But, while we see inequality and exclusion in club-level football, the opposite is true for competitions between national teams. The average winning margin among the top eight World Cup national teams has steadily decreased, from more than two goals in the 1950’s, to about 1.5 goals in the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s, and only 0.88 goals in the 2002 World Cup.
但是，尽管我们在足球俱乐部中发现不平等以及排斥，国家队之间的竞争却是相反。世界杯国家队中前八强之间的平均获胜差距稳步下降，从二十世纪五十年代的两个球以上到六十年代、七十年代以及八十年代的1.5个，直到2002年世界杯赛的0.88个。