FIFA World Cup In Brazil Research Articles

A QUALIDADE DA COPA DO MUNDO DA FIFA BRASIL 2014 NAS CIDADES-SEDE

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se a percepção que os torcedores têm da qualidade da Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014 varia consoante os locais onde o evento foi realizado. Foram recolhidos 3.042 questionários em cinco cidades-sede da Copa. Os resultados obtidos através de uma análise fatorial confirmatória indicaram boas qualidades psicométricas do modelo usado para medir a qualidade. Os testes MANOVA indicaram diferenças significativas na avaliação da qualidade do evento entre os participantes nas cinco cidades-sede. Os resultados foram discutidos, apontando-se as principais implicações na organização de eventos esportivos, bem como sugestões para futuras pesquisas

Maximum Locomotor Speed of the Best Football Players at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil

In comprehensive preparation of a player to football competition special attention is paid to his predispositions in terms of speed abilities. Therefore, the authors’ objective was to analyse maximum locomotor speed of players of the four best national teams competing during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, including specifying the differences in terms of speeds of these national teams and players in corresponding playing positions of individual teams. The analysis used data obtained using the Castrol Performance Index, a kinematic method and in order to present significance of differences between the studied teams and playing positions one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed. The study showed that the mean maximum running speed of the players of the four best teams of the World Cup was 8.34 metres/ second. The mean maximum locomotive speed of the defenders in semi-finalist teams of the tournament was 8.29 m/s, while the midfielders’ speed was – 8.16 m/s, the forwards’ – 8.48 m/s and the goalkeepers’ – 7.40 m/s. The players who had a maximum speed of 9 m/s or more were the Dutchman Ron Vlaar (9.16 m/s) and the Argentines Jose Maria Basanta (9.09 m/s) and Angel Di Maria (9.17 m/s). There is no significant difference between the world’s best teams, including between their corresponding playing positions, in the level of maximum running speeds determining the dynamics of the game.

Mundial FIFA 2014 en San Paulo y sus impactos: estádio arena Corinthians como equipamiento de ocio

It was estimated that the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014 should add 183,2 billion reais to the (GDP) until 2019, from which 47,5 billion reais would go to ...

Using Big Data and Real-Time Analytics to Support Smart City Initiatives

Abstract: A central issue in the context of smart cities is related to the capability to acquire timely information about city events. This paper describes a platform which focuses on processing messages posted in Twitter social network. Key issues here are the high throughput a large volume of data per second that needs to be processed, and the need to process ill formed natural language texts. With these in mind the platform has pipelined modules for robust, fast, real time tweet acquisition and storage, filtering of several kinds, natural language processing and sentiment analysis, that feed a final analysis and visualization module. A case study of sentiment analysis during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is used to validate the effort made so far.

Business Case for Night Deliveries in the City of São Paulo During the 2014 World Cup

Events that mobilize large crowds, such as the 2014 FIFA World Cup, present challenging obstacles to operations attempting to deliver goods efficiently in major urban centers. This study presents a logistics business case that implemented a pilot project during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, which shifted delivery times to off-hour deliveries (10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.). The pilot project was implemented to identify the constraints and opportunities related to off-hour deliveries in São Paulo, Brazil. Additionally, the project was able to address the congestion and delays experienced during daytime deliveries. The study relied on a partnership forged among a logistics company, a sportswear company, and an academic center, and there was no government support for this case study or project.

소셜 빅데이터를 활용한 올림픽 · 월드컵 화제성에 관한 연구

The purpose of this research is to understand the degree of concern about the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup and to suggest basic data for establishment of marketing strategies through collecting search volume in the venue of those two events and finding its decision factors and the difference in search volume by country, region, season, and venue.BR For the purpose of the study, we collected data from 4 countries, Canada, the UK, Brazil, and South Korea - for comparison with domestic data - where Olympics and World Cup were held from 2010 to 2014, and 5 events were selected as the subjects of the study (the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, the London 2012 Olympics Games, the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil). Oneway ANOVA and DecisionTree were used for statistical processing. The conclusion of this study are as follows.BR BR 1. Is there difference between the search volume between the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup?BR The search volume was different between the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup: it was greater in FIFA World Cup in all events and duration between 2010 and 2014. In the UK and Brazil which top soccer countries, the search volume for FIFA World Cup was greater than that of the Olympics.BRBR 2. Is there difference by countries regarding the degree of concern about the (summer/winter) Olympics and FIFA World Cup?BR 1) The search volume for the Olympics was different by countries. In particular, throughout the target period (2010-2014), the greatest was found in Brazil, while low in South Korea and the UK. No difference was found during the events.BR 2) There was no difference by countries in search volume for FIFA World Cup.BRBR 3. Is there difference in the degree of concern by season (off-season, Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics, FIFA World Cup, before and after Winter Olympics, before and after Summer Olympics, and before and after FIFA World Cup)?BR 1) The search volume for the Olympics was different by season. It reached its peak during the events, with the highest for the Summer Olympics.BR 2) The search volume for the FIFA World Cup was different by season. It reached its peak during the events, with the highest just before the events.BRBR 4. Is there difference according to hosting experience (current venue, previous venue, next venue, no hosting experience)?BR 1) The search volume for the Olympics was different by hosting experience. It was the highest in the current venue while the lowest in the countries with no hosting experience.BR 2) The search volume for FIFA World Cup was not different by hosting experience.BRBR 5. Is there difference by event (the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the London 2012 Olympics Games, the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, and 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil)?BR The search volume was different by event. It was high for the London 2012 Olympics Games, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, and 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil while low for the Winter Olympics (the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games).BRBR 6. What are the decision factors in the search volume for the Olympics and FIFA World Cup?BR The most important decision factor of the search volume was ‘Season’ for the Olympics, ‘Country’ for the Summer Olympics , and ‘Hosting Experience’ and ‘Event’ for other seasons (Winter Olympics, before and after Summer Olympics, before and after Winter Olympics, and off-season) The greatest search volume was found in Brazil during the London Olympics, which is followed by Canada, the venue of the event, during the Winter Olympics. The third was taken by London and South Korea, which showed high search volume during the London Summer Olympics. The fourth was given to Canada during the Sochi Winter Olympics.BR In regards of FIFA World Cup, Canada’s search volume was the greatest during the FIFA World Cup Brazil, the second was Brazil’s during the FIFA World Cup South Africa, and the third was in the UK’s during the FIFA World Cup Brazil, which precedes Brazil’s during the FIFA World Cup Brazil.BR

The turn of the south? Social and economic impacts of mega-events in India, Brazil and South Africa

In the neoliberal era, competing to host global sporting events has become a prominent urban promotion strategy, and with a few exceptions, the scholarly focus has been on the western experience. In contrast, this paper focuses on the south experience with specific reference to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. A common argument is that such sporting events provide global marketing opportunities that can attract foreign investment, which may serve as catalysts for development. A key goal is to promote the status and power of the post-colonial nation-state (although ironically ceding sovereignty to entities like FIFA for the duration of events). While there are some benefits, especially in terms of infrastructure development, the Indian, Brazilian and South African experience suggests that the privileged tend to benefit at the expense of the poor, and socio-economic inequalities were exacerbated. These points are illustrated in this paper with reference to evictions, loss of livelihoods and violations of human rights. Disturbingly, the cost of constructing new sports’ facilities and associated infrastructure escalated phenomenally from the original bid-document estimates, without any public oversight, and some are destined to be white elephants. The mega-events were largely organised and funded by the governments in consultation with the private sector, with little or no accountability to citizens, although such decisions had major implications in terms of the diversion of public spending priorities from more urgent social needs such as housing, healthcare and education.

Use and abuse of medication during 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: a retrospective survey

ObjectiveTo examine the use of medication of top-level male players during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.DesignRetrospective survey.Participants/information736 top level players.SettingThe teams’ physicians disclosed a list of the medications used...

A Study on public confidence in the sports commentators of each broadcasting company with the use of IPA and MDS - focusing on broadcasting of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil -

A Study on public confidence in the sports commentators of each broadcasting company with the use of IPA and MDS - focusing on broadcasting of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil -

Total Distance Covered During Football (Soccer) Matches Predict Performance in the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014

Total Distance Covered During Football (Soccer) Matches Predict Performance in the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014

Antidoping programme and biological monitoring before and during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

BackgroundThe FIFA has implemented an important antidoping programme for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.AimTo perform the analyses before and during the World Cup with biological monitoring of blood and urine...

The Sentiment Revealed in Social Networks during the Games of the Brazilian Team in the 2014 World Cup

The participation of people in social networks is undeniably a contemporary phenomenon that presents as a characteristic not only the flow of explicit information in data form, natural and complex, but also some information (data) from the network's own movement. It is in this context that this article fits with the purpose of revealing information that is implied in participatory movements of sociotechnical networks. For this, one can rely on the conceptual theoretical contribution about Actor-Network Theory (ANT), by Bruno Latour (2012): “follow things through the networks they carry”. It is believed that by following the movements of social networks, one can view information that reflects feelings and actions that are implied in the connections about facts and events. In this article, the author will analyze and monitor social networks during the games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. This approach brings us to an applied research and experimental.

The association of environmental heat stress with performance: analysis of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

ObjectiveThe 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil included 64 matches in temperate to tropical environmental conditions. We analysed performance data in relation to the environmental conditions to identify potential association.MethodsWet-bulb globe...

Professional Education in Contemporary Brazilian Society: Public Policies and Pronatec Cup Program Analysis

Abstract This research is result of contemporary public policies's analisys implemented under the Brazilian society, related to vocational education, conducted of the current educational context in Brazil by surveying projects that provide vocational education, highlighting the initiative at the Program “Pronatec Cup”, which aims to train workers to meet the needs of skilled manpower for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. The methodology used is the critical analysis of theoretical frameworks that address the topic of this research, discussing possibilities of contribution or not of this program to improve the living conditions and stay in the labor market for their participants.

FOOTBALL, BRAZIL AND THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL

Este ensaio trata de questões relacionadas a questionamentos sobre o papel do intelectual público e da universidade como recursos para tratar de questões públicas e assumir ativamente o engajamento público como parte do contrato universitário. O ensaio trabalha com os protestos sociais e políticos que antecederam à Copa do Mundo da FIFA, em 2014, no Brasil, como base para pesquisar duas interrogações: Para que servem as universidades? Que oportunidades são proporcionadas pelo esporte para se atuar como intelectual público e ser recurso de esperança no mundo de hoje? Este pequeno estudo sobre o futebol, o Brasil e o papel do intelectual se baseia em fontes primárias e secundárias. O artigo conclui com a recomendação de que as pessoas que trabalham no esporte e por meio dele na universidade têm um meio ideal para trabalhar com o público sobre as questões que são importantes para o público, e devem usar integralmente essa oportunidade.

Analysis of the Longest Distances Run by the Best Soccer Players at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014

The aim of the study was, among other things, to characterise the maximum distance run by the four best teams in the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, including individual tactical formations and players who played for at least 90 minutes in the whole tournament. In total, the highest results of 68 players were established. In the analysis data obtained using Castrol Performance Index method were used. The mean maximum distance run by players of the tournament semi-finalist teams in the 24 analysed games was 11.63 km. The mean by the analysed defenders was 11.75 km, whereas for midfielders it was 12.02 km, for forwards – 11.02 km, and for goalkeepers – 5.65 km. In group of all 68 respondents soccer players a distance of over 15 km in one game was obtained by Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller and Lucas Biglia.

Brazilian World Cup 2014: Terrorism, Tourism, and Social Conflict

The World cup transcends the interests of culture and nations worldwide. Every 4 years, delegations from the four corners of the world compete for a month. The mass tourist demand an event of this caliber generates prompts policy makers and tourism scholars to devote considerable time in planning in detail the infrastructure and service industry for the benefit of incomers. Unfortunately, in areas of the world plagued by political instability, some groups may use the media events to communicate radical messages to the state. For similar reasons many specialists have studied terrorist attack prevention in the context of event management. This present article is based on the FIFA World Cup in Brazil 2014 to illustrate that terrorism and tourism have been historically intertwined.

Getting the sense knocked out of you

The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport has published a range of papers on concussion and head injury in sport. Whilst perhaps such events are less common than a range of other injuries we witness across sports, the longer-term outcomes can be significant. In an earlier editorial this year1 I discussed with excitement the coming FIFA World Cup in Brazil and pointed to the vast contributions that sports medicine and sports science make to football (soccer). The excitement came true – the world witnessed the usual array of high-level skills, the underdog performing well, well-ranked teams bowing out early, instances of fair and also the occasional unfair play (including a biting incident!), the usual drama of football, and eventually a closely fought final.

Untreated dentofacial deformity: in defence of Luis Suárez

uring the recent FIFA World Cup in Brazil, one of the most ontroversial episodes concerned the conduct of Uruguayan orward Luis Suarez. In the second half of Uruguay’s group xture with Italy on 24 June 2014, he was involved in a colliion with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, and both ended p on the turf. There was immediate world-wide condemnation of a erceived third biting offence by Suarez, and FIFA promptly cheduled a disciplinary hearing. In his defence Suarez enied the charges and stated: “I lost my balance... falling on op of my opponent... I hit my face against [Chiellini], leaving small bruise on my cheek and a strong pain in my teeth”.1 he disciplinary panel, however, was not persuaded by this rgument, and issued an unprecedented and severe sanction hat included a total ban from all footballing activities for 4 onths. The punitive nature of the ban was influenced by the layer’s apparent lack of insight and remorse. The authors wish to highlight Suarez’s evident dentofacial eformity, which could partly explain his version of events nd Chiellini’s tooth-related bruising to his left shoulder. uarez has an untreated severe skeletal class II division 1 alocclusion with associated vertical maxillary excess. The ass media reported that Suarez’s defence was dismissed out f hand as ridiculous, and this could be because his maloccluion is not recognised. However, it has been well documented hat people with a severe class II malocclusion have a coniderably higher incidence of dental trauma as a result of ripping or falling, and in this instance, the collision involved a ace-to-shoulder mechanism, which could potentially be conistent with the contact being inadvertent as Suarez claimed. recent Cochrane systematic review highlighted the fact

The Packbots Are Coming: Boosting security at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

High-tech robots called packbots [1] will be unleashed during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil to help boost security and examine suspicious objects [2]. The Brazilian government purportedly spent US$7.2 million to buy 30 military-grade robots from the designer iRobot that will police the stadiums throughout Brazil?s 12 host cities during soccer matches [3].