FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) has published its 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia report, which includes comprehensive statistics on the tournament and each individual match, team profiles and exclusive video footage to support the analysis.

At the request of Men’s National Team Coach, John Herdman, Ontario Soccer are sharing this information with all technical personnel in the province.

Some findings in the report include:

• The team with the most average ball possession per match, Spain (69%), failed to progress from the round of 16, while champions France were 19th in the overall possession ranking.
• Serbia were the hardest-running team at the tournament, covering an average of 113 km per game. By contrast, France were 28th in this respect, averaging 101 km per match
• Shooting efficiency from outside the penalty area improved dramatically: the average strike rate was a goal per 29 long-range attempts, compared to one in 42 at Brazil 2014.

The full TSG report for the 2018 World Cup is accessible on FIFA.com and has been distributed to FIFA’s member associations.

If you have any further questions, please contact Gary Miller.