If this soccer World Cup in Qatar were an athletics World Cup, surely Morocco, Croatia or Germany would be the champions. According to official statistics, footballers from these teams are the ones who have run the most kilometers so far in the World Cup. But of course, football is played with a ball at the feet and there things change: The data can influence a game but it is not decisive.
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According to these measurements, the footballer who ran the most on the first date of the group stage was the German Joshua Kimmich, symbol of the team led by Hansi Flick that will qualify for the round of 16 against Costa Rica. As for the second date, the one who led that ranking was the Croatian Marcelo Brozóvic. A color fact: the Tunisian Ellyes Skhiri he finished second on both days, behind them. The maximum “runners” average about 13 kilometers per game.
The ranking of the first date:
Those who run the most in this World Cup.The ranking of the second date:
Those who run the most in this World Cup.No Argentine player appears in the main positions. The person who has covered the most kilometers in La Scaloneta so far is Rodrigo DePaul, with an average of 11 kms. per match. But his game, at least so far, is leaving something to be desired, far from his best level.
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A detail: in front of Mexico, Lionel Messi covered 8.4 kilometers throughout the game. A low number. However, he was again decisive for Argentina with his goal, the key 1-0. Of those 8.4, almost 5 were practically walking. You don’t have to run to be decisive in football…
