FIFA World Cup 2022: How rotational and functional Portugal were able to overwhelm Switzerland – tactical analysis
Portugal beat Switzerland in what was a demonstration of the superiority, talent and quality of the squad, in addition to […]
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FIFA World Cup 2022: How Morocco took Busquets out of the game to beat Spain and progress to the quarter-finals – tactical analysis
In the penultimate round of 16, Morocco and Spain met at the Education City Stadium. Morocco won the last matchday […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: Attacking fluidity and team cohesion key as Brazil eliminate South Korea – tactical analysis
The knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup are well underway now, with Brazil setting the bar pretty high as […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Croatia looked to provoke Japan to press in deeper areas in order to play in behind – tactical analysis
In a marathon round-of-16 match on Monday in Qatar, Croatia beat Japan on penalty kicks, 1-1 (3-1) at Al Janoub […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How England’s competent press contained Senegal to progress to the quarters – tactical analysis
After beating Iran and Wales, and drawing to the USA, England managed to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022 Last […]
TFA Today: France’s midfield movement, Van Gaal’s man-marking and Argentina’s Messi – World Cup tactical analysis and more
Welcome to Monday’s Total Football Analysis Today newsletter where we will take you back over some things you may have […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Mbappé’s quality and French midfield movements beat Poland – tactical analysis
After an almost perfect group stage for France, except for their defeat against Tunisia, being one of the teams that […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Argentina struggled against Australia to reach World Cup quarter-finals – tactical analysis
We are in the playoff stages for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Australia, which made history in the group […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Louis van Gaal’s man marking Dutch overcame the United States – tactical analysis
In the first round of 16 matchups at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands were able to overcome the […]
What do the best defensive setups at the World Cup have in common? – tactical analysis
International football is highly distinguishable from club football, not only because of the seldomness of matches but also due to […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: Why Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s role won the game for Uruguay despite not being enough – tactical analysis
With an eye on the decisive match of the quarterfinals in South Africa 2010, where Luis Suárez conceded a penalty […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: The three acts of Switzerland’s victory over Serbia – tactical analysis
In the final group stage games of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Brazil suffered their first defeat of the tournament […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: Portugal unable to create as South Korea secure last minute qualification – tactical analysis
On the final day of the group stage fixtures, South Korea had everything to play for, while Portugal were already […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Cameroon upset title-favourites Brazil – tactical analysis
On the last matchday of the FIFA World Cup group stage, most nations who had already qualified for the next […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: The positives and negatives of playing with wingbacks – tactical analysis
Whisper it quietly, but the 2022 FIFA World Cup has already reached its halfway point, with the group stages over […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Japan tamed Spain to reach the round of 16 – tactical analysis
After losing 1-0 to Costa Rica in their second game of Group E, Japan went into Thursday’s clash with Spain […]
TFA Today: Big nations depart and we look at why – plus all the analysis from the last 24 hours or so in Qatar…
Friday’s Total Football Analysis Today newsletter is out! After yesterday’s magazine launch, we are back on the FIFA World Cup […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Costa Rica gave both Germany and Spain a massive scare in Group E – tactical analysis
Showdown in Group E! On the 3rd and last matchday of Group E, Costa Rica and Germany met at the […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Croatia put the final nail in Belgium’s coffin – tactical analysis
In many people’s eyes, the FIFA World Cup 2022 was this golden Belgium generation’s last dance. With players like Man […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Australia’s mid-block and rapid transitions knocked out a flat Denmark – tactical analysis
History was made at Al Janoub Stadium. Australia beat Denmark 1-0 with a great goal from Matthew Leckie, qualifying for […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Saudi Arabia demonstrated tolerance by preventing Mexico from advancing to the knockouts – tactical analysis
After defeating Argentina in the opening game, Saudi Arabia went on to lose 2-0 against Poland’s Robert Lewandowski. On the […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Argentina’s positional flexibility saw them dominate Poland – tactical analysis
We are now tantalisingly close to the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup, with teams booking their place in […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Tunisia’s high regains and pragmatic performance punished France – tactical analysis
Tunisia succeeded in achieving a historic win at the Education City Stadium, Qatar, against the current World champions, France, in […]
OUT NOW! The December 2022 Total Football Analysis Digital Magazine – full of tactical analysis, scout reports and data viz
Good morning, analysis fans. We take a break from the usual World Cup stuff today to bring you this. I […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Netherlands beat Qatar using rotations between the lines – tactical analysis
In a much more relaxed and calm game for the Netherlands, they dominated Qatar who showed little or nothing in […]
