1.Soccer World Cup Analysis Soccer World Cups 2006 - 2002 Since we are getting closer and closer to the next Soccer World Cup(2010), I thought I could analyse the soccer data of the participantteams. Data analysis can definitely not predict who the next winner is goingto be, since I do not have the data of the participant teams of the last4 years. What is available is the data of the 2 past world cups (2002 and 2006)at the FIFA web site http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html. We will try to analyze those data and mark each team'sperformance at the 2 last soccer world cups. Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland

2. Soccer World Cup AnalysisLet's have a look first at the absolute number of goals. Total number of goals in the last World Cup Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland 3. Soccer World Cup Analysis The total number of goals however does not tell us much, since a few teams played more games than others. Let's check the average number of goals with respect to the played games.Average number of goals in the last World CupCreated with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich,Switzerland 4. Soccer World Cup Analysis Let's see who has improved from 2002 to 2006...Total number of goals in the last 2 Soccer World Cups Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland 5. Soccer World Cup Analysis Average number of goals in the last 2 Soccer World Cups Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland 6. Soccer World Cup Analysis Total number of taken goals in thelast 2 Soccer World Cups Because everybody knows that soccer is not only about scoring goals.It is also about not taking any! Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland 7. Soccer World Cup AnalysisAverage number of taken goals in the last 2 Soccer World Cups Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland 8. Soccer World Cup Analysis Let's define now a fit measure, like: (# total goals - # taken goals) / # games Fit Measure for the last 2 Soccer World Cups Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland 9. Soccer World Cup Analysis Let's see this result in more details for the 2006 world cupTeam# games# goals# taken goals average(# goals) average(# taken goals) fit measure Argentina511 3 2 1 1.60 Brazil 510 2 2 0 1.60 Italy712 2 2 0 1.43 Spain494 2 1 1.25 Germany611 5 2 1 1.00 Switzerland440 1 0 1.00 France 793 1 0 0.86 England562 1 0 0.80 Portugal 662 1 0 0.67 Ecuador454 1 1 0.25 Netherlands432 1 0 0.25 Mexico 455 1 1 0.00 Paraguay 322 1 1 0.00 Belgium000 0 0 0.00 Cameroon 000 0 0 0.00 China PR 000 0 0 0.00 Denmark000 0 0 0.00 Ireland000 0 0 0.00 Nigeria000 0 0 0.00 Russia 000 0 0 0.00 Senegal000 0 0 0.00 Slovenia 000 0 0 0.00 South Africa 000 0 0 0.00 Turkey 000 0 0 0.00 Uruguay000 0 0 0.00 Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland 10. Soccer World Cup Analysis Team # games# goals# taken goals average(# goals) average(# taken goals) fit measure Australia 456 1 2 -0.25 Sweden434 1 1 -0.25 Angola312 0 1 -0.33 Cote d'Ivoire 356 2 2 -0.33 Croatia 323 1 1 -0.33 Czech Republic334 1 1 -0.33 Ukraine 557 1 1 -0.40 Ghana 446 1 2 -0.50 Korea Republic324 1 1 -0.67 Poland324 1 1 -0.67 Tunisia 336 1 2 -1.00 Iran326 1 2 -1.33 Togo315 0 2 -1.33 Trinidad and Tobago 304 0 1 -1.33 USA 326 1 2 -1.33 Japan 327 1 2 -1.67 Saudi Arabia327 1 2 -1.67 Costa Rica339 1 3 -2.00 Serbia and Montenegro 32101 3 -2.67Created with KNIME Report Designer. Provided by KNIME.com GmbH, Zurich,Switzerland