After the 2-1 defeat against Uruguay, you don’t need to develop a complicated algorithm to work out the chances of England qualifying for the knock-out stages of the World Cup this year. In more more positive news, Rooney finally gave the statisticians the opportunity to mark a goal next his name in a World Cup Finals match but this wasn’t enough to combat the talent of “75% fit�? Luis Saurez.
They think it’s all over…
… and they are probably right. Big Data Partnership have been analysing the tweets from across the globe and the general sentiment is that the England team may be home sooner than many would have hoped.
England supporters should now swap the 3 lions on their shirt for the crest of Italy as they need their European counterparts to win both of their remaining games if they have any chance of progressing in the tournament. If either Costa Rica or Uruguay gain a point against Italy then it is full-time for Roy Hodgson’s team. Assuming Italy win both of their games, England still need to defeat an in-form Costa Rica and ensure they close the goal difference deficit.
Can it be done? The ‘wisdom of the crowd’ from the Twitter data crunched delivers a resounding no but Mario Balotelli, the Italian striker, may have offered a solution:
Take one for the country, Elizabeth!
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