A Comparative Analysis of Covered Distance in Top Footballers in Final Matches on Last Three World Cups
Adnan Ademović
SUMMARY
This research represents a transversal study aimed at determining the distances covered by elite football players in the final matches of the last three FIFA World Cups. The study included 50 top-level footballers, aged between 19 and 35 years, who played the entire 90 minutes of the World Cup finals.
The sample was divided into three groups. The first group consisted of players from the national teams of Spain and the Netherlands, finalists of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (n = 18). The second group included players from Germany and Argentina, finalists of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (n = 17). The third group consisted of players from Croatia and France, finalists of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia (n = 15).
The results showed that the highest average total covered distance, as well as the greatest distances covered in both the first and second halves of the match, were recorded in the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a statistically significant difference only in the variable representing distance covered during the first half of the match (SEPRDPP), at the significance level of p = 0.001. No statistically significant differences were found for the remaining analyzed variables.
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