ArticleEuropean journal of sport science2025
Sprints, Decelerations and Turns Most Commonly Precede Goals in Soccer: Analysis of 6 FIFA World Cups.
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- Influence of Acute Beetroot Juice Intake on Agility Performance Immediately Post-Repeated Maximal Sprinting in Soccer Players.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- Sprints, Decelerations and Turns Most Commonly Precede Goals in Soccer: Analysis of 6 FIFA World Cups.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
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This study investigated actions preceding goals in male and female players across 6 FIFA World Cups. This is the first longitudinal, multi-sex analysis of goal actions using world-class data, extending validity and findings beyond the current evidence base (domestic, single-sex studies). In total, 2995 actions preceding goals from open-play were analysed across the last 6 men's' and women's FIFA world cups (2014-2023) using the modified Bloomfield method. Additionally, possible longitudinal (tournament cycle), sex, and role-based (i.e., scorer vs. assister) differences were examined using Bayesian and chi-squared analyses. Linear advancing movements (≈41%), particularly sprinting, were the most prevalent actions leading to goals, followed by deceleration (≈22%) and turns (≈19%) (Cramer's V = 0.27-0.38; p < 0.05). Longitudinal, between-sex and between-role (i.e., scorer vs. assister) differences were predominantly minimal for movement types (Bayes Factors [BF
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