Interestingly, of the 18 World Cups held to date, the continental victors have been split right down the middle: nine South American and nine European countries. According to a report by the Swiss financial firm UBS, the teams with the best chance of making the World Cup Final this summer are Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, France, and Argentina, in that order. This listing takes into consideration past performance, host status, and something called the Elo Rating, which determines current strength based on goals scored, strength of opponents, match location, and whether the game was an official competition or not. So there you have it . . . and we'll just have to wait and see if the economists know anything about predicting success at the World Cup!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Euro-South American Axis?
Interestingly, of the 18 World Cups held to date, the continental victors have been split right down the middle: nine South American and nine European countries. According to a report by the Swiss financial firm UBS, the teams with the best chance of making the World Cup Final this summer are Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, France, and Argentina, in that order. This listing takes into consideration past performance, host status, and something called the Elo Rating, which determines current strength based on goals scored, strength of opponents, match location, and whether the game was an official competition or not. So there you have it . . . and we'll just have to wait and see if the economists know anything about predicting success at the World Cup!
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