The first day of multiple games is here. Have limited time and not sure which match to watch? Don’t fret. In Brief See our World Cup interactive for the latest probabilities. — Allison McCann In Depth Two of today’s three matches feature two of the worst sides in the tournament: Cameroon and Australia. Fortunately, the […]
The first day of multiple games is here. Have limited time and not sure which match to watch? Don’t fret. In Brief See our World Cup interactive for the latest probabilities. — Allison McCann In Depth Two of today’s three matches feature two of the worst sides in the tournament: Cameroon and Australia. Fortunately, the […]
Brazil defeated Croatia 3-1 in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday — while looking about as bad as it could while winning by that scoreline. Its go-ahead goal came on a penalty kick following a dubious call by referee Yuichi Nishimura. Its third goal perhaps ought to have been stopped by Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa. […]
Brazil defeated Croatia 3-1 in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday — while looking about as bad as it could while winning by that scoreline. Its go-ahead goal came on a penalty kick following a dubious call by referee Yuichi Nishimura. Its third goal perhaps ought to have been stopped by Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa. […]
On Monday we released FiveThirtyEight’s World Cup predictions, which are based on an algorithm I created with ESPN in 2010, the Soccer Power Index (SPI). Our model has Brazil as the clear frontrunner — partly because of the substantial advantage to the host nation in the World Cup, and partly because SPI rates Brazil as […]
