[Juret]

Hi,

What are some possible approaches in modeling International Association Tournaments such as World Championships in team sports (soccer, handball, ice hockey etc.)? I find it difficult to build a model since the data sample is super small. The tournament can be halfway or more than halfway through when 4 games have been played (the input data needed), and they might only be held every 2 years. I understand using SOS as a parameter will be very important because of the different oppositions in the "round robin" games. Any ideas?

Thank you

[babar1000]

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