Analysis of goals in 2006 FIFA World Cup

OBJECTIVE The world cup is the greatest prize in football. In football, scoring a goal is the ultimate determinant of a successful team and has subsequently received considerable attention in notation research (Rep & Benjamin, 1968). Most people believe that the beauty of football will be completed by goals and each goal has its own beauty and specific characteristics. The aim of this study was to analyse goals which was scored by players in the 2006 FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. METHODS Detailed analysis of goals was conducted on 44 games in the 2006 world cup. All of the 44 games were analyses using a TV and video. All information was recorded on data entry forms which were provided for this study. Further Information was obtained via FIFA site. RESULTS In 64 games played 143 goals were scored, in average 2.23 goals per match which 52.4% of those scored by forward players. Sixty one percent of goals were gained by direct shots which 47% of those were via short pass. Regarding the number of shots towards opponent's goals significant differences were found between the winners and losers (P