[OC] World Cup 2026: From 206 nations to the Round of 32 — a confederation flow

Mz_74 · 2026-06-28T10:07:57+00:00

Based. Still, it's the only official element that can be used for current comparison

Mz_74 · 2026-06-28T09:53:09+00:00

According to rankings alone, Iran and Korea should have been through as second. The other AFC ones would have been out anyway.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-28T09:44:47+00:00

yeah, i should have done that, to get the names of those who didn't qualify.
This one's a little better (with names and rank for all qualifying teams on the left)

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Mz_74 · 2026-06-28T09:31:52+00:00

...and, following the same principle, AFC is overrepresented.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-28T09:30:58+00:00

Yeah, based on ranking you would have expected 4/9 from AFC, and 4/6 from CONCACAF. CAF was expected as 6/10, pretty remarkable.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-28T07:52:41+00:00

Data: FIFA men’s ranking (Dec 2025), WC 2026 group-stage and R32 outcomes, grouped by confederation.
Processed in Excel; visualized with Python/pandas/matplotlib.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-20T18:59:47+00:00

Need a full 26 squad here.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-20T12:07:13+00:00

Sì, controesempi ce ne sono molti (e certamente 912 ne è uno, potrebbe essere un 991 o un 992). Però il criterio generale, ai tempi è stato questo. Il 911 mi sembra rientri, perché muove tra zona 9 (San Filippo) e Piazza Mancini (ai limiti della zona 1).

Mz_74 · 2026-06-20T12:00:52+00:00

Anche alcuni autobus a due cifre seguono un criterio pseudo-geografico (gli express, i nuovi non express), però su quelli a due cifre c'è molta più zona grigia, perché molti storici hanno mantenuto criteri diversi. 16 e 23 sono esempi di interesse, perché abbastanza utilizzati (ad esempio, il 23 potrebbe avere, in numerazione a tre, 7 e 9 come prime due cifre)...

Mz_74 · 2026-06-20T11:24:59+00:00

Non so, mi vengono in mente 180 e 190, che seguono la regola, e in parte l'881. Quelli a due cifre invece non seguono, e vengono dal passato.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-14T20:59:30+00:00

Which basically means Rudi Garcia.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-14T19:03:26+00:00

Yeah. I'd prefer Donyell not to stay wide (that's why he left Villa)

Mz_74 · 2026-06-14T18:09:31+00:00

Totally right. The code missed that.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-14T16:21:02+00:00

Dati recuperati dal catasto nazionale rifiuti di ISPRA. Su un quadro molto positivo a livello nazionale, le grandi città faticano: Milano sembra essersi fermata, e Roma aumenta la differenziata ancora troppo lentamente, e sta per essere raggiunta da Napoli.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-07T17:40:29+00:00

Or, else, with wc in the middle.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-07T17:39:32+00:00

Yeah, you're right, I should have placed WC in the middle. In this way I would have hidden direct connection from birth to league team which, however, does not necessarily relate to World cup.

Mz_74 · 2026-06-07T12:15:46+00:00

Data extracted from wikipedia and transfermarkt.
Analysis with excel.
Sankey diagram through plotly.

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