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Technical-tactical evolution of women’s football: a comparative analysis of ball possessions in the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 and Australia & New Zealand 2023

Iyán Iván-Baragaño
1
,
Rubén Maneiro
2
,
José L. Losada
3
,
Antonio Ardá
4

  1. Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  2. Faculty of Education and Sport, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
  3. Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  4. Department of Physical and Sport Education, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):11–20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139077
Online publish date: 2024/05/07
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