I didn't realize soccer players were so much shorter than a lot of North American athletes in hockey, basketball, American football, and baseball.<p>For example, the average height of Brazil's team is 181.7 cm or 5 foot 10, whereas I wouldn't be surprised if most North American sports teams had an average height of 6 feet (much higher for basketball).<p>Of course, if I look at Team USA's stats, the average is 6 feet.<p>Also interesting to note is that the goaltender on most teams is the tallest guy.