FIFA World Cup. An analysis from the sport’s history and geography perspective
Journal Title: Geosport for Society - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Relying on data provided by the sport's history, the authors address the evolution of FIFA World Cup final tournaments, using in the analysis and presentation of data, along with the methods specific to the sport’s domain, methods of geography. After motivating and presenting the importance of the subject, the work refers to the conditions and key events that helped organize the first edition of the competition. The qualifications, venues, participation of the teams in the tournaments, final ranking in the latter stages, medals that were obtained, are presented and analyzed by associating the map with different ways of graphic representation.
Authors and Affiliations
MARINĂU Marius, PEŢAN Petru, MĂDUŢA Florin Miron, MAROTI Ştefan
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