Analyzing the World Cup using Google Cloud

Authored by: Steve Sandmeyer

After a 40-year run by the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, the current World Cup Trophy was created in 1971 and was first awarded in 1974 to West Germany. It was formed from 18 carat gold and is worth more…

One more match to go in our analysis of the World Cup using Google Cloud. Prior to and throughout the World Cup, we’ve talked through a lot of analysis workflows. We talked about data coverage, how we use GCP to to manage all data, turn it into predictive features and finally model it. In the end…

Only two more matches remain as we continue our analysis of World Cup using Google Cloud.

The third place match in World Cup play has come under increased scrutiny with each passing tournament. More and more, with each subsequent World Cup, the…

Welcome back to our analysis of the World Cup using Google Cloud. We’ve previously written about topics like our data coverage, expected goals models and a whole bunch of games. In this post we are going to talk about the features…

Semi-final mania has gripped fan bases around the globe as we continue our analysis of World Cup using Google Cloud. Today we preview England vs Croatia — both of whom are on the verge of entering rarified air. Croatia has never advanced to a final. England won the one and only…

The semi-finals are upon us as we continue our analysis of World Cup using Google Cloud with a preview of France and Belgium. The two nations share part of a border with each other (620 kilometers to be precise) and one can only imagine what kind of fever pitch this match has created in that…

An interesting quarterfinal match on tap between Russia and Croatia as we continue our analysis of World Cup using Google Cloud. Croatia is looking to match their best World Cup showing since 1998, when they advanced to the semifinals. Russia hasn’t advanced to the semifinals since 1966…

As quarterfinal play continues, we continue our analysis of World Cup using Google Cloud featuring a matchup between England and Sweden. Both teams are entering rarely chartered waters. England has advanced to a semifinal just twice — once in 1966 — the year they hosted and won their only…

The field is dwindling, the pressure is mounting, and emotions are at a near breaking point here in in the quarterfinal round. We continue our analysis of World Cup using Google Cloud by featuring the match between France and Uruguay.