Location and diagnosis | World Cup 2002* | World Cup 2006 | ||
No of injuries | No of injuries | |||
All | With absence | All | With absence | |
Head | 25 | 5† | 13 | 4 |
Concussion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Fracture of os nasalis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contusion | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Laceration | 9 | 2† | 5 | 1 |
Upper extremity | 8 | 3† | 12 | 5† |
Fracture | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Luxation/dislocation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1† |
Muscle strain/rupture | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sprain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Contusion | 4 | 0† | 7 | 2† |
Laceration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trunk | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11† |
Muscle strain/rupture | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Sprain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tendonitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contusion | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8† |
Muscle pain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hip | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Strain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contusion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Groin | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4† |
Muscle strain/rupture | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1† |
Tendonitis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Labial impingement | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Contusion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tightness | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thigh | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16† |
Muscle strain/rupture | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Tendonitis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Contusion | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4† |
Cramps | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Knee | 22 | 15† | 18§ | 17‡ |
Ligament rupture | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lesion of meniscus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Sprain | 5 | 3† | 7‡ | 7‡ |
Tendonitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Rupture of tendon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Contusion | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Deep wound | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lower leg | 29 | 15† | 30 | 19† |
Muscle strain/rupture | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Contusion | 24 | 10 | 19 | 13 |
Tendonitis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Laceration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0† |
Others | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Ankle | 25 | 19† | 24‡ | 16†‡ |
Sprain | 16 | 13† | 16‡ | 12†‡ |
Contusion | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Laceration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foot | 14 | 8† | 6 | 5 |
Fracture | 1 | 0† | 0 | 0 |
Strain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sprain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contusion | 9 | 6† | 5 | 4 |
Laceration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unclear (possible fracture) | 1 | 0† | 0 | 0 |
Others (blisters) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Unclear | 1 | 0† | 0 | 0 |
Contusion | 1 | 0† | 0 | 0 |
*Data from Junge et al1; †information is missing for at least one injury; ‡one time-loss injury was a combination of a knee sprain and an ankle sprain.