How many miles on average do you think soccer plays run during each match? We break it down for you here:
Ivan Perišić covered the most ground across the 2018 World Cup.. He was followed by teammates Ivan Rakitić and Luka Modrić for the longest distance run during the tournament. Perišić’s 45-plus miles are almost enough to make it all the way across Qatar from east to west.
It’s no surprise that three Croatian starters topped the list in 2018. Not only did the team reach the World Cup Final, but its first three elimination rounds games all required 30 minutes of extra time, with two of those matches going to penalty kicks. The 2014 World Cup was evidently a more fast-paced competition. Germany’s Thomas Müller led that competition with a total distance of 52.2 miles in seven matches. Like Croatia, Germany made it all the way to the World Cup Final that year.The fastest soccer players in the world can exceed 20 miles per hour.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Croatia’s Ante Rebić clocked the fastest sprint speeds of the 2018 World Cup at 21.13 miles per hour. Chelsea’s Antonio Rüdiger topped the charts in the Premier League last season with a maximum sprint speed of 22.82 miles per hour (h/t
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