Wed 5 Jul 06
Did the Bean Counters Beat Us?
A while back I posted this report from Union Bank of Switzerland that predicted an Italian World Cup win. Some of their other predictions were a bit off, but did their number-crunching account for what was to many of us the unforeseen offensive strength in Lippi’s side?
The Swiss economists fared better than Four Four Two magazine and the boffins behind Football Manager 2006. In a series of three computer simulations of the World Cup, England and Germany reached the finals, with England winning twice.
Paul Canniff
