Do check out the following books on the Math (and Economics) of the World Cup Soccer Match. The second book “Soccernomics” has a very interesting title, it predicts that one day Japan, Iraq, and the United States will become World Cup Soccer champions?
Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game Pro-Edition (Bloomsbury Sigma)
Soccernomics (2018 World Cup Edition): Why England Loses; Why Germany, Spain, and France Win; and Why One Day Japan, Iraq, and the United States Will Become Kings of the World’s Most Popular Sport