World cup players with longest distance covered

[Dutch-Moroccan]

1. Wesley Sneijder (558 min) 69,6 KM

2. Arjen Robben (600 min) 69,1 KM
3. Thomas Müller (562 min) 68,8 KM
4. Toni Kroos (570 min) 68,3 KM
5. Daley Blind (600 min) 67,4 KM
6. Philipp Lahm (570 min) 67,3 KM
7. Javier Mascherano (600 min) 67,2 KM
8. Benedikt Howedes (570 min) 66,3 KM
9. Pablo Zabaleta (600 minuten) 65,6 KM
10. Ron Vlaar (600 minuten) 64 KM

PS. Michael Bradley number 23 on the list but had 54,7 KM in 390 minutes!

 

[Dutch-Moroccan]

Very strange there is no one player from Brazil in the top 10..
4 players from the Netherlands
4 players from Germany
2 players from Argentina

 

[Gio]

Average distance per game would be a slightly more meaningful statistic.

 

[Dutch-Moroccan]

Average distance per game would be a slightly more meaningful statistic.

Why that??

 

[Blackwidow]

Sneijder has 585 minutes

 

[Cutch]

Average distance per game would be a slightly more meaningful statistic.

Exactly. The players playing the most minutes running the furthest isn't much of a surprise.

 

[ChaosBee]

where's fred?

 

[Momochiru]

KM per game is not that great either because of subs. Recalculate it in km/h and you will be able to to use that data. Pretty sure Bradley will come first.

 

[Inspire]

Only km/minute played is meaningful

 

[RedSky]

Average distance per game. (90mins)

1. Bradley 12.6km
2. Sneijder 11.2km
3. Muller 11.0km
4. Kroos 10.8km
5. Lahm 10.6km
6. Howedes 10.5km
7. Robben 10.4km
8. Blind 10.1km
9. Mascherano 10.1km
10. Zabaleta 9.8km
11. Vlaar 9.6km

 

[Blackwidow]

Average distance per game. (90mins)

1. Bradley 12.6km
2. Sneijder 11.2km
3. Muller 11.0km
4. Kroos 10.8km
5. Lahm 10.6km
6. Howedes 10.5km
7. Robben 10.4km
8. Blind 10.1km
9. Mascherano 10.1km
10. Zabaleta 9.8km
11. Vlaar 9.6km

Did you correct Sneijder's minutes? If I take the 585 minutes Fifa has on their page for him I have 10,7 km

 

[SteveJ]

This is obviously some kind of trick to make us sign Sneijder. He must be a hacker.

 

[OutlawGER]

How much on Messi? I bet some referees have more.

 

[Dr. Funkenstein]

Exactly. The players playing the most minutes running the furthest isn't much of a surprise.

Who says they're running? It's about distance covered, it says more about tactics than about workrate.

 

[Momochiru]

Average distance per game. (90mins)

1. Bradley 12.6km
2. Sneijder 11.2km
3. Muller 11.0km
4. Kroos 10.8km
5. Lahm 10.6km
6. Howedes 10.5km
7. Robben 10.4km
8. Blind 10.1km
9. Mascherano 10.1km
10. Zabaleta 9.8km
11. Vlaar 9.6km

How did you get these results?

 

[MTR]

How much on Messi? I bet some referees have more.

If Poland was at World Cup then would be even one goalkeeper who would run more. Artur Boruc from Southampton. There were national matches where he had more kms done than Polish strikers.

 

[OutlawGER]

If Poland was at World Cup then would be even one goalkeeper who would run more. Artur Boruc from Southampton. There were national matches where he had more kms done than Polish strikers.

Neuer is already running more. Forgot about him.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

where's fred?

Bottom if you base it on average distance per 90 minutes. Messi second last.

 

[Blackwidow]

How did you get these results?

Distance / minuts * 90

But Sneijders data still is wrong as he has 585 minutes and not 558

1. Bradley 12.6km
2. Muller 11.0km
3. Kroos 10.8km
   
4. Sneijder 11.7 km
   
5. Lahm 10.6km
6. Howedes 10.5km
7. Robben 10.4km
8. Blind 10.1km
9. Mascherano 10.1km
10. Zabaleta 9.8km
11. Vlaar 9.6km

Messi 573 minutes 51.9km
makes 8.51 km per 90 minutes

 

[Momochiru]

Distance / minuts * 90

But Sneijders data still is wrong as he has 585 minutes and not 558

1. Bradley 12.6km
2. Muller 11.0km
3. Kroos 10.8km
   
4. Sneijder 11.7 km
   
5. Lahm 10.6km
6. Howedes 10.5km
7. Robben 10.4km
8. Blind 10.1km
9. Mascherano 10.1km
10. Zabaleta 9.8km
11. Vlaar 9.6km

Messi 573 minutes 51.9km
makes 8.51 km per 90 minutes

Yes, but did you do that for all players in the WC?

 

[Blackwidow]

Yes, but did you do that for all players in the WC?

I did not. But it is easy to make it. You just need to copy the stats of the fifa page into excel...

But there will be results of players that have only been in the substitution role that probably will have higher numbers...

 

[Momochiru]

I did not. But it is easy to make it. You just need to copy the stats of the fifa page into excel...

But there will be results of players that have only been in the substitution role that probably will have higher numbers...

OK, I see. That's what I thought. That explains why Holland, Germany and Argentina are at the top.

 

[Mad Winger]

1. Bradley 12.6km
2. Muller 11.0km
3. Kroos 10.8km
   
4. Sneijder 11.7 km
   
5. Lahm 10.6km
6. Howedes 10.5km
7. Robben 10.4km
8. Blind 10.1km
9. Mascherano 10.1km
10. Zabaleta 9.8km
11. Vlaar 9.6km

This has always surprised me. The average player in the Champions League knockout stages runs about 10.5 km per game. Do players care less about the WC, or are they just too tired to run more after playing a full season?

 

[sh4d]

This has always surprised me. The average player in the Champions League knockout stages runs about 10.5 km per game. Do players care less about the WC, or are they just too tired to run more after playing a full season?

Ton of games for some players plus the conditions aren't exactly ideal down there.

 

[Kasper]

This has always surprised me. The average player in the Champions League knockout stages runs about 10.5 km per game. Do players care less about the WC, or are they just too tired to run more after playing a full season?

Conditions and the CL knock out stage matches are closer I would say (influence of the third match of the group stage, when some teams already qualified for the round of 16 and some thrashings when players fade out in the second half like germany brazil 7:1, france-honduras etc)

 

[Isotope]

Maybe something to do with the hot weather?

 

[Mad Winger]

the conditions aren't exactly ideal down there.

Maybe something to do with the hot weather?

It was the exact same "problem" last WC, and it was definitely not too hot or humid then.

 

[RedSky]

Distance / minuts * 90

But Sneijders data still is wrong as he has 585 minutes and not 558

1. Bradley 12.6km
2. Muller 11.0km
3. Kroos 10.8km
   
4. Sneijder 11.7 km
   
5. Lahm 10.6km
6. Howedes 10.5km
7. Robben 10.4km
8. Blind 10.1km
9. Mascherano 10.1km
10. Zabaleta 9.8km
11. Vlaar 9.6km

Messi 573 minutes 51.9km
makes 8.51 km per 90 minutes

Nah didn't correct Sneijders, bloody OP! /shakes fist

 

[SteveJ]

Sneijder only ran that far because he saw Woodward in the distance.

 

[zlatan_ish]

Why that??

More games played, more distance run.

 

[Lothar]

I didn't bother with all of them since there is a ton, but down to Koo Jacheol (about top 130) the list looks like this in km per game:

(Some of you might want to place any liquid substance you are currently holding in a static position.)







Michael Bradley 12,6
Marouane Fellaini 12,0
Marcelo Diaz 12,0
Alejandro Bedoya 11,9
Victor Fayzulin 11,9
Mile Jedinak 11,8
Alexander Kokorin 11,8
Kevin De Bruyne 11,6
Muhamed Besic 11,6
Koo Jacheol 11,6
Charles Aranguiz 11,6


For the semi finalists:

Sami Khedira 11,3
Bastian Schweinsteiger 11,2
Thomas Muller 11,0
Toni Kroos 10,8
Luiz Gustavo 10,8
Wesley Sneijder 10,7
Philip Lahm 10,6
Georgino Wijnaldum 10,5
Benedikt Howedes 10,5
Arjen Robben 10,4

 

[Chesterlestreet]

 

[Lothar]

Obviously I didn't bother to calculate 130 players, I only took those I saw had good numbers, so one or two players left out might deserve a place in the second list, but the first one should be about right.

 

[golazo]

If Poland was at World Cup then would be even one goalkeeper who would run more. Artur Boruc from Southampton. There were national matches where he had more kms done than Polish strikers.

How is this even possible?!

 

[MTR]

How is this even possible?!

He loves to wander around penalty box.

 

[sammyvine]

Why is it so important if you run more? Does that make you a better footballer/

I bet Ibrahimovic runs less than 90% of footballers

 

[Shaw Thing]

1. Wesley Sneijder (558 min) 69,6 KM

2. Arjen Robben (600 min) 69,1 KM
3. Thomas Müller (562 min) 68,8 KM
4. Toni Kroos (570 min) 68,3 KM
5. Daley Blind (600 min) 67,4 KM
6. Philipp Lahm (570 min) 67,3 KM
7. Javier Mascherano (600 min) 67,2 KM
8. Benedikt Howedes (570 min) 66,3 KM
9. Pablo Zabaleta (600 minuten) 65,6 KM
10. Ron Vlaar (600 minuten) 64 KM

PS. Michael Bradley number 23 on the list but had 54,7 KM in 390 minutes!

I know he has had alot of minutes but I thought Toni Kroos wasnt mobile

 

[Blackwidow]

I know he has had alot of minutes but I thought Toni Kroos wasnt mobile

Faster runs not distance.

But Kroos is in a very good shape right now. He was not all season. In my eyes he gets better when he is more mobile - but he has always had periods in which he was great - only to then "relax" after he got too much sugar for his performances.

The numbers up there are from the FIFA page I guess. I read in an article that Müller had 295 sprints and only Arjen had more. But I do not know where the data is from.