The FIFA World Cup and Sports Science: New Perspectives in Performance Enhancement

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the agenda required by sports stakeholders in the future. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the concept and scope of rapidly changing performance improvement along with the development of science and technology. To achieve the research goal, various cases in which science and technology affect performance improvement were reviewed, and the change in perspective of performance improvement was considered. The main contents are examples of “The history of FIFA World Cup”, “FIFA World Cup and Sports Science”, “Convergence of Sports and Science/Technology”, and “Change of Perspectives on Performance Improvement.” Based on the case reviews, the issues that need to be considered in each stakeholder's decision-making, such as athletes and instructors, governments and companies, for future performance improvement were presented.