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ARTICLE · 29 AUGUST 2018

Hitting The Sweet Spot

It follows that one joy of the World Cup is that while size and wealth are significant factors, smaller countries can also be very successful.

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Ahead of the World Cup The Economist ran an article entitled 'What makes a country good at football?' The journal explored the various components of a successful national side, taking account of GDP, population size and the popularity of the game in each country 

Wealth, size and popularity of the game were all found to be correlated with success, but these elements made up less than half the story. Centralised schemes to promote the game were found to significantly improve performance, and were much easier to establish in smaller countries such as Uruguay and Iceland. To thrive at the World Cup a country

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