The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[HomokHarcos]

RolStoppable said:

HomokHarcos said:

In fact, Asia and Africa are overrepresented considering their performances. For example, in the 32 team era they both have 1/8 teams in the World Cup. So mathematically there should be 1 Asian and 1 African team in the quarterfinals every World Cup. But since 1998, there's only been 1 Asian team in the quarterfinals and 2 African teams.

I'd use the statistics for teams in the round of 16 to determine which federations are over- or underrepresented.

Asian and African teams make up around 2/16 teams mathematically in the World Cup, so in the 32 team era there should be 2 teams in the Round of 16.

1998: 0/16
2002: 2/16
2006: 0/16
2010: 2/16
2014: 0/16

Africa
1998: 1/16
2002: 1/16
2006: 1/16
2010: 1/16
2014: 2/16