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France vs Germany Squad Heights at the 2022 World Cup

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Goalkeepers

PlayerGroupHeight
Hugo LlorisFrance188 cm
Steve MandandaFrance187 cm
Alphonse AreolaFrance195 cm
Manuel NeuerGermany193 cm
Kevin TrappGermany189 cm
Marc-André ter StegenGermany187 cm

Defenders

PlayerGroupHeight
Benjamin PavardFrance186 cm
Axel DisasiFrance190 cm
Raphaël VaraneFrance191 cm
Jules KoundéFrance178 cm
Youssouf FofanaFrance178 cm
William SalibaFrance192 cm
Dayot UpamecanoFrance186 cm
Lucas HernándezFrance184 cm
Théo HernándezFrance184 cm
Ibrahima KonatéFrance194 cm
Antonio RüdigerGermany190 cm
David RaumGermany180 cm
Matthias GinterGermany189 cm
Thilo KehrerGermany186 cm
Niklas SüleGermany195 cm
Lukas KlostermannGermany187 cm
Christian GünterGermany184 cm
Nico SchlotterbeckGermany191 cm
Armel Bella-KotchapGermany190 cm

Midfielders

PlayerGroupHeight
Mattéo GuendouziFrance184 cm
Aurélien TchouaméniFrance187 cm
Adrien RabiotFrance191 cm
Jordan VeretoutFrance177 cm
Eduardo CamavingaFrance182 cm
Joshua KimmichGermany177 cm
Leon GoretzkaGermany189 cm
Mario GötzeGermany176 cm
Thomas MüllerGermany185 cm
Jamal MusialaGermany180 cm
Julian BrandtGermany183 cm
Jonas HofmannGermany176 cm
Leroy SanéGermany183 cm
İlkay GündoğanGermany180 cm

Forwards

PlayerGroupHeight
Antoine GriezmannFrance173 cm
Olivier GiroudFrance193 cm
Kylian MbappéFrance178 cm
Ousmane DembéléFrance178 cm
Randal Kolo MuaniFrance187 cm
Karim BenzemaFrance187 cm
Kingsley ComanFrance180 cm
Marcus ThuramFrance192 cm
Kai HavertzGermany190 cm
Niclas FüllkrugGermany188 cm
Serge GnabryGermany176 cm
Karim AdeyemiGermany180 cm
Youssoufa MoukokoGermany179 cm

All bars share a zero baseline and a 200 cm scale.

Which squad was taller?

France averaged 185.5 cm and Germany averaged 184.7 cm across 26 players each. France goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and Germany defender Niklas Süle shared the highest listed height at 195 cm. France forward Antoine Griezmann had the lowest listed height across the two squads at 173 cm.

Why compare positions separately?

France’s list had 10 defenders and five midfielders, while Germany’s had nine of each. The squad averages weight each player equally, so they reflect the mix of positions as well as the players’ heights. The charts use FIFA’s position labels, including its classification of Youssouf Fofana as a defender.

Sources and roster date

All 52 heights come from the 16 November 2022 FIFA squad-list snapshot. This is the pre-tournament list, which includes Karim Benzema for France. It represents the squads as listed on that date.

FIFA squad list, pages 12–13 (PDF mirror)

For a closer look at one of France’s forwards, see Kylian Mbappé vs Erling Haaland by height.