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World Cup 2026 Predictions Beta

Our Monte-Carlo model simulates all 104 matches of the first 48-team FIFA World Cup. Below: the projected winner, the full 32-team knockout bracket, title contenders, and group-by-group qualification projections. Early-stage — see the note below.

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Projected winner · beta

Argentina

Final: France vs Argentina

Beta — early projections from team-strength priors (FIFA-ranking-based), not a forecast. The model improves as the qualified field and results are confirmed.

Last simulated: 2026-06-03T18:22:18.104562

Title Contenders (beta)

TeamChampion Reach FinalReach SF
Argentina Argentina
20% 20% 31%
France France
17% 17% 28%
England England
12% 12% 21%
Spain Spain
11% 11% 20%
Brazil Brazil
7% 7% 14%
Portugal Portugal
7% 7% 14%
Netherlands Netherlands
5% 5% 11%
Belgium Belgium
5% 5% 12%
Germany Germany
3% 3% 7%
Colombia Colombia
2% 2% 6%

Predicted Bracket

R32

Czech Republic CZE
Canada CAN
Germany GER
South Korea SOU
Netherlands NET
Morocco MOR
Brazil BRA
Japan JAP
France FRA
Egypt EGY
Ecuador ECU
Senegal SEN
Mexico MEX
Norway NOR
England ENG
Algeria ALG

R16

Germany GER
France FRA
Canada CAN
Netherlands NET
Brazil BRA
Senegal SEN
Mexico MEX
England ENG

QF

France FRA
Netherlands NET
Spain SPA
Belgium BEL

SF

France FRA
Spain SPA

FINAL

France FRA
Argentina ARG

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SF

England ENG
Argentina ARG

QF

Brazil BRA
England ENG
Argentina ARG
Colombia COL

R16

Portugal POR
Spain SPA
USA USA
Belgium BEL
Argentina ARG
Iran IRA
Switzerland SWI
Colombia COL

R32

USA USA
Ivory Coast IVO
Belgium BEL
Cape Verde Islands CAP
Portugal POR
Croatia CRO
Spain SPA
Austria AUS
Switzerland SWI
Sweden SWE
Argentina ARG
Uruguay URU
Colombia COL
Australia AUS
Türkiye TUR
Iran IRA

Group Projections

Group A

  • Mexico Mexico winner 94%
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic 74%
  • South Korea South Korea 72%
  • South Africa South Africa 34%

Group B

  • Switzerland Switzerland winner 96%
  • Canada Canada 83%
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina 56%
  • Qatar Qatar 37%

Group C

  • Brazil Brazil winner 97%
  • Morocco Morocco 82%
  • Scotland Scotland 59%
  • Haiti Haiti 30%

Group D

  • USA USA winner 94%
  • Türkiye Türkiye 77%
  • Australia Australia 56%
  • Paraguay Paraguay 44%

Group E

  • Germany Germany winner 97%
  • Ecuador Ecuador 84%
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 56%
  • Curaçao Curaçao 32%

Group F

  • Netherlands Netherlands winner 96%
  • Japan Japan 70%
  • Sweden Sweden 53%
  • Tunisia Tunisia 49%

Group G

  • Belgium Belgium winner 98%
  • Iran Iran 74%
  • Egypt Egypt 62%
  • New Zealand New Zealand 33%

Group H

  • Spain Spain winner 97%
  • Uruguay Uruguay 92%
  • Cape Verde Islands Cape Verde Islands 46%
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 28%

Group I

  • France France winner 98%
  • Senegal Senegal 72%
  • Norway Norway 62%
  • Iraq Iraq 32%

Group J

  • Argentina Argentina winner 99%
  • Austria Austria 69%
  • Algeria Algeria 57%
  • Jordan Jordan 37%

Group K

  • Portugal Portugal winner 96%
  • Colombia Colombia 93%
  • Congo DR Congo DR 46%
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 28%

Group L

  • England England winner 99%
  • Croatia Croatia 69%
  • Ghana Ghana 49%
  • Panama Panama 46%

Golden Boot Race

Top-scorer projection coming soon.

Dark Horses

Surprise-team picks coming soon.

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