At the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand, the experts from FIFA’s TSG witnessed several significant changes in how the beautiful game is played at the highest level. After reflecting on what was the most competitive Women’s World Cup to date, the TSG have compiled the most striking of these technical and tactical shifts in a post-tournament analysis.
Throughout the tournament, the TSG gather their observations to produce analyses at both the team and player level. Why is it that one team seems to be in control of the game even though they are seeing less of the ball? Which lines are being broken the most and by who? The answers to these types of questions, and where they fit into the wider tactical context of matches, are presented in the analyses below.