๐ช๐ธ
Predicted champion ยท independent model
Spain
nearest challenger ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
18.6%
model ยท market 16.3%
๐ฆ๐ท
14.0%
Argentina
๐ง๐ท
10.3%
Brazil
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
9.2%
England
๐ซ๐ท
8.8%
France
Opening match ยท all times ET
Tournament underway
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico v South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ ยท Jun 11 ยท 3:00 PM ET ยท Estadio Azteca
Based on 50,000 Monte-Carlo simulations of an independent engine โ team strength from 30,712 internationals + Elo, never the betting market. Updated 2026-06-04. How the model works โพ
- Team strength is fit to 30,712 real internationals (recency-weighted), blended ~20% toward World Football Elo โ the market is never an input.
- Each match: a bivariate-Poisson model with a Dixon-Coles low-score correction โ W/D/L, expected goals, and a modal scoreline.
- The tournament runs 50,000 times with the official FIFA 2026 group tiebreakers (head-to-head first) and the 8-best-thirds rule.
- Market numbers appear only as a labelled reference column. No wagering advice.
Most likely finalists
๐ช๐ธ ESP ยท ๐ฆ๐ท ARG
Model's dark horse
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina +5.7
Field
48 teams ยท 104 games
Your scenario
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Centerpiece
Title odds โ model vs market
๐ช๐ธSpain+2.3
๐ฆ๐ทArgentina+5.7
๐ง๐ทBrazil+1.9
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEnglandโ1.9
๐ซ๐ทFranceโ7.5
๐ต๐นPortugalโ2.0
๐จ๐ดColombia+2.9
๐ฉ๐ชGermanyโ1.9
๐ณ๐ฑNetherlandsโ0.5
๐ง๐ชBelgium+0.8
model market (reference only)
Honest disagreements
The engine is deliberately independent of the market, so its divergences are kept, not damped:
๐ Model higher โ Argentina, Colombia, Spain.
๐ Model lower โ France, Portugal, England.
Market shown for reference only. No wagering advice.
Advancement odds โ all 48 teams
updatingโฆ48 teams ยท tap a header to sort
| Team | Win grp | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion โพ | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H๐ช๐ธSpain | 75 | 74 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 16.3 |
| J๐ฆ๐ทArgentina | 73 | 65 | 51 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 8.2 |
| C๐ง๐ทBrazil | 64 | 70 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 8.4 |
| L๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEngland | 66 | 69 | 47 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 11.2 |
| I๐ซ๐ทFrance | 58 | 69 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 16.2 |
| K๐ต๐นPortugal | 50 | 65 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 8.5 |
| K๐จ๐ดColombia | 41 | 59 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1.8 |
| E๐ฉ๐ชGermany | 56 | 64 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5.7 |
| F๐ณ๐ฑNetherlands | 51 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4.3 |
| G๐ง๐ชBelgium | 61 | 68 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2.4 |
| C๐ฒ๐ฆMorocco | 27 | 50 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1.4 |
| H๐บ๐พUruguay | 22 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1.1 |
| B๐จ๐ญSwitzerland | 59 | 63 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1.1 |
| E๐ช๐จEcuador | 32 | 51 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.8 |
| L๐ญ๐ทCroatia | 29 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0.9 |
| I๐ณ๐ดNorway | 23 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2.3 |
| F๐ฏ๐ตJapan | 28 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.7 |
| I๐ธ๐ณSenegal | 17 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 |
| A๐ฒ๐ฝMexico | 51 | 52 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1.1 |
| J๐ฆ๐นAustria | 15 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| D๐น๐ทTรผrkiye | 32 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| D๐ต๐พParaguay | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| D๐บ๐ธUnited States | 25 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 |
| B๐จ๐ฆCanada | 31 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| D๐ฆ๐บAustralia | 21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| G๐ฎ๐ทIran | 20 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| J๐ฉ๐ฟAlgeria | 10 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| C๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟScotland | 9 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| A๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | 21 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| E๐จ๐ฎIvory Coast | 12 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| G๐ช๐ฌEgypt | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| A๐จ๐ฟCzechia | 21 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| F๐ธ๐ชSweden | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| F๐น๐ณTunisia | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| K๐จ๐ฉDR Congo | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| B๐ง๐ฆBosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| K๐บ๐ฟUzbekistan | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| A๐ฟ๐ฆSouth Africa | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| I๐ฎ๐ถIraq | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| J๐ฏ๐ดJordan | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| L๐ต๐ฆPanama | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| L๐ฌ๐ญGhana | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| H๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| C๐ญ๐นHaiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| B๐ถ๐ฆQatar | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| H๐จ๐ปCape Verde | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| G๐ณ๐ฟNew Zealand | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| E๐จ๐ผCuraรงao | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |