| Tournament | 2002 World Cup Japan/Korea* | 2006 World Cup Germany |
| No of matches | 64 | 64 |
| Response rate, % (n) | 100 (128) | 100 (128) |
| Match hours documented | 2112 | 2112 |
| No of injuries | 171 | 145 |
| Injuries per 1000 h | 80.96 | 68.7 |
| Injuries per game | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Circumstances, % (n/total number) | ||
| Non-contact injuries | 27 (45/167) | 27 (38) |
| Contact injuries | 73 (122/167) | 73 (104) |
| Contact injury caused by foul | 51 (59/115) | 61 (57/93) |
| Foul sanctioned by the referee | 52 (28/54) | 57 (32/56) |
| Time, % (n) | ||
| First half | 54 (88) | 50 (66) |
| Second half | 46 (72+3) | 50 (64 +2) |
| Estimated severity of injury, % (n) | ||
| 0 Days | 33 (53) | 30 (39) |
| 1–3 Days | 37 (59) | 33 (43) |
| 4–7 Days | 17 (27) | 15 (19) |
| >1 Week <1 month | 11 (18) | 18 (23) |
| >1 Month | 2 (3) | 5 (7) |
| Missing | (11) | (14) |
| Injuries with subsequent absence | 107 | 97 |
| Injuries per 1000 h | 50.7 | 45.9 |
| Injuries per game | 1.7 | 1.5 |
*Data from Junge et al.1