FIFA World Cup 2022 Live Updates, Day 7: Australia battle Tunisia within the first recreation of the day

FIFA World Cup 2022: Learnings from the primary spherical of matches

The excessive press

Perhaps one of the hanging features of the World Cup has been the willingness of the so-called weaker groups to advance additional up the pitch to win the ball in opposition territory. Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of world soccer improvement, had stated urgent has develop into “absolutely universal” the world over earlier than the beginning of the World Cup. And it has been a method that has confirmed helpful for groups which have modified their method to drive the difficulty off the ball when they don’t have the person expertise to compete on the ball.

The emphasis is on successful the ball again in areas of the pitch the place groups can threaten offensively, and make use of the little possession they get, versus successful the ball again in defensive areas, solely to face fixed assaults later. (Read More)