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. 2023 Sep 5;11(9):174.
doi: 10.3390/sports11090174.

Perspectives on Player Performance during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: A Brief Report

Luís Branquinho  1   2   3 , Pedro Forte  1   2   3   4 , Ronaldo V Thomatieli-Santos  5 , Elias de França  5 , Daniel A Marinho  2   6 , José E Teixeira  2   4 , Ricardo Ferraz  2   6
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Perspectives on Player Performance during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: A Brief Report

Luís Branquinho et al. Sports (Basel). .

Abstract

Changing the date of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 may represent a factor to consider for the expected performance of participating players. This was due to fixture congestion at the start of the season and expected weather conditions during the competition. Thus, the main purpose of this brief report was to critically analyze the potential impact of changing the competition date and weather conditions on players' performance. In addition, a brief description about the performance during the World Cup is also provided. For the research, the Web of Science, PubMed and SPORTDiscus databases were accessed using the primary keywords FIFA World Cup and World Soccer Cup associated with the secondary keywords match running performance, fixture congestion, fatigue and weather conditions. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 52 articles were considered for analysis. The results seem to indicate that although changes were expected due to the modifications made (i.e., the competition date and scheduling congestion), the performance of the players seems not to have been affected in terms of the analyzed indicators. Furthermore, it seems possible to identify some patterns in the behavior of the teams that reached the most advanced stages of the competition.

Keywords: fixture congestion; match running performance; weather.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Flow diagram adapted from PRISMA 2009 [19].
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Figure 2
Season schedule in European championships with and without international tournaments.
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Figure 3
Matches played by teams that participated in all competitions over the last 4 seasons from the first matchday to the stoppage time for the FIFA world Cup 2022.
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Figure 4
Descriptive statistics of total distance covered (km) by confederation.
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Figure 5
Descriptive statistics of high-speed distance covered by confederation.
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Figure 6
Descriptive statistics of total distance covered with respect to the classification obtained in the World Cup 2022.
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Figure 7
Descriptive statistics of high-speed distance covered with respect to the classification obtained in the World Cup 2022.
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