WC 2026 Forecastv0.5

The full forecast

All 48 qualifiers by our model’s win probability against the market. Click a column to sort, filter by confederation, open a team for the deep dive.

#TeamWinMarketEdgeFinalSemiQuarter
113.312.4+0.930.652.183.4
211.610.7+0.826.645.272.3
310.09.3+0.723.039.262.6
48.78.1+0.620.033.954.3
57.57.0+0.517.329.447.1
66.56.1+0.415.025.540.8
75.75.3+0.413.022.135.4
84.94.6+0.311.319.230.7
94.34.0+0.39.816.626.6
103.73.4+0.38.514.423.1
113.23.0+0.27.312.520.0
122.82.6+0.26.410.817.3
132.45.59.415.0
142.14.88.113.0
151.84.27.011.3
161.63.66.19.8
171.43.15.38.5
181.22.74.67.3
191.02.34.06.4
200.92.03.55.5
210.81.83.04.8
220.71.52.64.2
230.61.32.33.6
240.51.11.93.1
250.41.01.72.7
260.40.91.52.3
270.30.81.32.0
280.30.71.11.8
290.20.60.91.5
300.20.50.81.3
310.20.40.71.1
320.20.40.61.0
330.10.30.50.9
340.10.30.50.8
350.10.20.40.7
360.10.20.40.6
370.10.20.30.5
380.10.20.30.4
390.10.10.20.4
400.10.10.20.3
410.00.10.20.3
420.00.10.10.2
430.00.10.10.2
440.00.10.10.2
450.00.10.10.2
460.00.10.10.1
470.00.00.10.1
480.00.00.10.1

Toss-ups

The model’s least-confident group-stage matches, ranked by the entropy of the win / draw / loss split.

No toss-ups in this run yet (group fixtures may not be drawn into the model).

Credible intervals

80% credible intervals on the key probabilities for the top contenders — the band is the model’s parameter uncertainty made visible.

TeamP(win)P(final)P(semi)P(quarter)
Brazil
13.3% [10.8%, 15.8%]
30.6% [28.1%, 33.1%]
52.1% [49.6%, 54.6%]
83.4% [80.9%, 85.9%]
France
11.6% [9.0%, 14.1%]
26.6% [24.1%, 29.1%]
45.2% [42.7%, 47.7%]
72.3% [69.8%, 74.8%]
Spain
10.0% [7.5%, 12.5%]
23.0% [20.5%, 25.5%]
39.2% [36.7%, 41.7%]
62.6% [60.2%, 65.1%]
England
8.7% [6.2%, 11.2%]
20.0% [17.5%, 22.5%]
33.9% [31.4%, 36.4%]
54.3% [51.8%, 56.8%]
Argentina
7.5% [5.0%, 10.0%]
17.3% [14.8%, 19.8%]
29.4% [26.9%, 31.9%]
47.1% [44.6%, 49.6%]
Germany
6.5% [4.0%, 9.0%]
15.0% [12.5%, 17.5%]
25.5% [23.0%, 28.0%]
40.8% [38.3%, 43.3%]
Portugal
5.7% [3.2%, 8.2%]
13.0% [10.5%, 15.5%]
22.1% [19.6%, 24.6%]
35.4% [32.9%, 37.9%]
Netherlands
4.9% [2.4%, 7.4%]
11.3% [8.8%, 13.8%]
19.2% [16.7%, 21.7%]
30.7% [28.2%, 33.2%]
Belgium
4.3% [1.8%, 6.8%]
9.8% [7.3%, 12.3%]
16.6% [14.1%, 19.1%]
26.6% [24.1%, 29.1%]
Italy
3.7% [1.2%, 6.2%]
8.5% [6.0%, 11.0%]
14.4% [11.9%, 16.9%]
23.1% [20.5%, 25.6%]
Croatia
3.2% [0.7%, 5.7%]
7.3% [4.9%, 9.8%]
12.5% [10.0%, 15.0%]
20.0% [17.5%, 22.5%]
Uruguay
2.8% [0.3%, 5.3%]
6.4% [3.9%, 8.9%]
10.8% [8.3%, 13.3%]
17.3% [14.8%, 19.8%]