This network object contains the passing data among the starting players for the 2010 World Cup Netherlands team.

Format

A network object with 11 vertices and 108 arcs

Details

The edges attribute passes contains the total number of passes from one player to the second player across all of the matches through the final championship game. The data are all obtained from http://www.fifa.com/.

Node characteristics:

  • vertex.names - Player's jersey number

  • lname - Player's last name

  • pos - Player position (DF,FW,GK,MF)

Edge characteristics:

  • passes - Total number of passes from player 1 to player 2

References

Pena, J. L., Touchette, H. (2012). A network theory analysis of football strategies. http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.6904