Examining the effect of the recovery time of balls lost in the full field on some parameters in 2022 Qatar football world championship

The aim of this study is to analyze the ball recovery time of the teams in the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the full zones. In this research, the relational scanning model, one of the general scanning models of quantitative research methods, was used. The population of the research consists of national football teams taking part in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The sample of the research is a total of 64 matches played in this World Cup. In this context, in all matches played in the 2022 World Cup, the effect of the ball recovery time in the full zones on the match score, ball possession percentage, total number of shots, goal expectation rate, number of possessions in the opponent's penalty area, number of corners won and running distance covered, and the relationship between them were examined using the video analysis method. Additionally, comparisons were made between the variables according to the match result (win-lose). SPSS 22.0 package program was used for statistical analysis of the study, and p<0.05 was accepted as the significance level. In the research findings, it is seen that there are significant negative relationships between the teams' Full-Zones Ball Recovery Time (sec) and the ball possession percentage, total number of shots, goal expectation, number of balls in the opponent's penalty area, number of crosses in a running game, number of ball recovery in the opponent's field, total number of passes, number of corners, number of successful passes, percentage of successful passes and number of recovery of returned balls. On the other hand, no statistically significant relationship was found between the teams' Full-Zones Ball Recovery Time (sec) and the number of goals scored, points earned, total distance covered (km), high-speed distance covered (km) and ball losses under pressure. As a result, this research reveals that recovering the ball faster is an important parameter for for winning a match in football and has an impact on being successful in football, with the help of various parameters.