Trends and Outliers

The 2010 FIFA World Cup – Can You Predict the Winner?

In terms of both spectators and participants, the game of football (or, more familiarly known as soccer to Americans) is, by most accounts, the most popular sport in world.  Therefore, it comes as no surprise that a fair amount of prognostication is underway surrounding the 2010 FIFA World Cup.  It seems just about everyone, from Wall Street Banks to Video Game Makers to even South African Witch Doctors, is predicting the final outcome and winning team.  There are many opportunities to throw your own hat in the ring, including  wagering sites such as the one highlighted in this article which offers a chance at winning a million Euro.

But you might first want to take a good look at Spotfire’s World Cup 2010 online app and arm yourself with additional insights.

Tibco has put together World Cup data trends dating back to 1930 and developed a neat analytic solution.  It allows you to examine country statistics, including World Cup appearances, wins, games played, goals scored, penalties, attendance rates, referee nationality, and more.  The application, which uses the TIBCO Spotfire WebPlayer, combined with its Spotfire Server and Statistic Services, also predicts the bracket finalists.  You can take Tibco’s word for it, or you can go one step further and upgrade or downgrade particular teams to impact the results based on your own set of opinions or hunches.

Have some fun checking out all the data and visual displays.  Who know – you might be able to predict the winner for yourself, and win a million Euro.

Sandy Rogers
Spotfire Blogging Team

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