Ta strona używa pliki cookies, w celu polepszenia użyteczności i funkcjonalności oraz w celach statystycznych. Dowiedz się więcej w Polityce prywatności.
Korzystając ze strony wyrażasz zgodę na używanie plików cookies, zgodnie z aktualnymi ustawieniami przeglądarki.
Akceptuję wykorzystanie plików cookies
Biology of Sport
eISSN: 2083-1862
ISSN: 0860-021X
Biology of Sport
Current Issue Manuscripts accepted About the journal Editorial board Abstracting and indexing Archive Ethical standards and procedures Contact Instructions for authors Journal's Reviewers Special Information
Editorial System
Submit your Manuscript
SCImago Journal & Country Rank
Search
Editorial Policies
Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications

Open access

without publication fees
3/2025
vol. 42
 
Share:
Send email
Share:
abstract:
Original paper

Effects of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on match running performance in the Spanish professional soccer league: A pilot study

Tomás García-Calvo
1
,
José Carlos Ponce-Bordón
1
,
David Lobo-Triviño
1
,
Roberto López del Campo
2
,
Ricardo Resta
2
,
Javier Raya-González
3

  1. Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
  2. Department of Competitions and Mediacoach, LaLiga, Madrid, Spain
  3. Research Group on Sport and Physical Education for Personal and Social Development, Department of Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):269-274
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144414
Online publish date: 2025/03/24
View full text Get citation
 
PlumX metrics:
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was scheduled during the in-season period of the European teams, impacting soccer clubs’ routines. This study aimed to analyse the influence of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on match running performance in the First Spanish soccer league, considering the players’ participation. A total of 11,530 individual match observations from 582 professional soccer players competing in the First Spanish soccer league (n = 370 matches) over the 2022/23 season were collected. Soccer players were classified according to participation in the World Cup: participants and non-participants. Pre-World Cup (1st–14th match day) and post-World Cup (15th–38th match day) periods were compared. Match running performance was obtained by the Mediacoach video tracking system in accordance with LaLiga. During the pre-World Cup period, no significant differences between groups were found, while in the post-World Cup period, non-participants covered significantly greater total distance, and distances at low, medium, and high speeds compared to the counterparts. No significant differences were observed between the periods for participants, although non participant players covered a greater total distance, and distances at low, medium, high, and very high speeds, and sprinting during the post-World Cup period compared to the prior period. These results favour the inclusion of a long winter break in LaLiga to maintain or improve the physical performance of soccer players. Additionally, specific periodization of workload and recovery strategies for players participating in an international championship during the in-season period are crucial to prevent a decline of subsequent performance
keywords:

Football, High-speed running, International tournament, Match-analysis, Performance

  
Termedia
About us Contact
Copyright notice Privacy policy Advertising policy Contact us
Quick links
Journals Books eBooks Events
© 2025 Termedia Sp. z o.o.
Developed by Bentus.