Our former coach Otto Addo has been selected as a member of the Technical Study Group (TSG) for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
The former Borussia Dortmund forward, who is on record as having qualified Ghana for two consecutive World Cup tournaments, will work under the guidance of Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger during this summer’s World Cup.
Led by Pascal Zuberbühler, the Technical Study Group will feature Otto Addo, Tobin Heath, Jürgen Klinsmann, Jayne Ludlow, Michael O’Neill, Gilberto Silva, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Paulo Wanchope, Aron Winter, and Pablo Zabaleta. The team of experts will provide deeper insights into all 104 FIFA World Cup 2026™ matches.
For the first time in FIFA World Cup™ history, fans will also get real-time insights from the group.
FIFA has unveiled the TSG for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, which will provide cutting-edge analysis of all matches at the competition while increasing and developing the understanding of the game across the world.
During the tournament, FIFA will share the most advanced metrics and performance data in FIFA World Cup™ history with the worldwide TV and online audience, as well as with the participating teams and their players. Developed by FIFA’s FPI team and Mr. Wenger, the Enhanced Football Intelligence service will offer new and exciting insights to enrich the coverage and analysis of every game through a unique set of in-match and post-match visuals presented as augmented reality and traditional graphics.
“The Technical Study Group helps identify trends in the game, prepare future generations for football’s development and contribute to making the sport more exciting by highlighting the qualities players will need in the future,” said Mr. Wenger.
“With an unprecedented level of high-quality data, the TSG will be able to describe, analyse and interpret what is happening on the pitch in a way that inspires both technical experts and football fans. We are not only collecting more data than before but also trying to strike the right balance between technical expertise and data. At the same time, we want to share our technical observations in real time during the tournament.”
The TSG will analyse all 104 matches at this year’s FIFA World Cup from a unique tactical position at the stadium or from their dedicated performance suite in Miami. They will have access to six video angles and thousands of data points live during each match. The players crowned in the tournament awards will also be selected by TSG members.
The home of the TSG is the FIFA Training Centre, an innovative platform available to players and coaches across the world. In a first for the FIFA World Cup, fans will also be able to get real-time insights from the TSG through the FIFA Training Centre social media accounts and YouTube channel.
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