What variables can differentiate winning and losing teams in the group and final stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup?. (4th March 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- What variables can differentiate winning and losing teams in the group and final stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup?. (4th March 2019)
- Main Title:
- What variables can differentiate winning and losing teams in the group and final stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
- Authors:
- Alves, Danilo L.
Osiecki, Raul
Palumbo, Diogo P.
Moiano-Junior, José V.M.
Oneda, Gustavo
Cruz, Ramon - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: To compare the tactical, physical and technical indicators between winners and losers of the group and final stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup (WC). Eighteen variables were analysed, divided into tactical (ball possession), physical (distance covered, sprints and intensity zones 1 [low] to 5 [high]) and technical indicators (passing, shots and corners). The losing teams had lower ball possession in the group stage when compared to the winners ( p = .04). There was a tendency ( p = .06) for winners to spend more time in high intensity (group stage). Winners also had a tendency towards greater passing success ( p = .06), shots ( p = .05) and shots on target ( p < .01). In summary, the winning teams have greater ball possession and pass success during the group stage of the 2018 FIFA WC, in addition to spending more time at high intensities and achieving more shots and shots on target independent of whether the match was performed in the group or final knockout stage. Our findings do not suggest any additional physical, tactical or technical variable in the determination of success in high-level soccer competition.
- Is Part Of:
- International journal of performance analysis in sport. Volume 19:Number 2(2019)
- Journal:
- International journal of performance analysis in sport
- Issue:
- Volume 19:Number 2(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0019-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 248
- Page End:
- 257
- Publication Date:
- 2019-03-04
- Subjects:
- Game analysis -- performance -- team sport
Sports sciences -- Periodicals
Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals
796.015 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpan20/current ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/24748668.2019.1593096 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2474-8668
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