Football is an everyday passion for millions...
I've been sharing World Cup stories as we get ready for the tournament that starts later today. There are mixed fortunes for the hosts and those who want to go and pay extortionate amounts to view matches... they're being shown on the telly you know...
Here are some GIS and data-related resources.
Brendan Conway has shared some GIS Maps ahead of the tournament which may be of interest to people.
First up.
The #WorldCup2026 is geographically the most extensive ever:- More participants than ever before (48 countries)
- The distances are vast: 5000km (3000mi) north to south; west to east
- Three international 'regions' for the venues across 4 time zones
How can we use #GIS #filters to show the extent of the tournament?
Here's a webmap with #Bookmarks + #PopUps to step the presentation:
- Stadium locations, images, time zones and links to further details
Use from the front or as follow-up; homework; retrieval practice
Webmap created using #Geo Mapper2D
Check out Geo Mapper by the way...
Secondly...
- How can we compare the track record and development of each country?
- How many flags and anthems do you recognise?
- What about the teams in England and Scotland's groups?
- How can we use #GIS #filters to manage big data?
Here's a webmap with #Bookmarks + #PopUps to step the presentation:
- 2026 FIFA ranking, HDI rank flags and🔊🎵most anthems🎵🔊
- All national FAs shown; 48 qualifiers; desire lines show #FootballMiles
Use from the front or as follow-up; homework; retrieval practice
Check out the webmap made with Geo Mapper.
Andy Funnell meanwhile posted this over on LinkedIn.
The FIFA World Cup will soon be upon us, which means I'm back to loading up the GIS maps from the CIES Football Observatory to fuel geographical debates in the classroom.
Click the tabs....
A fantastic way to explore themes such as migration, globalisation, demographics, culture and identity:
⚽ Demography Maps
Which national team has the tallest players on average?
Which squads are the youngest?
Are there regional patterns in player profiles?
⚽ Migration Atlas
Why do so many Brazilian footballers migrate to Portugal?
Which countries are the biggest exporters of football talent?
What historical, cultural and linguistic links help explain these patterns?
I looked at the diaspora from Iceland... some interesting figures..
Brendan Conway to finish with this post... there will be plenty more World Cup related posts over the next month or so... like it or not...
This is from the International Longevity Centre UK. I'd not heard of this before but will be investigating their resources and a future post will be appearing.
The page from this link is a complete stats-fest, with bubble charts and all sorts of tables on the longevity and age of players, managers etc.
Plenty more to come over the weeks ahead...
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