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International Journal of Sport Studies. Vol., 4 (9), 1017-1026, 2014
Available online at http: www.ijssjournal.com
ISSN 2251-7502 © 2014; Science Research Publications
Analysis of goals scored in the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament held in
Brazil
Michailidis Yiannis*
Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Democritus University, Komotini, Greece
*Corresponding Author, Email: michailidis79@hotmail.com
Abstract
After the end of a significant soccer tournament the sport scientists investigate
the new trends in tactic and more specific the way of attack that the goals were
scored, the actions that preceded goals, the area from which the goal was
scored and some other elements of the goals. The purpose of the present study
was to evaluate goal scoring characteristics of World Cup 2014 and the sample
consisted of all the games of the final phase of the organization (N=64). The
statistical analysis of the results was conducted with the use of the non-
parametric chi square test (X2). According to the results of the present study
the pass (>10m) was the basic final attacking action in most of the goals (22.2
%) when the short pass was at the second place (Intl. j. Sport Std. Vol., 4 (9), 1017-1026, 2014
soccer evolution over time (Lottermann, 2000; Theis, 2000). Also the information collected through these
studies is very important for the coaches to design the training (Armatas et al., 2009) and prepare their teams to
be more effective.
The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the characteristics of goals achieved at the World Cup
2014. Specifically, it was examined the timing of achieving the goal, the way in which the goal was achieved,
the action that preceded the goal, the area from which the goal was scored, the first’s goal influence in game’s
outcome and the relation between the total distance that covered by the teams and the game’s outcome.
Material and methods
Sample
We analyzed all the soccer matches (64) from the final phase of the World Cup 2014 in which a total of
171goals have been scored, without including the goals achieved during penalty process.
Procedure
The data were obtained from the database of the website of the FédérationInternationale de Football
Association (FIFA, www.fifa.com) through official overviews of the games. The goals were analyzed through
systematic observation according to Lames (1991, 1994) and Singer and Willimczik (2002). For the recording,
was used a game observation leveled board which was based on past studies (Loy, 1992, 1995; Theis, 1992a,
1992b, 2000). Every goal has been analyzed by two experienced observers who were specially trained for the
accurate and reliable data recording.
The analysis variables were:
The number of goals achieved in each half including the extra time.
The number of goals achieved per 15 minutes (1-15, 16-30, 31-45, 1st extra time, 45-60, 61-75, 76-90,
nd
2 extra time).
The ways that the goals achieved (shot, ‘’place’’ or inner part of the foot, header, another place of the
body, own goal, penalty).
First goal impact on the game outcome for the scoring team (win, draw, defeat).
Distance covered by the team impact on the game outcome.
Number of passes impact on the game outcome.
Number of success passes impact on the game outcome.
The action that preceded the goal (pass 10m, own action, header, foul, cross from the
right, cross from the left, corner from the right, corner from the left, defender rebuttal, defender mistake,
goalkeeper rebuttal, goalkeeper mistake, goalpost, direct set play like foul or penalty).
Area from which the goal was scored (goal box, penalty box, outside the penalty box).
Statistical analysis
All data were analyzed using the statistical package for PC SPSS 16.0 (Lead Technologies Inc, USA). Non
parametric chi-square (X2) analysis was used to determine the statistically significant differences and the level
of significance was set at (pIntl. j. Sport Std. Vol., 4 (9), 1017-1026, 2014
Figure 1, a: Frequency of absolute and relative total goals, divided by half of the game.
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Figure 2: How the goals were scored (absolute and relative value).
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Analyzing the impact of total distance covered by the team in the game to the final result (Figure 6), the
team that covered a bigger distance won in 29 games, the final result was a draw in 9 games, the team that
covered the larger distance loose in 22 games. Data analysis showed no statistical difference between groups
(X2=3.600, p>0.05) (Figure 6).
Percentage of goals
Number of golas
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Total distance impact to game outcome
Figure 6: Total distance (covered by the players) impact to game outcome
(Absolute and relative value)
The Figure 7a shows the impact of the number of passes that performed by the teams to the final result. The
team that executes more passes won in 29 games, the final result was a draw in 9gamesand loose in 22games.
Four games also played to penalties. We also study the impact of the completed passes to the final result and the
analysis showed that the team that has higher percent of corrects passes has advantage for the final result (Figure
7b). More specific the team that performs more correct passes won in 30 games.
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Figure 7: a. Passes number impact to game outcome game (absolute and relative value).
b. Correct passes impact to game outcome (absolute and relative value).
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Discussion and Conclusion
In this study we want to identify and evaluate the characteristics of goals achieved at the World Cup 2014.
The scoring rate in the World cup of Brazil (2014) averaged 2.67 goals per game. This average is the same with
that of world cup in France and is the biggest in the history of the world cup.
As we present above the goals scored were time dependent, more goals scored in the middle of the 1st and 2nd
half. Significant differences observed between the period 60 – 75 with periods 1-15 (X2=4.412, pIntl. j. Sport Std. Vol., 4 (9), 1017-1026, 2014
depended by a lot of factors like the tactical strategies of the team, the physical condition of the players and the
tactical strategy of the opponent.
Also we investigate if the total number of passes that performed by a team has an impact to the final score.
From the results we did not observed any correlation between the final score and the number of passes the
executed by a team.This number related with the tactical strategy of the team and with technical abilities of the
players. Another one relative factor that examined was the percentage of complete passes (correct). From the
results found that the teams with the most correct passes won moreof the games.
The national teams that participate to the tournament the last decades are more qualified in comparison with
the teams 30 years before. The science development helps the coaches and sport scientists to use more
appropriate exercises for tactical, technical and physical conditioning preparation of their teams. However the
competitive season for the soccer players is bigger and in a lot of cases the players are ‘’tired’’ when they take
part in the tournaments. In this world cup some of the traditional soccer teams (Spain, Italy, England, and
Portugal) excluded after the first phase of the tournament. May be a smallest duration of the competitive season
or with less games will help players to be more physical and mental refreshed.
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