The Round of 16 has produced three great matches so far, and one highly controversial moment. England v Germany was a fabulous match, end to end, and far more open than many might have expected, given the history of penalties between the sides. In the end, Germany won handsomely, and for good reason – they […]
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2010 World Cup: South Africa, France & Nigeria
The 23rd of June was always going to be a significant day for South African sport, if not our history. Either we would be waking up with the euphoria of having booked a place in the Second Round of the tournament, or we would know that we’d become the first host nation in history to […]
FIFA 2010 World Cup: Goals and tactics
We’re now into the final round of matches in the group stages of the 2010 World Cup, and the number of goals being scored has certainly increased. Goals were a rarity in the first round – only 25 in the first 16 matches, by far the lowest in any round of a World Cup, at […]
Altitude: Arriving and adapting
In the last few posts, I’ve been looking at the . It’s an impact that extends beyond the simple “less oxygen” argument, because there are effects on the flight of the ball. However, we’ve looked primarily at how the player’s physiology may be affected, and how this might impact on their performance. The logical question […]
Altitude performance implications
Yesterday I did a on performance at the 2010 Football World Cup. What I didn’t do in that altitude post is discuss how the altitude might affect performance – the application of the physiology. And so here is a follow-up to share some thoughts on whether the altitude will affect what you see during this […]
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