France and Croatia will meet this Sunday to battle for soccer’s greatest prize
By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com
Two European teams remain in the competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
France and Croatia outplayed 30 other teams for the right to play for the biggest prize in soccer on Sunday in Moscow, Russia.
The main storylines surrounding the game involve a French team possibly winning its first World Cup since 1998 and a Croatian squad, considered by many people to be a dark horse in the tournament, looking for its first World Cup title.
While most soccer analysts rely on formations and scoring ability to determine the winner, Farms.com will use the ag stats from the two competing countries.
The information used in the chart comes from each country’s most recent ag census and other national information.
** Signals advantage for each team.
| France | Croatia |
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Total population | 66.9 million | 4.17 million |
Number of farms | 489,980 ** | 233,280 |
Total ag acres (millions) | 66.62 ** | 3.25 |
Average farm acreage | 135 ** | 13 |
Ag labour force | 966,290 people ** | 229,200 people |
Wheat production (2017-18) | 40 million tonnes ** | 865,000 tonnes |
Ag exports (US$ in billions 2017) | $71.56** | $1.82 |
Cattle inventory (2015) | 19,095,797 head | 442,000 head |
Based on our analysis, France will be the 2018 FIFA World Cup champions!
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