Month: June 2014

World Cup Countries by Population

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in millions
USA 318.2
Brazil 202
Nigeria 173.6
Russia 146
Japan 127
Mexico 119.7
Germany 80.7
Iran 77.5
France 65.9
Italy 60.9
England 53
Korea 50
Colombia 47.7
Spain 46.9
Argentina 42.6
Algeria 38.7
Ghana 27
Australia 23.5
Ivory Coast 23.2
Cameroon 20.5
Chile 17.6
Holland 16.7
Ecuador 15.7
Belgium 11.1
Greece 10.8
Portugal 10.4
Honduras 8.5
Switzerland 8.1
Hong Kong 7.2
Costa Rica 4.66
Croatia 4.2
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3.79
Uruguay 3.2
    Would be interesting to do a list of countries by number of soccer pitches. I think HK would be at the bottom of that one, probably even behind Vatican City and Monaco. The US Census did an interesting graphic on the World Cup and population. Let me see if I can get that in here too. wc]]>

USA World Cup Tiebreaker Scenarios in Group G

Wow, things can get quite complicated in the World Cup in just a matter of seconds. With the USA losing a win in the last seconds, the scenarios for tiebreakers in the next round are quite complex. Using this guide of World Cup Tie Breakers, I’ve tried to summarize the potential scenarios for each team. This is a work in progress so if I got it wrong expect an edit or update. Germany is into the next round if: Germany Wins, or Germany draws, or Portugal and Ghana draw, or Germany loses and Ghana wins, with the change in goal difference being +6 to Ghana (i.e. Ghana wins by 3 & Germany loses by 3, etc), or Germany loses and Portugal wins, with the change in goal difference being +9 to Portugal (i.e. Portugal wins by 5 & Germany loses by 4, etc, or Germany loses, and Portugal or Ghana do not win by enough to overtake Germany on goal difference AND on total goals scored. Germany loses and Portugal wins and all other tiebreakers are equal, Germany would progress on the fact they already beat Portugal. Germany loses and Ghana wins and all other tiebreakers are equal, then they would flip a coin.

OVP 468X60 (set 1)

USA is into the next round if: USA Wins, or USA draws, or Portugal and Ghana draw, or USA loses and Ghana wins, with the change in goal difference being +3 to Ghana (i.e. Ghana wins by 2 & USA loses by 1, etc), or USA loses and Portugal wins, with the change in goal difference being +6 to Portugal (i.e. Portugal wins by 5 & USA loses by 1, etc, or USA loses, and Portugal or Ghana do not win by enough to overtake the USA on goal difference AND total goals scored. USA loses and Ghana wins and all other tiebreakers are equal, the USA would progress on the fact they already beat Ghana. USA loses and Portugal wins and all other tiebreakers are equal, then they would flip a coin. Ghana is into the next round if: Ghana wins and Germany loses,  with the change in goal difference being +6 to Ghana (i.e. Ghana wins by 3 & Germany loses by 3, etc), or Ghana wins and the USA loses, with the change in goal difference being +3 to Ghana (i.e. Ghana wins by 2 & USA loses by 1, etc, or Ghana wins and the USA or Germany loses, with the change in total goals scored enough to overtake the losing USA or Germany on total goals scored. Ghana wins and Germany loses and the tiebreakers even out and Ghana wins a coin toss. Overplay_WorldCup_Promo Portugal is into the next round if: Portugal wins and Germany loses,  with the change in goal difference being +9 to Portugal (i.e. Portugal wins by 5 & Germany loses by 4, etc), or Portugal wins and the USA loses, with the change in goal difference being +6 to Portugal (i.e. Portugal wins by 2 & USA loses by 1, etc, or Portugal wins and the USA or Germany loses, with the change in total goals scored enough to overtake the losing USA or Germany on total goals scored. Portugal wins and the USA loses and the tiebreakers even out and Portugal wins a coin toss.  ]]>