WorldCup ReadMe

Welcome to the Python World Cup made by samwcounsell and githubkeano.

This programme uses a binomial simulation to predict the outcome of the World Cup Qualifiers and tournament. Every nations ratings and squads are our choices, so expect some weird outcomes, we don't know as much as we wish we did...

We hope you enjoy a relatively realistic run through of the 2022 World Cup

Note: FIFA World Rankings correct as of 16/11/21

Setup

Install the requirements. We recommend you do this inside a virtual environment:

# Set up virtual environment using virtualenv
python -m virtualenv .venv
# Or set up virtual environment with python's venv module
python -m venv .venv
# Activate virtual environment [Windows]
.venv\Scripts\activate
# Activate virtual environment [Linux/Mac]
source .venv/bin/activate
# Install requirements
pip install -r requirements.txt

1.0 The World Cup

Run the World_Cup_Simulation.py file, when asked if this is a test we reccomend N the first time, and Y afterwards (this allows skipping most of the qualifiers). For the qualifiers we reccomend setting the time delay to 0, otherwise the simulation will take quite a while.

cd Python_Files
python World_Cup_Cimulation.py

2.0 The Dash App:

After running the World Cup, run the Dash_App.py file in the other folder, you should see your three custom csv's that have saved and you will be able to use this app to do a deep dive into the intricacies of your personal simulation.

cd DashApp
python Dash_App.py

Known Issues:

• 1.0 UEFA qualifying uses the nations league, this has not been added yet so we use a second round of group stages to select the final two teams to qualify from UEFA.

Please let us know of any more issues you find, we really appreciate any feedback.