Exploratory Data Analysis - The FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men’s national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War.
The Challenge:
- How many matches were played each world cup year from 1930.
- Total goals scored for each tournament year.
- All teams who have reached finals and how many times.
- All teams who have reached semis and how many times.
- How many goals and average goals scored in all semi-finals.
- How many goals and average goals scored in all quarter-finals.
- How many goals and average number scored in all finals
- How many matches were played outside quarter-finals and above.
Action: Used Python and applied exploratory data analysis techniques to explore the FIFA World Cup event from 1930 - 2014.
Skills/Packages Used: Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, EDA
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