SUMMARY
Penalties, free-kicks (direct-indirect), throw-ins, corner kicks and goal kicks are known to be as set-pieces. In this study; examination of set-pieces’ effects on scoring goals were targeted and, in this context, the competitions of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup were analyzed. As a part of this study, 64 competitions of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup were analyzed depending on penalties and set-pieces (free-kicks, corner kicks and throw-ins etc.) ending with goals. “E-Analyze Soccer” computer program were used to analyze the set-piece organizations in the competitions at the tournament. The findings were registered and interpreted via SPSS (18.0) program upon calculations of frequencies and percentages. 21 (%12.43) of the all goals scored in this tournament were from penalties, 23 (%13.61) from free-kicks, 22 (%13.02) from corner kicks and 2 (%1.18) from throw-ins. Throughout the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, 169 goals were scored in total with an average of 2.64 goals per game and, 68 (%40.24) of all the goals were recorded as score following the set-pieces. In the tournament, 21 (%72.41) penalties out of 29 resulted with goals. A major part of the goals scored from corner kicks were completed via headings (%77.27) and rest with kicks (%22.73). A great amount of completing goal scoring kicks following corner kicks were recorded with right foot (%81.82) and the rest with left foot (%18.18). As a result, the goals scored after the set-pieces amongst the all goals scored during the World Cup are to be rather important to effect the game and to reserve a considerable place on the scoreboard. Thus, in order to achieve the success through the tournaments and to complete the competitions as aspired, the set-pieces’ effective use and, in defense, the countermeasures to exercise against the set-pieces of opponent teams emerges as a crucial matter. Hereby, it is momentously suggested to accommodate more tactical trainings about set-pieces during the trainings as it might most likely to contribute a lot to team performance.?Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetPenaltilar, serbest vuruslar (direkt-endirekt), taç atislari, köse vuruslari ve kale vuruslari, futbolda duran toplar olarak adlandirilmaktadir. Bu çalisma, futbolda duran toplarin, maçlarda atilan goller üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi ve bu kapsamda Rusya’da düzenlenen 2018 FIFA Dünya kupasindaki müsabakalarin analiz edilmesi amaciyla yapilmistir. Çalismada, 2018 FIFA Futbol Dünya kupasinda oynanan 64 müsabakada, kullanilan penaltilar ile duran top sonrasi golle sonuçlanan serbest vurus, köse vurusu ve taç atislarinin analizi yapilmistir. Turnuvada oynanan müsabakalarda, kullanilan duran top organizasyonlarini (penalti, serbest vurus, köse vuruslari ve taç atislari) analiz etmek için bilgisayar ortaminda “e-analyze soccer” futbol analiz programi kullanilmistir. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 18.0 programinda kaydedilmis, frekans ve yüzde degerleri hesaplandiktan sonra yorumlanmistir. Turnuvada atilan gollerin %12.43’ü (21 gol) penaltidan gelirken, %13.61’inin (23 gol) serbest vurus, %13.02’sinin (22 gol) köse vurusu ve %1.18’inin de (2 gol) taç atisi sonrasinda olmak üzere, maç basina 2,64 gol ortalamasi ile 2018 FIFA Futbol Dünya kupasinda atilan toplam 169 golün 68’inin (%40.24) duran toplar sonrasinda gerçeklestigi belirlenmistir. Turnuvada kullanilan 29 penaltinin 21’inin (%72.41) golle sonuçlandigi, köse vurusu sonrasi atilan gollerin %18.18’inin sol ayakla, %81.82’sinin sag ayakla kullanilan köse vuruslari sonrasinda olusurken, gollerin %77.27’si kafa vurusu ile, %22.73’ü ise ayakla kaydedilmistir. Sonuç olarak, dünya kupasinda atilan goller içerisinde duran top organizasyonlari sonrasinda meydana gelen gollerin oldukça önemli bir yer tuttugu görülmektedir. Takimlarin turnuvalarda basarili olabilmesi ve müsabakalardan istenilen sonuçlarla ayrilabilmeleri açisindan, duran toplarin etkili kullanimi ve kullanilan duran toplara karsi alinacak önlemler üzerine hazirlanmis taktiksel antrenmanlara çalismalarda daha da fazla yer verilmesinin takim performansina oldukça önemli katkilar saglayacagi söylenebilir.