Bosnia and Herzegovina is the highest national team at the World Cup, Croatia is among the top ten

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway are the tallest teams at the 2026 World Cup, with an average player height of 187.2 centimeters.

The average height of national teams is one of the statistics that is traditionally analyzed before major football competitions, especially because of its importance games in the air and interrupts.

According to the data it brings Marchthe European national teams dominate among the highest teams in the tournament, and are at the top of the rankings Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway.

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway at the top of the ranking

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway share first place with an average height of 187.2 centimeters per player.

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They are behind them Sweden with 186.2 cm, Belgium with 185.8 cm and Czech Republic with 185.7 cm, which confirms the physical strength of the national teams from northern and central Europe.

Among the major football powers, Germany is sixth with an average height of 185.4 cm, while The Netherlands and France they have an average of 184.9 cm. Croatia ranks high in tenth place with an average of 184.8 centimeters.

Brazil fell, Spain grew a little

One of the interesting things is the fall Brazilwho at the World Cup in Qatar 2022 was the highest national team with an average of 187.92 cm, while now he is in 23rd place with an average of 182.8 centimeters.

The main difference between this World Cup and the one in Qatar is the five centimeters that Brazil losessays Marca.

Spain is in the middle of the scale. The national team led by Luis de la Fuente has an average height of 181.7 centimeterswhich ranks it in 31st place out of 48 analyzed national teams. Compared to Qatar, Spain grew by almost one centimeter.

Saudi Arabia the lowest representation

At the bottom of the scale is Saudi Arabiawhich has an average height of 178.4 centimeters the lowest team in the tournament.

They are still among the lowest Republic of South Africa with 178.8 cm, Qatar with 179.4 cm and Mexico with 179.5 cm.

It is interesting that the difference between the highest and the lowest representation is only 8.8 centimeterswhich shows that physical preparation and selection criteria reduced the differences between national teams at the highest level.

Scale of the average height of the representatives

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 187.2 cm
2. Norway – 187.2 cm
3. Sweden – 186.2 cm
4. Belgium – 185.8 cm
5. Czech Republic – 185.7 cm
6. Germany – 185.4 cm
7. Switzerland – 185.2 cm
8. The Netherlands – 184.9 cm
9. France – 184.9 cm
10. Croatia – 184.8 cm
11. Austria – 184.7 cm
12. Tunisia – 184.6 cm
13. Scotland – 184.5 cm
14. England – 184.2 cm
15. Senegal – 184.0 cm
16. Turkey – 183.8 cm
17. Iran – 183.7 cm
18. Australia – 183.6 cm
19. New Zealand – 183.5 cm
20. United States of America – 183.4 cm
21. Iraq – 183.2 cm
22. Ivory Coast – 182.9 cm
23. Brazil – 182.8 cm
24. Algeria – 182.7 cm
25. Morocco – 182.7 cm
26. Ghana – 182.6 cm
27. Canada – 182.1 cm
28. South Korea – 181.9 cm
29. Curaçao – 181.9 cm
30. Uzbekistan – 181.8 cm
31. Spain – 181.7 cm
32. Paraguay – 181.6 cm
33. Panama – 181.6 cm
34. Portugal – 181.5 cm
35. Haiti – 181.4 cm
36. Japan – 181.3 cm
37. Cape Verde Islands – 181.3 cm
38. Egypt – 181.2 cm
39. DR Congo – 181.0 cm
40. Ecuador – 180.5 cm
41. Uruguay – 180.5 cm
42. Jordan – 180.4 cm
43. Colombia – 180.0 cm
44. Argentina – 179.7 cm
45. Mexico – 179.5 cm
46. Qatar – 179.4 cm
47. Republic of South Africa – 178.8 cm
48. Saudi Arabia – 178.4 cm

(www.jabuka.tv | Photo: Marca)