As the 2014 World Cup kicks off this week, we thought it
would be fun to put together a bracket based on which countries have the best
transportation infrastructure. We utilized
the World
Bank’s rankings of each country’s infrastructure to determine which World
Cup teams would advance. Using the World
Cup’s groups and bracket, we simply selected the countries that have the best infrastructure
as the winner. Here’s how it all shakes
out:
Group A:
Brazil
Croatia
Mexico
Cameroon
Advancing: 1. Mexico, 2. Brazil
Group B:
Spain
Chile
Netherlands
Australia
Advancing: 1. Netherlands, 2. Australia
Group C:
Columbia
Greece
Ivory Coast
Japan
Advancing: 1. Japan, 2. Greece
Group D:
Italy
England
Uruguay
Coasta Rica
Advancing: 1. England, 2. Italy
Group E:
France
Switzerland
Ecuador
Honduras
Advancing: 1. Switzerland, 2. France
Group F
Argentina
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Nigeria
Iran
Advancing: 1. Argentina, 2. Nigeria
Group G:
Germany
Portugal
United States
Ghana
Advancing: 1. Germany, 2. United
States
Group H:
Russia
Belgium
South Korea
Algeria
Advancing: 1. Belgium, 2. South Korea
Now that we’re down to
the round of 16, here’s how the bracket plays out.
Observations about the bracket:
- With the top infrastructure globally, Germany is our World Cup champion. This is not a bad pick considering Germany is one of the favorites according to most experts. ESPN’s Nate Silver gives Brazil a 45% chance to win, Argentina 13%, Germany 11% and Spain 8%. No other team has more than a 4% chance to win.
- As you can see, heavy-favorite Brazil is upset in the first round according to our methodology.
- Another top-pick, Argentina, also makes an early exit in this bracket.
- The United States and Japan making the final four would be shocking according to most oddsmakers.
So, that’s how our bracket plays out. Who do you have winning yours?
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