Team Ranking – Best and Worst Performances in Two Rounds

Best Ball Performance Round 2

ZAG

Maya Yoshida, ZAG Japan 

Jan Vertonghen, ZAG Belgium

LAT

Theo Hernandez, France LAT

Luke Shaw, England LAT

VOL

Axel Witsel, Belgium VOL

Frenkie de Jong, Netherlands VOL

MEI

In-beom Hwang, Korea Republic

MEI Bruno Fernandes, Portugal MEI

ATA

Salem Al Dawsari, ATA Saudi Arabia

Antoine Griezmann, ATA France

Brazil 1                                                                                                       

Switzerland 0                                                                                                       

Brazil had 61% performance relative to a champion team and Switzerland had 50%                                                                                                         

Relative intensity in the game:                                                                                                                      

        Brazil:   55%                                                                           

        Switzerland:   45%                                                                           

Finishes:                                                                                                            

        Low number of finishes in the game, 15                                                                                     

        Brazil: had a low number of shots compared to a champion team. The drive to goal rate was 50%, which is a good rate.           

        Switzerland: had a low number of shots compared to a champion team. Goal drive rate was 0% which is a very bad rate    

tackles                                                                                                                 

        Brazil: neutralized 11% of the opponent's plays                                     

        Switzerland: neutralized 10% of the opponent's moves                                                             

        Manuel Akanji, defender from Switzerland and Alex Sandro, lateral from Brazil, were the ones who disarmed the most

Passes:                                                                                                         

        Brazil had a good rate. Using 8% of long passes as resources.

        Switzerland had a good rate. Using 6% of long passes as resources.                        

        Marquinhos, defender of Brazil, was the one who hit the most passes.                                                                                                                           

what to keep                                                                                                          

        Brazil: ability to neutralize opponents' shots.                         

        Switzerland: no high performance standouts

what to improve

        Brazil: intensity and finishes                                                                

        Switzerland: intensity, finishing and goal-direction rate                                               

The tireless of the game were:                                                                                                                 

        Switzerland: Manuel Akanji-ZAG                            

        Brazil: Marquinhos-ZAG                               

        Brazil: Thiago Silva-ZAG                    

The best performances:                                                                                                                    

        Marquinhos, ZAG do Brasil

        Thiago Silva, ZAG do Brasil

        Manuel Akanji, ZAG of Switzerland                       

Worst performance:                                                                                                                            

        Richarlison, ATA do Brasil                             

        Haris Seferovic, ATA Switzerland

Cameroon: 3                                                                                                       

Serbia:    3                                                                                          

Cameroon had 31% performance relative to a high performance team and Serbia had 48%                                                                      

Relative intensity in the game:                                                                                                                      

        Shrimps: 40%                                                                           

        Serbia:    60%                                                                           

Finishes:                                                                                                            

        Good number of submissions in the match, 26.                                              

        Cameroon: had low number of shots compared to a high performance team. The goal-direction rate was 64%, which is an excellent rate.

        Serbia: had a low number of submissions, compared to a high-performance team. The goal-direction rate was 47%, which is a good rate.

        The one who finished the most correctly was the Serbia striker, Aleksandar Mitrovic, finishing 3 times.                                                  

tackles                                                                                                                 

        Cameroon: Neutralized only 7% of the opponent's plays                

        Serbia: neutralized, 12% of opponent's plays                                                                                            

        Nikola Milenkovic, defender from Serbia, and Jean-Charles Castelletto, defender from Cameroon, were the ones who disarmed the most.

Passes:                                                                                                         

        Cameroon needs to evolve. Mistakes in passes can mean a defeat. Used 19% of long passes as a resource. Percentage well above average.        

        Serbia needs to evolve. Mistakes in passes can mean a defeat. Used 10% of long passes as a resource.                                      

        Serbia midfielder Sasa Lukic was the one who hit the most passes.                                                                       

what to keep                                                                                                          

        Cameroon: there were no highlights of high performance                              

        Serbia: there were no high performance highlights                                    

what to improve                                                                                                       

        Cameroon: intensity

        Serbia: intensity                                                                                      

The tireless of the game were:                                                                                                                    

        Serbia-Dusan Tadic, striker                       

        Serbia-Sasa Lukic, steering wheel

The best performances:                                                                                                                    

        Nikola Milenkovic, Serbia defender                     

        Jean-Charles Castelletto, defender from Cameroon

Worst performance:

        Bryan Mbeumo, Cameroon midfielder

South Korea : 2                                                                                                     

Ghana     : 3                                                                                                     

South Korea had 60% performance relative to a high performance team and Ghana had 30%                                                                     

Relative intensity in the game:                                                                                                                      

        South Korea: 66%                                                                         

        Ghana     : 34%                                                                         

Finishes:

        Good number of submissions in the match, 23                                    

        South Korea: had a great number of submissions. The goal-direction rate was 33%, which is a bad rate. 

        Ghana: had low number of submissions, compared to a high performance team. The goal-direction rate was 60%, which is an excellent rate.

        Most successful finishers: South Korea - Gue-sung Cho, striker who finished 4 times                                              

Disarms:

        South Korea : Neutralized 15% of opponent's plays               Ghana     : Neutralized 8% of opponent's plays                         

        Ghana - Salisu Karim, defender was the one who most tackled

Passes:                                                                                                         

        South Korea had a high performance rate. Used 14% of long passes as resources.

        Ghana had a good rate. Used 15% of long passes as resources.                                                 

        South Korea-In-beom Hwang, midfielder, was the one who hit the most passes.                                                                                          

What to keep:                                                          

        South Korea: number of submissions                                                  

        Ghana: Direction hit rate in submissions                            

what to improve                                                                                                                              

        South Korea: intensity

        Ghana: intensity

The tireless of the game were:                                                                                                      

        South Korea-In-beom Hwang, midfielder

        South Korea-Kim Moon-hwan, lateral

The best performances:                                                                                                  

        Min-jae Kim, defender from South Korea

        Kim Moon-hwan, South Korea winger                                                  

        In-beom Hwang, South Korea midfielder                                                      

Worst performance:                                                                                                                                                              

        Iñaki Williams, Ghana striker                                      

        Woo-Yeong Jeong, South Korea midfielder                                                  

Portugal   : 2                                                                                                     

Uruguay   : 0                                                                                                     

Portugal had 62% of performance relative to a high performance team and Uruguay had 37%.

Relative intensity in the game:                                                                                                                      

        Portugal   : 62%                                                                         

        Uruguay   : 38%                                                               

Finishes:                                                                                                            

        Good number of submissions in the match, 24

        Portugal   : had a good number of submissions, compared to a high performance team. Goal drive rate was 29% which is a bad rate

        Uruguay   : had a low number of shots, compared to a high performance team. The goal-direction rate was 40%, which is regular.

        Bruno Fernandes, the Portugal midfielder who finished the match 4 times, had the most successful finishes.                                  

tackles                                                                                                                 

        Portugal   : neutralized 11% of the opponent's plays

        Uruguay   : neutralized 9% of the opponent's plays                                                                                

        Uruguay-Sebastian Coates, defender and Portugal-Pepe, defender, were the ones who disarmed the most.

Passes:                                                                                                         

        Portugal had a good rate. Used 9% of long passes as resources.

        Uruguay needs to evolve. Mistakes in passes can mean defeats. Used 11% of long passes as resources.                                     

        Portugal-Ruben Dias, defender was the one who hit the most passes.                                                                                   

What to keep:                                                                                                         

        Portugal: no high performance highlights

        Uruguay: no high performance highlights                           

what to improve                                                                                                       

        Portugal: intensity

        Uruguay: intensity                                                                                   

The tireless of the game were:                                                                                

        Uruguay-Rodrigo Bentancur, midfielder

        Portugal-Bruno Fernandes, midfielder

        Portugal-Ruben Dias, defender                                 

The best performances:

        Ruben Dias, Portugal defender

        Bruno Fernandes, Portugal midfielder                                    

        Pepe, defender of Portugal                          

Worst performance:                                                                                                               

        Edinson Cavani, Uruguay striker

        Darwin Nuñez, striker from Uruguay

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