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Teams with the tallest and shortest squad at the World Cup

George Kwaku Osei • June 5, 2026 • 1 min read

Every country at the World Cup ranked ranked from smallest to tallest (average squad height)

Here's a look as the tournament starts next week with co-hosts Mexico playing South Africa in the opening game of the tournament.

Saudi Arabia - 178.4cm,

South Africa - 178.8cm,

Qatar - 179.4cm,

Mexico - 179.5cm,

Argentina - 179.7cm,

Colombia - 180.0cm,

Jordan - 180.4cm,

Uruguay - 180.5cm,

Ecuador - 180.5cm and Congo DR - 181.0cm.

The rest are; Egypt - 181.2cm,

Cabo Verde - 181.3cm, Japan - 181.3cm,

Haiti - 181.4cm,

Portugal - 181.5cm, Panama - 181.6cm, Paraguay - 181.6cm, Spain - 181.7cm and Uzbekistan - 181.8cm.

Other are; Krorea Republic - 181.9cm,

Curaçao - 181.9cm,

Canada - 182.1cm,

Ghana - 182.6cm,

Morocco - 182.7cm, and

Algeria - 182.7cm.

Also, Brazil - 182.8cm,

Côte d'Ivoire - 182.9cm, Iraq - 183.2cm,

USA - 183.4cm,

New Zealand - 183.5cm,

Australia - 183.6cm, IR Iran - 183.7cm,

Türkiye - 183.8cm,

Senegal - 184.0cm and England - 184.2cm.

Concluding are; Scotland - 184.5cm, Tunisia - 184.6cm, Austria - 184.7cm, Croatia - 184.8cm, Netherlands - 184.9cm, France - 184.9cm, Switzerland - 185.2cm, Germany - 185.4cm, Czechia - 185.7cm, Belgium - 185.8cm, Sweden - 186.2cm, Norway - 187.2cm, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 187.2cm.

The tournament will end on July 19 as three countries, Canada, Mexico and the United States co-host the event for the first time.



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