Broadening our understanding of injury mechanisms to include at-risk situations: an overview of potential injuries at the FIFA men’s World Cup Qatar 2022^TM

Figures & data

Figure 1. Data collection process for the medical coding.

Table 1. Scoring options for medical coding variables.

Variable	Coding options (level 1)	Coding options (level 2)	Coding options (level 3)
Player injury signs	Player down Player indication
Other player reactions	Kick out of play – own team Kick out of play – opponent Playing on – own team Playing on – opponent No signs Unclear
Referee reaction	Stop play Play on – ref Not noticed Unclear
Foul play	Stop play Play on	Committed by injured player Committed by other player	No sanction Yellow card Red card
Injury location	Body part
Contact type	Direct contact Indirect contact Non-contact Unclear	Opponent-to-player Teammate-to-player Object-to-player	Body part
Player velocity	Walking Jumping Running Sliding Unidentifiable	Take Off In Air Landing Falling Linear Run Curved Run Direction Change Other Run Acceleration Steady Speed Deceleration
Game reaction	Kick Out – Own Team Kick Out – Opp Team Play On – Own Team Play On – Opp Team No Signs Unidentifiable Referee Intervention	Play Stopped Play On No Action Unidentifiable	Foul For Foul Against Teammate Foul For Teammate Foul Against Other Injury Stoppage
Medic required	Medic required Medic not required	On Pitch Pitch Side
Outcome	No Action Required Return to Play Taken Off – Waking Taken Off – Stretcher End of Play Goalkeeper Sub

Figure 2. Number of potential injuries by body location and player velocity at the time of incident. U/I: Unidentifiable, NA: variables did not have a second level of coding.

Figure 3. Number of potential injuries by body location and player action conducted at the time of incident. GK: Goalkeeper, U/I: Unidentifiable, N/A: Not applicable.

Table 2. Number and percentage of potential injuries grouped by player actions and medical assessment.

Player action	Actions leading to potential injury situations N. (%)	Action leading to potential injury situations with medical assessment N. (%)	Total number of player actions in the tournament
Pass	188 (0.31%)	25 (0.04%)	61,480
Aerial Duel	75 (1.55%)	21 (0.43%)	4,851
Ball Progression	57 (2.11%)	11 (0.40%)	2,707
Tackle	35 (0.83%)	7 (1.62%)	4240
Duel	33 (2.96%)	4 (0.39%)	1,113
Clearance	27 (0.66%)	3 (0.07%)	4,089
Offer to receive	24 (0.03%)	3 (<0.01%)	73,126
Loose Ball	21 (0.29%)	3 (0.04%)	7,254
Defensive Event	20 (0.15%)	6 (0.05%)	13,394
Pressing	20 (0.05%)	2 (<0.01%)	37,313
Offer In Behind	11 (0.01%)	1 (<0.01%)	111,760
Interception	9 (0.92%)	1 (0.102%)	978
Attempt at Goal	9 (0.61%)	3 (0.203%)	1,476
Pushing on	7 (0.02%)	0 (0%)	44,384
Claimed	3 (1.08%)	2 (0.722%)	277
Physical Duel	3 (0.58%)	1 (0.195%)	514
Take On Against	3 (0.29%)	0 (0%)	1,018
Cross	3 (0.13%)	0 (0%)	2,344
Throw in	3 (0.11%)	0 (0%)	2,624
Possession Contest	3 (0.05%)	0 (0%)	6,478
Unintentional Touch	2 (0.5%)	0 (0%)	398
GK Throw	2 (0.35%)	0 (0%)	572
Goalkick	2 (0.33%)	1 (0.166%)	604
Goalkick From Hands	1 (4%)	0 (0%)	25
Tipped	1 (3.03%)	1 (3.03%)	33
Punched 2 Hands	1 (1.92%)	1 (1.92%)	52
Save Attempt	1 (0.32%)	0 (0%)	315
Corner	1 (0.17%)	1 (0.18%)	572

Figure 4. Number of potential injuries by player position and body location. U/I: Unidentifiable.

Figure 5. Median duration of medical assessment on-pitch and off-pitch by body location. Whiskers represent data within 1.5 IQR. U/I: Unidentifiable.

Data availability statement

The raw data that supports the findings of this study are available from FIFA Medical ([email protected]), upon reasonable request. This currently includes clear description of intended use and willingness to sign a data sharing agreement. Procedures for making the data publicly available are underway at the time of this submission.