SQL Exercise: Find the runners-up in Football EURO cup 2016
SQL soccer Database: Subqueries Exercise-24 with Solution
24. From the following tables, write a SQL query to find the runners-up in Football EURO cup 2016. Return country name.
Sample table: match_detailsmatch_no | play_stage | team_id | win_lose | decided_by | goal_score | penalty_score | ass_ref | player_gk ----------+------------+---------+----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------+----------- 1 | G | 1207 | W | N | 2 | | 80016 | 160140 1 | G | 1216 | L | N | 1 | | 80020 | 160348 2 | G | 1201 | L | N | 0 | | 80003 | 160001 2 | G | 1221 | W | N | 1 | | 80023 | 160463 3 | G | 1224 | W | N | 2 | | 80031 | 160532 3 | G | 1218 | L | N | 1 | | 80025 | 160392 4 | G | 1206 | D | N | 1 | | 80008 | 160117 4 | G | 1217 | D | N | 1 | | 80019 | 160369 5 | G | 1222 | L | N | 0 | | 80011 | 160486 5 | G | 1204 | W | N | 1 | | 80022 | 160071 6 | G | 1213 | W | N | 1 | | 80036 | 160279 6 | G | 1212 | L | N | 0 | | 80029 | 160256 7 | G | 1208 | W | N | 2 | | 80014 | 160163 7 | G | 1223 | L | N | 0 | | 80006 | 160508 8 | G | 1219 | W | N | 1 | | 80018 | 160416 8 | G | 1205 | L | N | 0 | | 80012 | 160093 9 | G | 1215 | D | N | 1 | | 80017 | 160324 9 | G | 1220 | D | N | 1 | | 80010 | 160439 10 | G | 1203 | L | N | 0 | | 80004 | 160047 10 | G | 1211 | W | N | 2 | | 80007 | 160231 11 | G | 1202 | L | N | 0 | | 80026 | 160024 11 | G | 1209 | W | N | 2 | | 80028 | 160187 12 | G | 1214 | D | N | 1 | | 80009 | 160302 12 | G | 1210 | D | N | 1 | | 80015 | 160208 13 | G | 1217 | L | N | 1 | | 80001 | 160369 13 | G | 1218 | W | N | 2 | | 80002 | 160392 14 | G | 1216 | D | N | 1 | | 80030 | 160348 14 | G | 1221 | D | N | 1 | | 80032 | 160463 15 | G | 1207 | W | N | 2 | | 80033 | 160140 15 | G | 1201 | L | N | 0 | | 80027 | 160001 16 | G | 1206 | W | N | 2 | | 80005 | 160117 16 | G | 1224 | L | N | 1 | | 80013 | 160531 17 | G | 1223 | L | N | 0 | | 80035 | 160508 17 | G | 1212 | W | N | 2 | | 80034 | 160256 18 | G | 1208 | D | N | 0 | | 80021 | 160163 18 | G | 1213 | D | N | 0 | | 80024 | 160278 19 | G | 1211 | W | N | 1 | | 80016 | 160231 19 | G | 1220 | L | N | 0 | | 80020 | 160439 20 | G | 1205 | D | N | 2 | | 80004 | 160093 20 | G | 1204 | D | N | 2 | | 80007 | 160071 21 | G | 1219 | W | N | 3 | | 80017 | 160416 21 | G | 1222 | L | N | 0 | | 80010 | 160486 22 | G | 1203 | W | N | 3 | | 80009 | 160047 22 | G | 1215 | L | N | 0 | | 80015 | 160324 23 | G | 1210 | D | N | 1 | | 80030 | 160208 23 | G | 1209 | D | N | 1 | | 80032 | 160187 24 | G | 1214 | D | N | 0 | | 80008 | 160302 24 | G | 1202 | D | N | 0 | | 80019 | 160024 25 | G | 1216 | L | N | 0 | | 80035 | 160348 25 | G | 1201 | W | N | 1 | | 80034 | 160001 26 | G | 1221 | D | N | 0 | | 80001 | 160463 26 | G | 1207 | D | N | 0 | | 80002 | 160140 27 | G | 1217 | L | N | 0 | | 80011 | 160369 27 | G | 1224 | W | N | 3 | | 80022 | 160531 28 | G | 1218 | D | N | 0 | | 80003 | 160392 28 | G | 1206 | D | N | 0 | | 80023 | 160117 29 | G | 1223 | L | N | 0 | | 80031 | 160508 29 | G | 1213 | W | N | 1 | | 80025 | 160278 30 | G | 1212 | L | N | 0 | | 80026 | 160256 30 | G | 1208 | W | N | 1 | | 80028 | 160163 31 | G | 1205 | L | N | 0 | | 80033 | 160093 31 | G | 1222 | W | N | 2 | | 80027 | 160486 32 | G | 1204 | W | N | 2 | | 80021 | 160071 32 | G | 1219 | L | N | 1 | | 80024 | 160416 33 | G | 1210 | W | N | 2 | | 80018 | 160208 33 | G | 1202 | L | N | 1 | | 80012 | 160024 34 | G | 1209 | D | N | 3 | | 80014 | 160187 34 | G | 1214 | D | N | 3 | | 80006 | 160302 35 | G | 1211 | L | N | 0 | | 80036 | 160233 35 | G | 1215 | W | N | 1 | | 80029 | 160324 36 | G | 1220 | L | N | 0 | | 80005 | 160439 36 | G | 1203 | W | N | 1 | | 80013 | 160047 37 | R | 1221 | L | P | 1 | 4 | 80004 | 160463 37 | R | 1213 | W | P | 1 | 5 | 80007 | 160278 38 | R | 1224 | W | N | 1 | | 80014 | 160531 38 | R | 1212 | L | N | 0 | | 80006 | 160256 39 | R | 1204 | L | N | 0 | | 80003 | 160071 39 | R | 1214 | W | N | 1 | | 80023 | 160302 40 | R | 1207 | W | N | 2 | | 80008 | 160140 40 | R | 1215 | L | N | 1 | | 80019 | 160324 41 | R | 1208 | W | N | 3 | | 80018 | 160163 41 | R | 1218 | L | N | 0 | | 80012 | 160392 42 | R | 1209 | L | N | 0 | | 80017 | 160187 42 | R | 1203 | W | N | 4 | | 80010 | 160047 43 | R | 1211 | W | N | 2 | | 80009 | 160231 43 | R | 1219 | L | N | 0 | | 80015 | 160416 44 | R | 1206 | L | N | 1 | | 80001 | 160117 44 | R | 1210 | W | N | 2 | | 80002 | 160208 45 | Q | 1213 | L | P | 1 | 3 | 80005 | 160278 45 | Q | 1214 | W | P | 1 | 5 | 80013 | 160302 46 | Q | 1224 | W | N | 3 | | 80001 | 160531 46 | Q | 1203 | L | N | 1 | | 80002 | 160047 47 | Q | 1208 | W | P | 1 | 6 | 80016 | 160163 47 | Q | 1211 | L | P | 1 | 5 | 80020 | 160231 48 | Q | 1207 | W | N | 5 | | 80021 | 160140 48 | Q | 1210 | L | N | 2 | | 80024 | 160208 49 | S | 1214 | W | N | 2 | | 80011 | 160302 49 | S | 1224 | L | N | 0 | | 80022 | 160531 50 | S | 1207 | W | N | 2 | | 80008 | 160140 50 | S | 1208 | L | N | 1 | | 80019 | 160163 51 | F | 1214 | W | N | 1 | | 80004 | 160302 51 | F | 1207 | L | N | 0 | | 80007 | 160140Sample table: soccer_country
country_id | country_abbr | country_name ------------+--------------+--------------------- 1201 | ALB | Albania 1202 | AUT | Austria 1203 | BEL | Belgium 1204 | CRO | Croatia 1205 | CZE | Czech Republic 1206 | ENG | England 1207 | FRA | France 1208 | GER | Germany 1209 | HUN | Hungary 1210 | ISL | Iceland 1211 | ITA | Italy 1212 | NIR | Northern Ireland 1213 | POL | Poland 1214 | POR | Portugal 1215 | IRL | Republic of Ireland 1216 | ROU | Romania 1217 | RUS | Russia 1218 | SVK | Slovakia 1219 | ESP | Spain 1220 | SWE | Sweden 1221 | SUI | Switzerland 1222 | TUR | Turkey 1223 | UKR | Ukraine 1224 | WAL | Wales 1225 | SLO | Slovenia 1226 | NED | Netherlands 1227 | SRB | Serbia 1228 | SCO | Scotland 1229 | NOR | Norway
Sample Solution:
SQL Code:
SELECT country_name
FROM soccer_country
WHERE country_id=(
SELECT team_id
FROM match_details
WHERE play_stage='F' AND win_lose='L'
AND team_id<>(
SELECT country_id
FROM soccer_country
WHERE country_name='Portugal'));
Sample Output:
country_name -------------- France (1 row)
Code Explanation:
The said query in SQL that selects the names of all countries that lost to a team other than Portugal in the final stage of a soccer match.
The WHERE clause filters the results based on whether the country_id is equal to the result of the subquery.
The subquery fetches the team_id from the match_details table where the play_stage is 'F' and the win_lose column is 'L' and also filters out the team with the country_name 'Portugal'.
Alternative Solution:
Using JOIN and Subqueries:
SELECT sc1.country_name
FROM soccer_country sc1
JOIN match_details md ON sc1.country_id = md.team_id
JOIN soccer_country sc2 ON md.team_id = sc2.country_id
WHERE md.play_stage = 'F'
AND md.win_lose = 'L'
AND sc2.country_name <> 'Portugal';
Explanation:
This query uses JOIN operations to connect the soccer_country table with match_details and soccer_country again based on their respective IDs. It then applies the specified conditions to filter the results.
Using EXISTS:
SELECT country_name
FROM soccer_country sc1
WHERE EXISTS (
SELECT 1
FROM match_details md
JOIN soccer_country sc2 ON md.team_id = sc2.country_id
WHERE sc1.country_id = md.team_id
AND md.play_stage = 'F'
AND md.win_lose = 'L'
AND sc2.country_name <> 'Portugal'
);
Explanation:
This query uses the EXISTS keyword with a subquery to check if there exists a record in match_details and soccer_country that satisfies the specified conditions.
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Sample Database: soccer
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