Pascal Zuberbuhler
A former Switzerland goalkeeper who chaired FIFA's Technical Study Group for the 2026 World Cup.
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Chaired FIFA's Technical Study Group review
2026 FIFA World Cup: FIFA study finds winners regain the ball fasterBackground
Pascal Zuberbuhler chaired FIFA's Technical Study Group for the 2026 World Cup, whose review, published on 30 June, found that winning Teams regained possession roughly four seconds faster than the sides they beat.
A former Switzerland goalkeeper, Zuberbuhler now leads the FIFA panel of coaches and analysts that assesses the football at each World Cup, working alongside Arsene Wenger, FIFA's chief of global football development, and members including the Ghanaian coach Otto Addo.
The panel's findings went out with the knockout stage still to be played, the same day FIFA's chief refereeing officer, Pierluigi Collina, published his own officiating review.
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