Introduction

Like the shameless bandwagon-er that I am, I set aside my usual allegiances as an Australian, voluntarily woke up at an unmentionable hour in NZ time, and found myself cheering loudly for England as they brought home the Euros.

Shortly after this momentous occasion, StatsBomb released a treasure trove of free data from the Euros tournament!

Here are a few different ways I explored the data:

Shot outcomes by team

Code here: https://github.com/jacquietran/womens_euro_2022/blob/main/R/eda.R

Passing map: Lucy Bronze - England

Code here: https://github.com/jacquietran/womens_euro_2022/blob/main/R/bronze_pass_map.R

Player passing networks