Goldman's Soccer Bot 3000 (Plus Ozzy Human Reviews: Soccer Dives)

First up, FT Alphaville:

World Cup round-up, book 3

In English linguistic communication football game nomenclature, we've reached “squeaky-bum time” inward the grouping stages of this year's World Cup. inward an even out of VAR madness, Kingdom of Spain as well as Portugal slipped through to the instant circular in conclusion night, spell Argentina's hopes hang yesteryear the thinnest of threads - alone a win this evening against the Nigerian super eagles volition suffice for Messi & co.

England, however, bring no such problem. Progress is straightaway assured for Gareth Southgate's ready slice maestros, afterwards they scored vi goals inward the so-called “we're non taxation havens, honest gov” derby versus Panama on Sunday.

With England hitting the onion purse amongst such surprising regularity, Goldman Sachs' Soccerbot 3000™, which deploys “recent developments inward machine learning”, as well as is definitely non but a marketing ploy to delight clients, has a novel ready of predictions for us.

Ta-da! England are straightaway heading for the final, afterwards beating Kingdom of Spain 1.20 to 1.17 inward the semi-final:...MORE

And from Ozzy Man Reviews: