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标题：Altitude Adaptation and Team Success during the FIFA World Cup 2010
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作者：Oliver Faude ; Oliver Faude ; Christopher Schmidt 等
期刊名称：Journal of exercise physiology online
印刷版ISSN：1097-9751
出版年度：2011
卷号：14
期号：4
页码：41-48
语种：English
出版社：American Society of Exercise Physiologists
摘要：Faude O, Schmidt C, Meyer T. Altitude Adaptation and Team Success during the FIFA World Cup 2010. JEPonline 2011;14(4):41- 48. The present descriptive analysis aimed at comparing the success of teams living at different altitudes during the World Cup. Altitude of team hotels and stadiums was obtained from Google Earth. Teams were assigned to 3 different categories: sea level (1,500 m, N = 9). Match results and FIFA world ranking positions were obtained from www.fifa.com. Median world ranking position was similar in all altitude categories (19 to 22, P = 0.78). When teams played against teams of lower altitude category, winning and losing percentages were 44% (95% CI: 26 to 62%) and 22% (95% CI: 8 to 36%), respectively. Winning percentage of low and medium altitude teams was more than twice that of sea level teams. Teams living at medium altitude showed the best relationship of scored vs. received goals when matches were played in Johannesburg (~1,700 m) with most goals scored during the 2nd half of the match. In conclusion, the choice of accommodation during the World Cup might have influenced team success. When competitions take place at different altitudes, it should be taken into account that altitude acclimatization may give advantage compared to living at sea level.
关键词：Altitude Acclimatization;Football;Soccer;Match Performance;Hypoxia