October 2 – If there was one lesson from the 2026 World Cup, FIFA’s technical department thinks it came in the few seconds after a team lost the ball.
FIFA has published its full post-tournament technical report, covering all 104 matches in the expanded 48-team competition. Counter-pressing was singled out as the clearest tactical trend to emerge from six weeks in North America.
Champions Spain were the obvious case study, with FIFA pointing to Luis de la Fuente’s side shape in possession as the key to their success,
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