Table 2.
Number of players using a substance prior to a match or during the tournament
| 2002–2014 FIFA WC | 2003–2007 FIFA Women's WC | 2005–2007 FIFA U-17/U-20 WC | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players (n) | Players (n) | Players (n) | ||||||||||
| Per match | During the tournament | Per match | During the tournament | Per match | During the tournament | |||||||
| (N=11 776) | Per cent | (n=2944) | Per cent | (N=2624) | Per cent | n=656 | Per cent | N=7831 | Per cent | n=1832 | Per cent | |
| Any medication | 5179 | 44.0 | 2029 | 68.9 | 1315 | 50.1 | 469 | 71.5 | 2644 | 33.8 | 1097 | 59.9 |
| NSAIDs | 3737 | 31.7 | 1604 | 54.5 | 806 | 30.7 | 334 | 50.9 | 1534 | 19.6 | 793 | 43.3 |
| Injections* | 422 | 3.6 | 234 | 7.9 | 32 | 1.2 | 18 | 2.7 | 89 | 1.1 | 49 | 2.7 |
| Analgesics | 588 | 5.0 | 376 | 12.8 | 143 | 5.4 | 95 | 14.5 | 188 | 2.4 | 137 | 7.5 |
| β-2-Agonists | 142 | 1.2 | 44 | 1.5 | 104 | 4.0 | 28 | 4.3 | 77 | 1.0 | 24 | 1.3 |
| Myorelaxants | 395 | 3.4 | 225 | 7.6 | 25 | 1.0 | 23 | 3.5 | 294 | 3.8 | 20 | 1.1 |
| Any supplement | 2985 | 25.3 | 984 | 33.4 | 880 | 33.5 | 229 | 45.6 | 3104 | 39.6 | 906 | 49.5 |
*Injections of corticosteroids and/or anaesthetics. NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; U, under; WC, World Cup.