World Cup: Don't Fall Behind (updated)

The 2006 World Cup has come and gone, and once again the champion barely knew what it felt like to be down a goal. Updating my post on this before the World Cup, Italy only spent 12 minutes trailing for the whole tournament (all vs France in the final). That's only 1.7% of the time. The average World Cup winner has spent only 6.1% of the time trailing. When all the minutes are added together, collectively they've spent only 5.3% of the time trailing. That's only 30 minutes per tournament. Italy also did not allow 2 goals in a game. Only 18 times in 18 tournaments has the eventual winner allowed 2 goals in a game. Most amazingly, only 1 of the 18 winners has ever trailed by 2 goals at any point of the tournament (West Germany 1954). Minutes Behind Total Pct 1930 Uruguay 31 8.6% 1934 Italy 19 3.7% 1938 Italy 0 0.0% 1950 Uruguay 124 34.4% 1954 W.Germany 99 18.3% 1958 Brazil 6 1.1% 1962 Brazil 39 7.2% 1966 England 6 1.1% 1970 Brazil 38 7.0% 1974 W.Germany 63 10.0% 1978 Argentina 28 4.2% 1982 Italy 0 0.0% 1986 Argentina 28 4.4% 1990 W.Germany 0 0.0% 1994 Brazil 23 3.5% 1998 France 1 0.1% 2002 Brazil 27 4.3% 2006 Italy 12 1.7%