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Fifa World Cup: Factors That Explain The Performances Of National Football Teams, Shivaan Seth
Fifa World Cup: Factors That Explain The Performances Of National Football Teams, Shivaan Seth
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This paper examines the determinants of FIFA World Cup performances of nations. The study incorporates socioeconomic, cultural, demographic and football-specific factors to investigate how World Cup results can be explained. A linear regression is used to study the last five tournaments, and the model finds that being seeded for the draw, and the host country effect are statistically significant variables. Additionally, I discover two new variables – namely, having a star player and having become a member of FIFA before 1924, as being statistically significant in my analysis.