Statistics Phenomenon On The Pitch: Often Two Players With The Same Birthday At The World Cup
Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 13:21
in Psychology & Sociology
The German defender Philipp Lahm and the Portuguese midfield star Maniche were both born on November 11 -- and they were both playing in the game for the third place at the World Cup 2006. Anyway, in more than half of the games at the World Cup 2006 at least two persons on the field had the same birthday. That is what a young researcher found out within the scope of her bachelor thesis. And for the European Championship 2008 which has just started, one can expect a similar result. The reason is the so-called birthday paradox.