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This project includes code to help select teams for a betting pool for the soccer World Cup 2018 based on some specific team selection constraints.
Disclaimer
The developer of this project accepts no responsibility for usage of this code. Using this code for betting purposes is extremely discouraged. If you still decide to use this code you should do so at your own risk.
Selection Criteria
Usage
You can run worldCupPredictor.py directly to see the simulation and picking results
Predictions
Predictions use a historical predictor that looks at the most recent games in World Cups only. There is much room for improvement here.
Simulating Group A
Egypt vs. Russia : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Egypt vs. Saudi Arabia : 1 - 0 (Egypt)
Egypt vs. Uruguay : 1 - 0 (Egypt)
Russia vs. Saudi Arabia : 1 - 0 (Russia)
Russia vs. Uruguay : 1 - 0 (Russia)
Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay : 0 - 0 (DRAW)
Team
★
P
W
L
D
GF
GA
Russia
7
3
2
0
1
3
1
winner
Egypt
7
3
2
0
1
3
1
runner up
Uruguay
1
3
0
2
1
0
2
Saudi Arabia
1
3
0
2
1
0
2
Simulating Group B
Iran vs. Morocco : 0 - 1 (Morocco)
Iran vs. Portugal : 0 - 2 (Portugal)
Iran vs. Spain : 0 - 1 (Spain)
Morocco vs. Portugal : 0 - 1 (Portugal)
Morocco vs. Spain : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Portugal vs. Spain : 0 - 1 (Spain)
Team
★
P
W
L
D
GF
GA
Spain
7
3
2
0
1
3
1
winner
Portugal
6
3
2
1
0
3
1
runner up
Morocco
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
Iran
0
3
0
3
0
0
4
Simulating Group C
Australia vs. Denmark : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Australia vs. France : 0 - 1 (France)
Australia vs. Peru : 1 - 2 (Peru)
Denmark vs. France : 2 - 0 (Denmark)
Denmark vs. Peru : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
France vs. Peru : 1 - 0 (France)
Team
★
P
W
L
D
GF
GA
France
6
3
2
1
0
2
2
winner
Denmark
5
3
1
0
2
4
2
runner up
Peru
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
Australia
1
3
0
2
1
2
4
Simulating Group D
Argentina vs. Croatia : 1 - 0 (Argentina)
Argentina vs. Iceland : 2 - 0 (Argentina)
Argentina vs. Nigeria : 1 - 0 (Argentina)
Croatia vs. Iceland : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Croatia vs. Nigeria : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Iceland vs. Nigeria : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Team
★
P
W
L
D
GF
GA
Argentina
9
3
3
0
0
4
0
winner
Croatia
2
3
0
1
2
2
3
runner up
Nigeria
2
3
0
1
2
2
3
Iceland
2
3
0
1
2
2
4
Simulating Group E
Brazil vs. Costa Rica : 1 - 0 (Brazil)
Brazil vs. Switzerland : 1 - 0 (Brazil)
Brazil vs. Serbia : 1 - 0 (Brazil)
Costa Rica vs. Switzerland : 0 - 1 (Switzerland)
Costa Rica vs. Serbia : 0 - 1 (Serbia)
Switzerland vs. Serbia : 0 - 0 (DRAW)
Team
★
P
W
L
D
GF
GA
Brazil
9
3
3
0
0
3
0
winner
Switzerland
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
runner up
Serbia
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Costa Rica
0
3
0
3
0
0
3
Simulating Group F
Germany vs. South Korea : 3 - 2 (Germany)
Germany vs. Mexico : 2 - 1 (Germany)
Germany vs. Sweden : 2 - 0 (Germany)
South Korea vs. Mexico : 1 - 3 (Mexico)
South Korea vs. Sweden : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Mexico vs. Sweden : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Team
★
P
W
L
D
GF
GA
Germany
9
3
3
0
0
7
3
winner
Mexico
4
3
1
1
1
5
4
runner up
Sweden
2
3
0
1
2
2
4
South Korea
1
3
0
2
1
4
7
Simulating Group G
Belgium vs. England : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Belgium vs. Panama : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Belgium vs. Tunisia : 1 - 0 (Belgium)
England vs. Panama : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
England vs. Tunisia : 1 - 0 (England)
Panama vs. Tunisia : 1 - 0 (Panama)
Team
★
P
W
L
D
GF
GA
Belgium
5
3
1
0
2
3
2
winner
England
5
3
1
0
2
3
2
runner up
Panama
5
3
1
0
2
3
2
Tunisia
0
3
0
3
0
0
3
Simulating Group H
Columbia vs. Japan : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Columbia vs. Poland : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Columbia vs. Senegal : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Japan vs. Poland : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Japan vs. Senegal : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Poland vs. Senegal : 1 - 1 (DRAW)
Team
★
P
W
L
D
GF
GA
Columbia
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
winner
Poland
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
runner up
Senegal
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
Japan
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
Simulating Knockout Stage: Round of 16
Russia vs. Portugal : 0 - 1 (Portugal)
France vs. Croatia : 2 - 1 (France)
Brazil vs. Mexico : 1 - 0 (Brazil)
Belgium vs. Poland : 2 - 1 (Belgium)
Spain vs. Egypt : 2 - 1 (Spain)
Argentina vs. Denmark : 1 - 0 (Argentina)
Germany vs. Switzerland : 1 - 0 (Germany)
Columbia vs. England : 1 - 2 (England)
Simulating Knockout Stage: Quarter-Finals
Portugal vs. France : 0 - 1 (France)
Brazil vs. Belgium : 2 - 0 (Brazil)
Spain vs. Argentina : 0 - 1 (Argentina)
Germany vs. England : 4 - 1 (Germany)
Simulating Knockout Stage: Semi-Finals
France vs. Brazil : 1 - 0 (France)
Argentina vs. Germany : 0 - 4 (Germany)
Simulating Knockout Stage: Third Place
Brazil vs. Argentina : 2 - 1 (Brazil)
Simulating Knockout Stage: Finals
France vs. Germany : 0 - 1 (Germany)
Finishing Order
Position
Team
Champion
Germany
Runner Up
France
Third
Brazil
Picks
Here are the picks based on the history (primary) and cost-based (secondary) predictors:
