We haven’t completed the third and final round of group matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but already 12 nations have been eliminated. Photo: Getty Images
Over 7 000 squad members since the Soccer World Cup’s inception in 1930 have been analysed to determine the most common name.
We haven’t completed the third and final round of group matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but already 12 nations have been eliminated. Photo: Getty Images
Ahead of the 2022 Soccer World Cup, Kelbet.es analysed over 7 000 squad members since the tournament’s inception in 1930, to find out what are the most common names and birth months among those players to have competed.
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The 2022 Soccer World Cup to be held in Qatar will take place between 20 November and 18 December.
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Ranking | Name | Number of players |
1 | Carlos | 72 |
2 | José | 59 |
3 | Luis | 56 |
4 | Mario | 48 |
5 | John | 44 |
T6 | David | 42 |
T6 | Peter | 42 |
8 | Roberto | 38 |
T9 | Antonio | 36 |
T9 | Jan | 36 |
T9 | Jorge | 36 |
12 | Juan | 34 |
T13 | Daniel | 33 |
T13 | Paul | 33 |
15 | Robert | 30 |
T16 | Francisco | 28 |
T16 | Ivan | 28 |
T18 | Alberto | 27 |
T18 | Manuel | 27 |
T18 | Thomas | 27 |
Ranking | Month | Number of players born |
1. | January | 761 |
2. | March | 720 |
3. | February | 700 |
4. | September | 682 |
5. | October | 667 |