Investigation of the Effect of Technical and Physical Performance on Success in Elite Level Women's Soccer

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the differences in the technical, physical and tactical performances of the countries participating in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and their impact and relationship on the success of the tournament. 14 technical-tactical and 2 physical performances, 16 parameters in total were evaluated. As a result of the analyses, statistically significant differences were found between the number of goals scored, the number of goals conceded, the number of shots on goal, the number of possession in the final third and the number of corners used by the countries that reached the last 16 and the countries that failed to advance to the next round. At the end of the quarter-final matches, no statistically significant difference was found between the performances of the countries that advanced to the semi-finals and the countries that were eliminated. There is a moderate to high positive correlation between the percentage of possession, total and accurate number and percentage of passes, attempts at goal, attempts at goal on target, completed line breaks and interceptions in the final third and total number of goals for the countries that won the competition in the tournament. As a result, it can be said that physical performances are similar in elite level women's soccer, but teams that have more possession of the ball and are willing to take advantage of opportunities to score goals can make a difference.