Football

Japan celebrates after beating the USA on penalties for the Women World Cup

Which country was best at Football in 2011?
Which country was best at football (soccer) in 2011?
It’s not a straightforward answer, at least not for us at GSN.
Spain wins 2010 FIFA World Cup

GSN and Football Institutions

Which Football tournaments do we track? Which are the top competitions and the governing bodies of football worldwide? Who are the most winning nations in the game? Find out all...

ancient greek football?

The History of Football

When was the first game of football, as in soccer, played? Football’s origins date far back into the past and share a common heritage with other games played with ball and...

Lionel Messi of Barcelona

Football Champions & Numbers

Rather surprisingly England, the nation that codified the game of football in its modern form, does not rank highly among the world’s...

Chicharito Hernandez of Mexico

CONCACAF GOLD CUP 2011
MEXICO 200 pts, USA 160 pts, HONDURAS 110 pts, PANAMA 110 pts
June 2011 has seen the USA host a major FIFA football comp...
Nike Ascente

Football Equipment

What do you need to play football? According to FIFA’s Laws of the Game, you need first of all a spherical leather ball (or of other suitable material) with a circumf...

The 2011-2012 Adidas F50 Adizero Prime

Adidas F50: what the stars say
“I’ve been using Adidas F50 boots ever since I started out in the Serie A and they really fit my game.

Global Cup - Football

2013

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Nigeria 300 25.6
2 Burkina Faso 240 20.5
3 Mali 180 15.4
4 Ghana 150 12.8
5 Cape Verde 75 6.4 1
6 South Africa 75 6.4 1
7 Togo 75 6.4 1
8 Ivory Coast 75 6.4 -3

2012

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Japan 650 8.8
2 Brazil 525 7.1 5
3 United States 500 6.7 -1
4 Mexico 500 6.7 2
5 France 325 4.4
6 Great Britain 325 4.4 2
7 Ivory Coast 310 4.2
8 Zambia 300 4.0
9 South Korea 300 4.0 1
10 Canada 300 4.0

2011

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Japan 800 18.6 28
2 United States 640 14.9 14
3 Sweden 360 8.4
4 Australia 310 7.2 14
5 France 300 7.0
6 Mexico 200 4.7 9
7 Brazil 175 4.1
8 Germany 150 3.5 -5
9 Great Britain 150 3.5
10 South Korea 120 2.8 23

2010

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Spain 1000 13.5 13
2 Netherlands 800 10.8 3
3 Germany 600 8.1 -2
4 Ghana 560 7.6
5 Uruguay 500 6.7
6 Nigeria 380 5.1
7 Brazil 350 4.7 3
8 Argentina 300 4.0
9 Egypt 300 4.0 12
10 Paraguay 285 3.8

2009

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Germany 300 12.8 2
2 Great Britain 240 10.3
3 United States 240 10.3 2
4 Mexico 200 8.5
5 Netherlands 165 7.1 11
6 Norway 165 7.1 17
7 Costa Rica 110 4.7
8 Italy 110 4.7 4
9 Honduras 110 4.7
10 Brazil 100 4.3 -9

Per Capita Cup - Football

2012

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 New Zealand 23114
2 Portugal 64349
3 Sweden 73790 -2
4 Canada 111251
5 Czech Republic 138999
6 Greece 149533
7 Spain 153545
8 South Korea 160747 -1
9 Great Britain 188265 -1
10 Japan 196446 -6

2011

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 Sweden 25622
2 Jamaica 54280
3 Australia 69070 3
4 Japan 159613 11
5 France 214910
6 Uzbekistan 273720
7 South Korea 401867 6
8 Great Britain 407907
9 United States 476781 7
10 Mexico 533413 2

2010

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 Netherlands 20560 2
2 Spain 46064 12
3 Argentina 134340
4 Germany 136985 -2
5 Canada 166876 3
6 Australia 214116
7 Egypt 251053 9
8 North Korea 297375
9 South Africa 398756 2
10 Brazil 536246 5

2009

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 New Zealand
2 Great Britain
3 Germany 5
4 Netherlands 2
5 Sweden -1
6 Norway -4
7 Finland
8 Canada 1 11
9 France 1
10 Mexico 1

Football Tournaments

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African Cup of Nations 10 Feb 2013
CAF Women's Championsh... 11 Nov 2012
Olympics 9 Aug 2012
UEFA European Championship 1 Jul 2012
OFC Nations Cup 10 Jun 2012
African Cup of Nations 12 Feb 2012
Copa America 24 Jul 2011
Women's Football: Worl... 17 Jul 2011
CONCACAF Gold Cup 30 Jun 2011
Asian Cup 29 Jan 2011
Sudamericano Femenino 21 Nov 2010
CAF Women's Championsh... 14 Nov 2010
CONCACAF Women's Gold... 8 Nov 2010
Winning Matildas

May 2010 Athletes of the Month: the Matildas of Australia
The Australia Ladies national football team, ak.a. the Matildas, staged a remarkable upset in Chengdu (China) at the end of May by winning the Asian Football Confederation reg...
Nelson Mandela and the FIFA World Cup

The greatest prize for the Greatest Footballing Nation
The 2010 FIFA Football World Cup under way in South Africa holds by far the greatest bounty of GSN Global Cup...
The 2010 Nike Tiempo Legend III

The latest Tiempo football boot from Nike: superior touch
Bend it anyway you like it?
The softest kangaroo leather offers a premium touch on the ball.
Jabulani

The official 2010 FIFA World Cup matchball
Jabulani, a Zulu word meaning “rejoice”, is the name of the official match ball for the South Africa 2010 Football World Cup.