Insights

Short editorial notes from FIFA PMSR + physical data — for coaches and sharing.

FinalxGSpainArgentina

Final: xG 2.52–0.07 in a 1–0 scoreline

Spain beat Argentina 1–0, but chance quality was lopsided — a classic case where the scoreboard understates dominance.

In final M104 the official FIFA PMSR lists Spain xG 2.52 vs Argentina 0.07 with a 1–0 scoreline.

One of the clearest tournament examples: control and chance creation do not always become a blowout on the scoreboard — style shows up in xG and phases.

Physical load was nearly mirrored (~148 vs ~142 km team distance) — the final was decided by attack quality, not mileage.

Open final M104Full analysis in Media
PhysicalBelgiumSenegal

Heaviest match: Belgium–Senegal 313 km

M82 Belgium 3–2 Senegal posted the highest combined team distance across all 104 matches.

Both teams combined for about 313 km — the tournament peak for workload volume.

Useful coaching benchmark for high-density games: lots of transitions, little calm control, high physical cost with an open scoreline.

Compare with the final: lower distance, larger xG gap — different kinds of “heavy” matches.

Open M82
Top speedFrancePhysical

Tournament top speed: Mbappé 37.6 km/h

Kylian Mbappé leads the physical board for top speed — a reference point for wingers and forwards.

Tournament peak is 37.6 km/h (France). That is a peak, not workload — pair it with HSR/sprints and TD/90.

On the player profile, percentile (P##) places the athlete among same-position peers with ≥90 minutes.

For staff: separate “who is fastest” from “who accumulates the most high-speed work”.

Mbappé profile