranked 47th.

SOURCES: 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.

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