The average age of the players participating in this Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 in Delhi, India, is 25.23 years old. The youngest team is Germany (23.83 years old), followed by India (24.17), while the oldest team is Canada (27.22).
Rob SHORT (Canada) is the oldest player at 37. There are 28 players over 30 years old in the competition, 7 of them in the Canadian squad.
Muhammad Umar BHUTTA (Pakistan) is the youngest player at 17. Altogether, there are 11 teenagers in the competition (4 for Pakistan, 2 for Canada and New Zealand and 1 each for Germany, The Netherlands and Spain).
The average number of International Caps is 93.7. The team with the least international experience is by far South Africa, with an average of only 32 international Caps, about 50 Caps less than the second least experienced team (Korea with 80.6). The most experienced team is The Netherlands, with an average of 121.7 international Caps, slightly ahead of Pakistan with 120.8 Caps.
Teun DE NOOIJER (The Netherlands) has the most International Caps, with the amazing number of 416, nearly a hundred more than the next in line Waseem AHMED (Pakistan, 319 Cap) and Matthias WITTHAUS (Germany, 307 Caps). Canadians Ken PEREIRA and Rob SHORT will reach the 300 Caps milestone in their first game of the World Cup. 26 other players in this competition have more than 200 Caps (5 for the Netherlands, 4 for Pakistan and Spain, 3 for Argentina and New Zealand, 2 for Australia and India, and 1 each for Canada, England and Korea) while 2 more can expect to reach this milestone in Delhi.
At the other end of the experience spectrum is Argentinean goalkeeper Joaquin GONZALEZ ROTHBERG with only 2 International Caps to his name. 16 other players have 10 or less international appearances (3 for New Zealand, 2 for The Netherlands, Pakistan and South Africa, 1 each for Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Germany, India, and Spain).
A large number of players in this competition have Olympic and World Cup experience, with 4 already at the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht: Canadians Ken PEREIRA and Rob SHORT, and Pakistanis Sohail ABBAS and Waseem AHMED!
7 players will celebrate their birthdays during the competition, including Pakistani Captain Zeeshan ASHRAF, who will turn 33 on opening day, and Australian Captain Jamie DWYER, who will turn 31 the day before the World Cup Final. Happy birthday!
Hero Hockey Honda FIH World Cup 2010 preview by the numbers
| Number | Fact |
| 1 | The first ever World Cup edition was held in Spain in 1971. Pakistan won the inaugural World Cup title. |
| 2 | This is the second Men’s World Cup tournament hosted by India. In 1982, Bombay hosted the fifth World Cup edition. |
| 3 | Akhtar Rasool (PAK) has won a record three World Cup gold medals 1971, 1978 and 1982. |
| 4 | Pakistan have won a record four World Cup titles, since the beginning of the competition in 1971. |
| 5 | Five countries have been present at all World Cup editions. They are Pakistan, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and India. |
| 7 | Australia and German have won a record seven medals each in World Cup history. |
| 9 | The biggest winning margin in a World Cup match. |
| 12 | Delhi 2010 is the 12th edition of the Men’s Hockey World Cup. |
| 15 | The match with most goals scored in World Cup history is Pakistan – New Zealand (12-3) in 1982. |
| 15 | Paul Litjens of the Netherlands holds the record for most goals scored in a single tournament. In 1978 Litjens scored 15 goals. |
| 26 | Paul Litjens (NED) is all-time top scorer in World Cup history with 26 goals. |
| 38 | Most goals by one team in an edition: 38 by Pakistan in 1982. |
| 51 | Australia have won a record 51 World Cup matches. |
| 79 | Pakistan, The Netherlands, Spain and India have all played a record 79 matches in World Cup competition. |
| 222 | Pakistan have scored most goals in World Cup history. In 79 matches they have netted 222 times. |
| 493 | Total number of matches that have been played in World Cup history. |
| 1915 | Total number of goals that have been score in World Cup history. |
Source: www.worldhockey.org
