Evolution of passing network in the Soccer World Cups 2010-2022
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Soccer passing networks evolved from possession to direct play and back, with team strength influencing these shifts. Player roles also changed, with defenders gaining prominence over forwards in FIFA World Cups (WC) from 2010-2022.
Area Of Science
- Sports Science
- Network Analysis
- Soccer Analytics
Background
- Passing networks (PN) in elite soccer are crucial for understanding team dynamics.
- Evolutionary trends in team and player passing strategies over multiple FIFA World Cups (WC) remain underexplored.
- Network analysis offers a robust framework for quantifying these evolving interactions.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the evolution of passing networks (PN) at team and player levels across FIFA World Cups (WC) from 2010 to 2022.
- To analyze how contextual variables like team formation and ranking influence these passing network dynamics.
- To identify changes in positional centrality within evolving soccer passing networks.
Main Methods
- Analysis of 256 matches and 7328 player observations from four FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022).
- Utilized a multiple-camera tracking system and 17 network metrics to analyze passing networks.
- Employed linear mixed-effect models to assess differences in PN parameters by year and team strength, considering six playing positions.
Main Results
- A shift from possession-based play to direct-play was observed between the 2010 and 2018 WCs, with a return to possession-play in 2022.
- High- and low-quality teams showed decreased network density, average degree (AD), modularity, and average path length in 2018.
- High-quality teams exhibited increased density, AD, and average weighted degree in 2022, while midfielders and forwards showed reduced centrality, and defenders and goalkeepers showed increased centrality.
Conclusions
- Soccer passing networks demonstrate significant evolutionary trends over a twelve-year period, reflecting tactical shifts in elite international football.
- Team strength is a key factor influencing the adoption of direct-play versus possession-play strategies.
- Positional roles within the team structure have evolved, with defenders and goalkeepers becoming more central in passing networks compared to midfielders and forwards.
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