Table 3.
Descriptive results and univariate differences between winning, drawing and losing teams according to match statistics from each of the three World Cups studied.
| South Africa 2010 | Germany 2006 | Korea/Japan 2002 | |||||||
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| Winning (n = 46) | Drawing (n = 28) | Losing (n = 46) | Winning (n = 48) | Drawing (n = 22) | Losing (n = 48) | Winning (n = 45) | Drawing (n = 28) | Losing (n = 45) | |
| Variables related to attacking play | |||||||||
| GS | 2.1 ±1.2ab | 0.7 ±0.7 | 0.5 ±0.6 | 2.2 ±1.1ab | 0.8 ±0.8 | 0.3 ±0.6 | 2.2 ±1.3ab | 1.1 ±0.7b | 0.4 ±0.7 |
| TS | 16.0 ±5.5ab | 12.1 ±5.4 | 12.7 ±4.7 | 14.3 ±4.9ab | 10.9 ±3.9 | 9.6 ±4.1 | 12.4 ±4.5b | 10.7 ±3.7 | 9.8 ±4.0 |
| SofT | 8.9 ±3.8 | 8.1 ±4.0 | 8.8 ±3.4 | 6.6 ±3.4 | 6.4 ±2.5 | 5.8 ±2.8 | 5.8 ±3.0 | 5.7 ±2.7 | 5.4 ±2.7 |
| SonT | 7.1 ±2.7ab | 3.9 ±2.2 | 3.9 ±2.0 | 7.7 ±2.6ab | 4.6 ±2.9 | 3.8 ±2.2 | 6.6 ±2.5ab | 5.0 ±2.0 | 4.4 ±2.5 |
| BP% | 52.4 ±6.0b | 49.7 ±5.3 | 47.8 ±6.0 | 52.4 ±7.2b | 50.0 ±4.6 | 47.5 ±7.2 | 49.8 ±7.0 | 50.0 ±7.2 | 50.2 ±7.0 |
| OSc | 2.4 ±2.0 | 2.4 ±2.0 | 2.1 ±1.5 | 3.5 ±2.7 | 2.6 ±2.8 | 2.8 ±1.8 | 2.9 ±2.6 | 3.0 ±2.4 | 2.6 ±1.7 |
| Fr | 16.0 ±5.8 | 15.3 ±3.5 | 13.8 ±4.5 | 19.9 ±7.4b | 17.7 ±4.7 | 16.7 ±5.4 | 18.1 ±4.5 | 17.9 ±5.3 | 17.1 ±5.0 |
| C | 5.2 ±4.5 | 4.4 ±3.5 | 4.5 ±2.6 | 5.8 ±3.1b | 5.6 ±3.0 | 4.2 ±2.3 | 5.2 ±2.7 | 4.9 ±2.8 | 5.8 ±1.7 |
| Variables related to defence | |||||||||
| TSr | 12.7 ±4.7 | 12.1 ±5.4 | 15.9 ±5.4ac | 9.6 ±3.9 | 10.9 ±3.9 | 14.3 ±4.9ac | 9.8 ±4.0 | 10.7 ±3.7 | 12.4 ±4.5c |
| SofTr | 8.8 ±3.4 | 8.1 ±4.0 | 8.9 ±3.8 | 5.6 ±2.7 | 6.4 ±2.5 | 6.6 ±3.4 | 5.4 ±2.7 | 5.7 ±2.7 | 5.8 ±3.0 |
| SonTr | 3.9 ±2.0 | 3.9 ±2.2 | 7.1 ±2.7ac | 4.1 ±3.1 | 4.6 ±2.9 | 7.7 ±2.6ac | 4.4 ±2.5 | 5.0 ±2.0 | 6.6 ±2.5ac |
| OSc | 2.3 ±1.6 | 2.4 ±2.0 | 2.5 ±2.1 | 2.8 ±1.8 | 2.6 ±2.8 | 3.4 ±2.7 | 2.6 ±1.7 | 2.7 ±2.0 | 2.9 ±2.6 |
| Fc | 14.1 ±4.8 | 16.1 ±3.7c | 16.3 ±5.9 | 17.0 ±5.5 | 17.7 ±4.7 | 19.2 ±4.9 | 17.1 ±5.1 | 17.9 ±5.3 | 18.1 ±4.5 |
| Ca | 4.4 ±2.5 | 4.9 ±3.4 | 5.1 ±2.9 | 4.1 ±2.3 | 5.6 ±3.0 | 5.8 ±3.1c | 5.8 ±3.2 | 4.8 ±2.9 | 5.2 ±2.7 |
| YC | 1.8 ±1.4 | 2.1 ±1.2 | 1.9 ±1.1 | 2.4 ±1.4 | 2.0 ±1.3 | 2.5 ±1.3 | 1.8 ±1.3 | 2.5 ±1.7 | 2.0 ±1.5 |
| RC | 0.02 ±0.1 | 0.1 ±0.3 | 0.3 ±0.4ac | 0.08 ±0.3 | 0.3 ±0.6 | 0.2 ±0.5 | 0.1 ±0.25 | 0.1 ±0.3 | 0.2 ±0.5 |
GS is Goals scored, TS is Total shots, SofT is Shots off target, SonT is Shots on target, BP% is Ball possession (%), OSc is Off sides committed, Fr is Fouls received, C is Corners, TSr is Total shots received, SofTr is Shots off target received, SonTr is Shots on target received, OSr is Off sides received, Fc is Fouls committed, Ca is Corners against, YC is Yellow cards and RC is Red cards,
a
Significantly different from drawing teams.
b
Significantly different from losing teams,
c
Significantly different from winning teams.