Proceedings of The First International Conference on Global Innovation and Trends in Economy, InCoGITE, 7 November 2019, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Research Article

Managing Team Selection to Win The World Cup

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.7-11-2019.2295241,
        author={Jacob Donald Tan and Ian Nurpatria Suryawan and Richard  Andrew},
        title={Managing Team Selection to Win The World Cup},
        proceedings={Proceedings of The First International Conference on Global Innovation and Trends in Economy,  InCoGITE, 7 November 2019, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={INCOGITE},
        year={2020},
        month={5},
        keywords={football world cup management teamwork archival research},
        doi={10.4108/eai.7-11-2019.2295241}
    }
    
  • Jacob Donald Tan
    Ian Nurpatria Suryawan
    Richard Andrew
    Year: 2020
    Managing Team Selection to Win The World Cup
    INCOGITE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.7-11-2019.2295241
Jacob Donald Tan1,*, Ian Nurpatria Suryawan2, Richard Andrew3
  • 1: Universitas Pelita Harapan
  • 2: STIE Trisakti
  • 3: Universitas Tarumanagara
*Contact email: jacob.tan@uph.edu

Abstract

Managing team selection for the World Cup is as challenging as managing human resources in business. Currently only a few countries have won the World Cup in the biggest sporting event in the world. In fact, many countries today are yearning to win the World Cup. Managing team selection of the 23-man squad is pivotal and particularly when fielding the 11 players on the field. This research examined archives of World Cup teams from 1930-2018 to investigate the selections of players from their clubs to attain information whether fielding more players from the same soccer club impacted the probability to win the World Cup. The findings showed there is a pattern especially since World Cup 2006 that fielding more players from the same club determines a team’s victorious destiny.