It is the Soccer WORLD CUP time !!! Here is an Excel Workbook to keep track of the schedule, results, group standings and more. Download it today.
Download the FREE Excel Workbooks (updated on 6 December):
Download the latest files from below links. This fixed a bug with the knockout stage view (bracket).
Download the Excel workbook (Excel 365 version)
Don’t have Excel 365? Use the Non 365 version here.
Features of this FIFA World Cup Schedule Workbook:
Group & Knockout Stage Views
Two separate tabs provide clear view of the schedules & results from Group Stage & Knock out stage of the football worldcup. They will auto-update whenever you refresh the workbook.
Fantasy View (set your own Group Stage Winners)
Pick your own winners for each of the 48 group stage matches and then see how that pans out at the knock-out stages (bracket view) with this cool Fantasy view. Switch between Fantasy and actual standings anytime.
Match Schedules:
The workbook also provides match schedules (dates & times as per local Qatar timezone) and quick access links to the match report.
Refreshable Scores & Group Standings:
The workbook is refreshable. If you hit CTRL ALT F5 (or Data ribbon > Refresh All), the group standings, points etc. will automatically update. The workbook uses Power Query in Excel to connect to Wikipedia page and fetch standings & results.
How is this built?
I plan to make a video explaining the process if time permits. But here is the quick run-down of the process:
- All the data comes from 2022 FIFA World Cup page on Wikipedia.
- I am using Power Query (Data Ribbon) to fetch the relevant tables from the Wikipedia page.
- Once the data is loaded to Excel, I created two different views, one for group stage and another for knock-out (elimination) stage.
- Here I am using either Dynamic Array formulas (such as FILTER & SORT) or good old INDEX MATCH formulas to get the correct values.
- In a separate tab, I have the schedule of all the 48 games. Here you can also specify the winners in a fantasy column.
- I used Data Validation to let you (users) select whether you want to view fantasy view or actual view.
- I applied conditional formatting to change color of the bracket view if fantasy results are shown.
Issues with the workbook? Read this:
As this workbook relies on the Wikipedia page, if something changes there, the workbook can break. I will check the file once every few days and fix any known problems. Comeback to this page and download latest version if possible.
If there are any issues with the file, please post a comment so I can fix them.
Alternative trackers:
Try the Spreadsheet tracker from Spreadsheet1.com as well.
How do I learn these techniques?
These kind of files are a great little project to build up your Excel skills. I suggest reading up below pages to learn some of the skills:
- Power Query – for connecting and getting data from anywhere (including web)
- Dynamic Array formulas – for calculating results dynamically
- Data Validation – for collecting user inputs
- Conditional Formats – for changing colors automatically
- FIFA 2018 Worldcup Tracker (another workbook to try and learn)
14 Responses to “Group Smaller Slices in Pie Charts to Improve Readability”
I think the virtue of pie charts is precisely that they are difficult to decode. In many contexts, you have to release information but you don't want the relationship between values to jump at your reader. That's when pie charts are most useful.
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Chandoo,
millions of ants cannot be mistaken.....There should be a reason why everybody continues using Pie charts, despite what gurus like you or Jon and others say.
one reason could be because we are just used to, so that's what we need to change, the "comfort zone"...
i absolutely agree, since I've been "converted", I just find out that bar charts are clearer, and nicer to the view...
Regards,
Martin
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Chandoo -
You ask "Can I use an alternative to pie chart?"
I answer in You Say “Pie”, I Say “Bar”.
This visualization was created because it was easy to print before computers. In this day and age, it should not exist.
I think the 100% Bar Chart is just as useless/unreadable as Pies - we should rename them something like Mama's Strudel Charts - how big a slice would you like, Dear?
My money's with Jon on this topic.
The primary function of any pie chart with more than 2 or 3 data points is to obfuscate. But maybe that is the main purpose, as @Jerome suggests...
@Jerome.. Good point. Also sometimes, there is just no relationship at all.
@Martin... Organized religion is finding it tough to get converts even after 2000+ years of struggle. Jon, Stephen, countless others (and me) are a small army, it would take atleast 5000 more years before pie charts vanish... patience and good to have you here 🙂
@Jon .. very well done sir, very well done.
good points every one...
I've got to throw my vote into Jon's camp (which is also Stephen Few's camp) -- bars just tend to work better. One observation about when we say "what people are used to." There are two distinct groups here (depending on the situation, a person can fall in either one): the person who *creates* the chart and the person who *consumes* the chart. Granted, the consumers are "used to" pie charts. But, it's not like a bar chart is something they would struggle to understand or that would require explanation (like sparklines and bullet graphs). Chart consumers are "used to" consuming whatever is put in front of them. Chart creators, on the other hand, may be "used to" creating pie charts, but that isn't an excuse for them to continue to do so -- many people are used to driving without a seatbelt, leaving lights on in their house needlessly, and forwarding not-all-that-funny anecdotes via email. That doesn't mean the practice shouldn't be discouraged!
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Good article. Is it possible to do that with line charts?
Hi,
Is this available in excel 2013?