Analysis Of The Characteristics Of The Top8Teams’ Passing In The20^th World Cup （Knockout Stage）

Passing is a technique used frequently in a football game. It is important means toorganize the offense, break through the defense, create shooting chances and achievetactical goals. A research by FIFA tells us that in a90ms competition, the time of contactball by each player is less than two minutes. Most of the time the ball is in movement.With good passing technique, players can control the competition rhythm, grasp theinitiative, display the overall strength, execute and implement tactic, so it is essential toresearch the characteristics of passing ball.Based on the routine technical statistics, with suggestions of soccer expert scholar asreference, the paper sets a statistical standard. Taking the world cup in2014as the researchobject, and using the methods of document-data, expert interview, logic, observation, andmathematical statistics, the paper observes and analyzes the application of passing balltechnique, so as to offer evidences for teaching and improve scientific training in the future.The research results are:1. players pass ball most in mid fields, less in back court, and least in fore court. Thesuccess rate of passing ball is highest in back court, lower in midfield, and lowest in forecourt.2.The number and success rate of passing ball can affect the competition result.3.The number and success rate of long distance passing ball have little effect on thecompetition result.4.The number of the ball moving can’t affect the competition result. It influences theresult in front court, but not in midfield or back court.5.The quantity and quality of threatening pass determine whether the team can win thegame; the threatening pass and scores took place most in the front court.6. The number of passing ball before shoot and the threatening pass in front courtinfluence the result.