Team Australia kicked it long from the goalkeeper. Switzerland took a slower approach and preferred short passes over long drives. Spain, on the other hand, tended to string the ball with sharp, sideways passes across the field.
Those are a few of the takeaways from passing-style graphics that Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute developed of the top soccer teams at the FIFA World Cup 2022 that showcased their most distinctive passing clusters.
Northeastern’s Network Science Institute’s NetSI Sport research group, which studies sports by analyzing comprehensive datasets and determining emergent patterns, plans to deliver more information and insights on players and teams competing in the FIFA World Cup 2026, which takes place June 11 to July 19.
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