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> There have been some surprises: from 10 of our favorite teams, 3 have been eliminated (Portugal, England, and, most surprisingly, Spain) So Italy, that won t
by talles 12y ago
> There have been some surprises: from 10 of our favorite teams, 3 have been eliminated (Portugal, England, and, most surprisingly, Spain)
So Italy, that won the world cup 4 times, wasn't one of the 10 favorites??
- carlob 12y agoKeep in mind that Etienne is French, there might be some bias here given our recent soccer history ;)
- etienneb 12y agoindeed ;)
- TheCoelacanth 12y agoI hardly think winning in 1934, 1938 or 1982 has any impact on present day results. Even claiming that the 2006 win has much bearing is a stretch since they have a different head coach and only 4 of the same players.
- rbonvall 12y agoThen England should not be a favorite either.
- TheCoelacanth 12y agoThe favorites are based on the team's recent performance, not on World Cup victories. For instance, the Netherlands have never won a World Cup, but their recent performance prior to this World Cup is undeniably better than either England or Italy, so they are ranked higher.
- nly 12y agoEngland were never a favourite. They were a 20/1 going in to the tournament.
- etienneb 12y agoUnfortunately for Italy, it did not have very good match records before the world cup, and was thus not in the top 10 of the previous post (http://blog.wolfram.com/2014/06/20/predicting-who-will-win-the-world-cup-with-wolfram-language/ http://blog.wolfram.com/2014/06/20/predicting-who-will-win-t...).