FIFAIntelWorld Cup 2026
Monte-Carlo simulation

The road to the final

20,000 simulated tournaments · Elo prior blended with StatsBomb xG · group stage resolved exactly (top 2 + 8 best thirds → Round of 32).

Favourite
Argentina
23.8% to lift it
Who wins it

Title race

1
Argentina
23.8%
2
Spain
21.8%
3
France
13.6%
4
Brazil
11.6%
5
England
8.3%
6
Germany
5.7%
7
Portugal
4.4%
8
Netherlands
2.8%
Group stage

Groups & advancement

Group A

advance %
1Mexico
89%
2Czech Republic
66%
3Korea Republic
62%
4South Africa
56%
fixtures · W / D / L
Mexico
South Africa
Mexico
Korea Republic
Mexico
Czech Republic
South Africa
Korea Republic
South Africa
Czech Republic
Korea Republic
Czech Republic

Group B

advance %
1Switzerland
84%
2Canada
79%
3Bosnia and Herzegovina
68%
4Qatar
41%
fixtures · W / D / L
Canada
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada
Qatar
Canada
Switzerland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qatar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Switzerland
Qatar
Switzerland

Group C

advance %
1Brazil
98%
2Morocco
78%
3Scotland
64%
4Haiti
23%
fixtures · W / D / L
Brazil
Morocco
Brazil
Haiti
Brazil
Scotland
Morocco
Haiti
Morocco
Scotland
Haiti
Scotland

Group D

advance %
1USA
83%
2Turkey
78%
3Paraguay
65%
4Australia
48%
fixtures · W / D / L
USA
Paraguay
USA
Australia
USA
Turkey
Paraguay
Australia
Paraguay
Turkey
Australia
Turkey

Group E

advance %
1Germany
96%
2Ecuador
77%
3Cote d'Ivoire
72%
4Curacao
24%
fixtures · W / D / L
Germany
Curacao
Germany
Cote d'Ivoire
Germany
Ecuador
Curacao
Cote d'Ivoire
Curacao
Ecuador
Cote d'Ivoire
Ecuador

Group F

advance %
1Netherlands
90%
2Japan
71%
3Sweden
59%
4Tunisia
52%
fixtures · W / D / L
Netherlands
Japan
Netherlands
Sweden
Netherlands
Tunisia
Japan
Sweden
Japan
Tunisia
Sweden
Tunisia

Group G

advance %
1Belgium
92%
2IR Iran
74%
3Egypt
72%
4New Zealand
33%
fixtures · W / D / L
Belgium
Egypt
Belgium
IR Iran
Belgium
New Zealand
Egypt
IR Iran
Egypt
New Zealand
IR Iran
New Zealand

Group H

advance %
1Spain
99%
2Uruguay
83%
3Cape Verde
39%
4Saudi Arabia
33%
fixtures · W / D / L
Spain
Cape Verde
Spain
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Uruguay
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde
Uruguay
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay

Group I

advance %
1France
98%
2Senegal
71%
3Norway
68%
4Iraq
28%
fixtures · W / D / L
France
Senegal
France
Iraq
France
Norway
Senegal
Iraq
Senegal
Norway
Iraq
Norway

Group J

advance %
1Argentina
99%
2Algeria
66%
3Austria
64%
4Jordan
29%
fixtures · W / D / L
Argentina
Algeria
Argentina
Austria
Argentina
Jordan
Algeria
Austria
Algeria
Jordan
Austria
Jordan

Group K

advance %
1Portugal
94%
2Colombia
78%
3DR Congo
61%
4Uzbekistan
36%
fixtures · W / D / L
Portugal
DR Congo
Portugal
Uzbekistan
Portugal
Colombia
DR Congo
Uzbekistan
DR Congo
Colombia
Uzbekistan
Colombia

Group L

advance %
1England
97%
2Croatia
69%
3Ghana
58%
4Panama
39%
fixtures · W / D / L
England
Croatia
England
Ghana
England
Panama
Croatia
Ghana
Croatia
Panama
Ghana
Panama
Survival odds

Path to the final

TeamR32R16QFSFFinalTitle
Argentina99%79%59%52%37%23.8%
Spain99%80%62%53%36%21.8%
France98%74%53%43%25%13.6%
Brazil98%72%51%39%21%11.6%
England97%74%36%28%17%8.3%
Germany96%67%36%25%12%5.7%
Portugal94%63%34%22%10%4.4%
Netherlands90%57%24%15%7%2.8%
Belgium92%63%42%17%6%2.0%
Uruguay83%31%14%7%2%0.7%
Switzerland84%52%30%8%3%0.7%
Mexico89%49%28%8%2%0.6%