Update on the evolution of World Cup soccer: men and women

Kevin Norton

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2025, vol. 25, issue 4, 639-652

Abstract: A retrospective correlational study was used to determine evolutionary game trends of men’s and women’s FIFA World Cup finals. Broadcast footage of finals games 2014–2022 for men (n = 3) and 1991–2023 for women (n = 9) was used to assess trends in game structure and playing styles. These recent men’s data were combined with our previous evolution study results and reanalysed (1966–2022; total 15 finals games). Computer-based ball tracking using TrakPerformance software (https://trak-performance.software.informer.com/) and notational analyses were used to quantify play and stop periods, ball speed and passing rates. Linear regression was used to track changes in these variables across time. Total stoppage time, ball speed and passing rates increased significantly (p

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2024.2436276

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