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InsideTheGames
Portugal and Brazil most "overworked" teams at Qatar 2022 World Cup, FIFPRO report saysPortugal are the most overworked of the 32 squads preparing for the FIFA World Cup followed by Brazil and Mexico, based on the combined minutes played by those selected for since the start of the season. The report, entitled The Player Workload Journey, shows Portugal and Brazil's squads have each faced a combined workload of more than 30,000 minutes since the beginning of August, more than double some other World Cup participant teams. Meanwhile Virgil van Dijk, of Liverpool and The Netherlands, is the World Cup player with the most minutes played in the period between July 12 2021 and October 24 2022. FIFPRO has issued a report on player workloads before the World Cup begins ©FIFPROFIFPRO consultant Darren Burgess, a high-performance director who has worked for teams including Arsenal and Australia, said there is "a really high risk" of injury for World Cup players, both because of overload and underload. "I have no doubt each team will put on a tremendous show at the World Cup despite the challenging circumstances.
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