Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Explain

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-D-LGD%Change1234Avg.ChangeRPI
Spain41-1-0763.5%-9.35211361.8-0.093Spain
Costa Rica31-0-1-653.1+4.9143913342.7+0.1311Costa Rica
Japan31-0-1044.1-0.334105062.3-0.0824Japan
Germany10-1-1-139.3+4.7390603.2+0.0518Germany

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Week of 11/20
Spain 7 Costa Rica 0
Wed100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Spain+25.6
+0.7
Costa Rica-25.1
-0.6
Japan-0.2
Germany-0.3
Germany 1 Japan 2
Wed100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Spain-0.3
Costa Rica-0.2
Japan+25.6
+0.7
Germany-25.1
-0.6
Week of 11/27
Japan 0 Costa Rica 1
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Spain-0.8
Costa Rica+24.4
+0.6
Japan-28.3
-0.6
Germany+4.8
+0.0
Spain 1 Germany 1
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Spain+4.0
+0.1
Costa Rica+0.8
Japan+1.0
+0.1
Germany-5.8
-0.2
Costa Rica vs GermanyIf winner is:HomeDrawAway
Thu100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Spain60.274.461.2
2.01.71.8
Costa RicaIn65.4Out
1.62.33.8
Japan39.860.240.0
2.42.02.4
GermanyOutOut98.8
4.04.02.0
Japan vs SpainHomeDrawAway
Thu100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Spain8.2InIn
2.91.41.0
Costa Rica52.939.760.2
2.72.62.6
JapanIn21.1Out
1.22.83.2
Germany38.9*39.239.8

* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know.