import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
# Match order (Latest to Earliest)
matches = ["Final/\nBronze", "SF", "QF", "R16", "R32", "GS3", "GS2", "GS1"]
data = {
"Spain": {
"xGF":[2.29,1.63,1.96,1.69,2.32,0.86,2.30,2.10],
"xGA":[0.22,0.31,0.34,0.63,0.32,0.20,0.14,0.20],
"Opp":["ARG","FRA","BEL","POR","AUT","URU","KSA","CPV"]
},
"Argentina":{
"xGF":[0.22,1.59,1.94,2.84,2.26,2.13,2.36,1.26],
"xGA":[2.29,0.53,0.47,0.89,0.47,0.76,0.53,0.32],
"Opp":["ESP","ENG","SUI","EGY","CPV","JOR","AUT","ALG"]
},
"England":{
"xGF":[2.88,0.53,1.04,1.61,2.16,1.56,1.36,3.20],
"xGA":[2.88,1.59,0.68,1.88,0.77,0.66,0.17,0.70],
"Opp":["FRA","ARG","NOR","MEX","COD","PAN","GHA","CRO"]
},
"France":{
"xGF":[2.88,0.31,3.69,1.45,3.24,1.50,2.67,1.79],
"xGA":[2.88,1.63,0.14,0.13,0.70,1.70,0.63,0.53],
"Opp":["ENG","ESP","MAR","PAR","SWE","NOR","IRQ","SEN"]
}
}
fig, axes = plt.subplots(2,2,figsize=(15,10),sharex=True,sharey=True)
axes = axes.flatten()
bar_width = 0.38
x = np.arange(len(matches))
for ax, (team, values) in zip(axes, data.items()):
bars1 = ax.bar(x-bar_width/2,
values["xGF"],
width=bar_width,
color="royalblue",
label="xGF")
bars2 = ax.bar(x+bar_width/2,
values["xGA"],
width=bar_width,
color="crimson",
label="xGA")
# Annotate bars
for i, (b1, b2, opp) in enumerate(zip(bars1, bars2, values["Opp"])):
# xGF value
ax.text(b1.get_x()+b1.get_width()/2,
b1.get_height()+0.05,
f"{values['xGF'][i]:.2f}",
ha='center',
fontsize=8,
color='royalblue',
fontweight='bold')
# Opponent
ax.text(b2.get_x()+b2.get_width()/2,
b2.get_height()+0.25,
opp,
ha='center',
fontsize=8,
fontweight='bold')
# xGA value
ax.text(b2.get_x()+b2.get_width()/2,
b2.get_height()+0.05,
f"{values['xGA'][i]:.2f}",
ha='center',
fontsize=8,
color='crimson',
fontweight='bold')
ax.set_title(team,fontsize=15,fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xticks(x)
ax.set_xticklabels(matches)
ax.set_ylim(0,4)
ax.grid(axis='y',linestyle='--',alpha=0.35)
ax.legend(frameon=False)
fig.suptitle("2026 FIFA World Cup Semi-finalists\nExpected Goals For (xGF) vs Expected Goals Against (xGA)",
fontsize=19,
fontweight='bold')
fig.supxlabel("Tournament Stage",fontsize=13,fontweight='bold')
fig.supylabel("Expected Goals (xG)",fontsize=13,fontweight='bold')
plt.tight_layout(rect=[0,0,1,0.95])
plt.show()
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