CONCACAF was the most sporting region, Trinidad & Tobago the most sporting team. UEFA was the dirtiest, Paraguay was top though. Italy 2nd.

Formula:
Yellow Cards * 1pt + Red Cards * 2pts + Bully Ref * 4pts + Dives * 4pts + Fake Injury *4pts + Tantrums * 2pts divided by Number of Games

Foul Play:
1. Paraguay (45)
2. Italy (40)*
3. Holland (37)
4. Cote d'Ivoire (37)
5. Portugal (37)*
6. Croatia (34)
7. Mexico (34)
8. Iran (33)
9. Poland (31)
10. Ecuador (29)
11. Serbia & Montenegro (28)
12. Argentina (28)
13. Tunisia (28)
14. France (26)*
15. Germany (26)*
16. Switzerland (26)
17. Togo (26)
18. Czech Republic (25)
19. England (23)
20. Korea Republic (23)
21. Spain (22)
22. Angola (21)
23. Ghana (21)
24. Australia (20)
25. Japan (20)
26. Saudi Arabia (20)
27. Ukraine (19)
28. USA (16)
29. Brazil (15)
30. Costa Rica (15)
31. Sweden (15)
32. Trinidad & Tobago (14)

* Still playing

Interesting stats:
Least Dives: T&T, USA, Sweden, Costa Rica, Serbia
Least Faking: USA, Costa Rica (note: both NEVER faked), Angola, Australia, Croatia

http://www.informationbuilders.co.uk/ontheball/wcuk.htm

lmao Fake injuries statistics? that site is funny.

Hey, Materazzi would win the golden magic spray can.

the fake injury statistics must be flawless :funny:

It's like guys who look like they've been castrated but they're fine 2 minutes later

I am pleased to see that the U.S. hasn't sunk to the depths plumbed by Mexico and other dive and hack happy CONCACAF nations.

argentina is pretty low, maybe because they didnt play as much...
but how the hell paraguay get 45 from just 3 games???

argentina is pretty low, maybe because they didnt play as much...
but how the hell paraguay get 45 from just 3 games???
Read the formula again divided by Number of Games.

what about 3 yellow cards to simunic in one game? :rofl:

seriously who cares diving is just part of the game and it's the referee's job to look carefully if a player was actually fouled or just dived.

It's like guys who look like they've been castrated but they're fine 2 minutes later
That's what happens when kicked in the groin, kicked on the shin, and sorts. Very real pain, but it lets off and has no effect on play except minor limping/weird facial expressions.

I would've thought more points ought to be given for red & yellow cards. Well diving and 'faking' might be widely accepted in many Latin speaking countries for eg. But its generally shunned in most English speaking countries and other places like Scandinavia. It depends on the football culture i guess. Australia keep getting criticised for being a very physical and aggressive team, but in a country where much more violent contact sports like rugby are played most people don't see anything wrong with it.

I am pleased to see that the U.S. hasn't sunk to the depths plumbed by Mexico and other dive and hack happy CONCACAF nations.

I'm glad you enjoyed the US not diving... hope you enjoyed it as much as not getting out of the group. (Y) Not to worry though, the US is still set to win the 2010 World Cup right?

haha, there's a field called "not singing anthem"!

finally we're number one at something :D :p