⚽ World Cup 2026 Forecast

Elo ratings + 10,000-run Monte Carlo simulation · updated Tuesday, June 23 2026 at 6:00 AM

Trading placed Kalshi trades · results · P&L

Net P&L
-$204.12
after $1.00 costs
Realized
-$203.12
28 settled
At risk
$12.61
1 open
ROI
-21.7%
on settled stake
Record
8–20
W–L
Match winner · -16% ROI · CLV -8% (15)Over/Under · -29% ROI · CLV – (8)Both teams to score · -30% ROI · CLV +8% (5)
MatchBetOur ProbKalshi ProbNet EdgeCostStatusP&L
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina vs 🇶🇦Qatar🇶🇦Qatar21%13¢+3.7%$12.61Placed
🇹🇷Turkey vs 🇵🇾Paraguay🇵🇾Paraguay37%25¢+6.4%$74.40Won+174.60
🇩🇪Germany vs 🇨🇮Ivory Coast🇨🇮Ivory Coast25%17¢+4.4%$28.56Lost-28.56
🇧🇪Belgium vs 🇮🇷Iran🇮🇷Iran22%13¢+4.9%$15.86Lost-15.86
🇺🇸United States vs 🇦🇺Australia🇦🇺Australia30%18¢+6.0%$74.95Lost-74.95
🇺🇸United States vs 🇦🇺AustraliaDraw20%13¢+3.0%$17.03Lost-17.03
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland vs 🇲🇦Morocco🇲🇦Morocco89%80¢+3.2%$8.00Won+2.00
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland vs 🇲🇦Morocco🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland16%+6.8%$0.10Lost-0.10
🇧🇷Brazil vs 🇭🇹HaitiOver 3.5 goals75%46¢+23.0%$58.88Lost-58.88
🇧🇷Brazil vs 🇭🇹HaitiDraw20%10¢+5.5%$15.46Lost-15.46
🇹🇷Turkey vs 🇵🇾Paraguay🇹🇷Turkey44%25¢+12.6%$25.04Lost-25.04
🇳🇱Netherlands vs 🇸🇪Sweden🇸🇪Sweden18%10¢+4.3%$14.64Lost-14.64
🇳🇱Netherlands vs 🇸🇪SwedenOver 2.5 goals89%78¢+5.3%$67.08Won+18.92
🇯🇴Jordan vs 🇩🇿AlgeriaBoth score62%46¢+9.6%$39.56Won+46.44
🇧🇪Belgium vs 🇮🇷IranBoth score60%48¢+6.5%$32.64Lost-32.64
🇪🇸Spain vs 🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaBoth score41%31¢+4.0%$19.84Lost-19.84
🇪🇨Ecuador vs 🇨🇼CuracaoOver 2.5 goals62%43¢+12.9%$42.45Lost-42.45
🇪🇨Ecuador vs 🇨🇼CuracaoBoth score19%10¢+5.2%$14.52Lost-14.52
🇹🇳Tunisia vs 🇯🇵JapanOver 2.5 goals90%68¢+15.5%$38.08Won+17.92
🇺🇾Uruguay vs 🇨🇻Cape VerdeOver 4.5 goals43%16¢+23.4%$34.24Lost-34.24
🇺🇾Uruguay vs 🇨🇻Cape VerdeDraw100%86¢+10.0%$74.72Won+11.28
🇳🇿New Zealand vs 🇪🇬Egypt🇳🇿New Zealand26%16¢+6.2%$47.42Lost-47.42
🇦🇷Argentina vs 🇦🇹AustriaDraw27%13¢+10.5%$26.06Lost-26.06
🇦🇷Argentina vs 🇦🇹AustriaOver 2.5 goals51%41¢+4.1%$13.12Lost-13.12
🇫🇷France vs 🇮🇶IraqOver 3.5 goals45%27¢+11.8%$18.36Lost-18.36
🇫🇷France vs 🇮🇶IraqBoth score33%21¢+5.5%$15.98Lost-15.98
🇳🇴Norway vs 🇸🇳Senegal🇳🇴Norway50%39¢+5.1%$56.36Won+36.64
🇯🇴Jordan vs 🇩🇿Algeria🇯🇴Jordan27%14¢+8.8%$39.99Lost-39.99
🇯🇴Jordan vs 🇩🇿AlgeriaOver 2.5 goals55%34¢+14.8%$22.78Won+44.22

Every placed Kalshi trade and its result. Our Prob is the model's blended probability at entry, Kalshi Prob the price we paid, Net Edge how much we beat the fee-adjusted price. Status: Placed (open), Won/Lost (settled), Void. The chips show each market's ROI and CLV (how much better than the close we got in); a market whose rolling CLV stays negative is auto-paused by the circuit-breaker. Net P&L is realized minus operating costs.

Model scorecard 18 graded

Accuracy 72% ±21% · always-favorite baseline 50% · Brier 0.487 (base-rate 0.623) · skill +21.9% · 16 pending

⚠️ Only 18 games graded — far too few to draw conclusions (need ~32 more). Read this as noise for now. This tracks our pre-match win/draw/loss forecasts vs results. We change the model only on a real, significant signal — never on a hot or cold week.

Matches today

Group stageJun 23, 1:00 PM
🇵🇹Portugal
1.6 – 0.8projected goals
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
Portugal 71% · draw 18% · Uzbekistan 11%total 2.4 goals
Bookmakers: Portugal 86% · draw 10% · Uzbekistan 4%
Group stageJun 23, 4:00 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England
1.8 – 0.6projected goals
🇬🇭Ghana
England 80% · draw 13% · Ghana 6%total 2.4 goals
Bookmakers: England 83% · draw 12% · Ghana 5%
Group stageJun 23, 7:00 PM
🇵🇦Panama
1.1 – 1.8projected goals
🇭🇷Croatia
Panama 14% · draw 17% · Croatia 69%total 2.9 goals
Bookmakers: Panama 13% · draw 22% · Croatia 65%
Group stageJun 23, 10:00 PM
🇨🇴Colombia
1.5 – 0.8projected goals
🇨🇩DR Congo
Colombia 63% · draw 22% · DR Congo 15%total 2.3 goals
Bookmakers: Colombia 63% · draw 23% · DR Congo 13%

Upcoming matches

Group stageJun 24, 3:00 PM
🇨🇭Switzerland
1.2 – 1.2projected goals
🇨🇦Canada
Switzerland 41% · draw 26% · Canada 33%total 2.4 goals
Bookmakers: Switzerland 40% · draw 31% · Canada 29%
Group stageJun 24, 3:00 PM
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.5 – 1.2projected goals
🇶🇦Qatar
Bosnia and Herzegovina 60% · draw 20% · Qatar 19%total 2.7 goals
Group stageJun 24, 6:00 PM
🇲🇦Morocco
1.9 – 0.7projected goals
🇭🇹Haiti
Morocco 78% · draw 14% · Haiti 7%total 2.6 goals
Bookmakers: Morocco 83% · draw 12% · Haiti 5%
Group stageJun 24, 6:00 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland
0.9 – 2.3projected goals
🇧🇷Brazil
Scotland 11% · draw 17% · Brazil 72%total 3.2 goals
Bookmakers: Scotland 11% · draw 17% · Brazil 72%
Group stageJun 24, 9:00 PM
🇨🇿Czech Republic
1.0 – 1.7projected goals
🇲🇽Mexico
Czech Republic 19% · draw 22% · Mexico 59%total 2.7 goals
Bookmakers: Czech Republic 25% · draw 24% · Mexico 51%
Group stageJun 24, 9:00 PM
🇿🇦South Africa
0.8 – 1.5projected goals
🇰🇷South Korea
South Africa 15% · draw 21% · South Korea 64%total 2.3 goals
Bookmakers: South Africa 17% · draw 24% · South Korea 59%
Group stageJun 25, 4:00 PM
🇪🇨Ecuador
1.2 – 1.0projected goals
🇩🇪Germany
Ecuador 32% · draw 26% · Germany 42%total 2.1 goals
Bookmakers: Ecuador 25% · draw 24% · Germany 51%
Group stageJun 25, 4:00 PM
🇨🇼Curacao
0.6 – 2.1projected goals
🇨🇮Ivory Coast
Curacao 5% · draw 12% · Ivory Coast 83%total 2.8 goals
Bookmakers: Curacao 4% · draw 10% · Ivory Coast 86%
Group stageJun 25, 7:00 PM
🇹🇳Tunisia
0.9 – 1.8projected goals
🇳🇱Netherlands
Tunisia 9% · draw 14% · Netherlands 77%total 2.6 goals
Bookmakers: Tunisia 3% · draw 9% · Netherlands 88%
Group stageJun 25, 7:00 PM
🇯🇵Japan
2.4 – 0.9projected goals
🇸🇪Sweden
Japan 61% · draw 20% · Sweden 19%total 3.3 goals
Bookmakers: Japan 50% · draw 28% · Sweden 22%
Group stageJun 25, 10:00 PM
🇹🇷Turkey
1.7 – 1.4projected goals
🇺🇸United States
Turkey 42% · draw 24% · United States 34%total 3.2 goals
Bookmakers: Turkey 27% · draw 23% · United States 50%
Group stageJun 25, 10:00 PM
🇵🇾Paraguay
0.9 – 1.1projected goals
🇦🇺Australia
Paraguay 36% · draw 28% · Australia 36%total 2.0 goals
Bookmakers: Paraguay 33% · draw 43% · Australia 24%

Who wins the World Cup

TeamRatingModelMarket
🇪🇸Spain211123.5%14.1%
🇦🇷Argentina206718.7%12.2%
🇫🇷France209218.0%18.3%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England206613.9%12.6%
🇩🇪Germany19873.9%5.7%
🇳🇱Netherlands19913.7%5.3%
🇵🇹Portugal19843.5%6.7%
🇧🇷Brazil19873.1%5.4%
🇳🇴Norway19502.1%2.6%
🇧🇪Belgium19331.8%1.5%
🇺🇸United States18551.6%2.4%
🇨🇴Colombia19211.6%1.4%

Market = bookmaker consensus (margin removed). Where Model > Market the model is more bullish than the betting public, and vice versa.

Recent results

DateMatchScore
Jun 22, 11:00 PM🇯🇴Jordan vs 🇩🇿Algeria1–2
Jun 22, 8:00 PM🇳🇴Norway vs 🇸🇳Senegal3–2
Jun 22, 5:00 PM🇫🇷France vs 🇮🇶Iraq3–0
Jun 22, 1:00 PM🇦🇷Argentina vs 🇦🇹Austria2–0
Jun 21, 9:00 PM🇳🇿New Zealand vs 🇪🇬Egypt1–3
Jun 21, 6:00 PM🇺🇾Uruguay vs 🇨🇻Cape Verde2–2
Jun 21, 3:00 PM🇧🇪Belgium vs 🇮🇷Iran0–0
Jun 21, 12:00 PM🇪🇸Spain vs 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia4–0
Jun 21, 12:00 AM🇹🇳Tunisia vs 🇯🇵Japan0–4
Jun 20, 8:00 PM🇪🇨Ecuador vs 🇨🇼Curacao0–0
Jun 20, 4:00 PM🇩🇪Germany vs 🇨🇮Ivory Coast2–1
Jun 20, 1:00 PM🇳🇱Netherlands vs 🇸🇪Sweden5–1

Groups

Group APWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇲🇽Mexico2200+367.9100.0%
🇰🇷South Korea2101+035.295.5%
🇨🇿Czech Republic2011-111.821.6%
🇿🇦South Africa2011-211.613.8%
Group BPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇨🇦Canada2110+645.2100.0%
🇨🇭Switzerland2110+345.5100.0%
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina2011-313.268.5%
🇶🇦Qatar2011-611.612.4%
Group CPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇧🇷Brazil2110+346.2100.0%
🇲🇦Morocco2110+146.6100.0%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland2101+033.684.1%
🇭🇹Haiti2002-400.30.0%
Group DPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇺🇸United States2200+567.4100.0%
🇦🇺Australia2101+034.293.1%
🇵🇾Paraguay2101-234.587.4%
🇹🇷Turkey2002-301.40.0%
Group EPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇩🇪Germany2200+767.7100.0%
🇨🇮Ivory Coast2101+035.798.6%
🇪🇨Ecuador2011-112.026.6%
🇨🇼Curacao2011-611.24.0%
Group FPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇳🇱Netherlands2110+446.7100.0%
🇯🇵Japan2110+445.6100.0%
🇸🇪Sweden2101+034.296.7%
🇹🇳Tunisia2002-800.20.0%
Group GPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇪🇬Egypt2110+245.6100.0%
🇮🇷Iran2020+023.156.1%
🇧🇪Belgium2020+024.796.5%
🇳🇿New Zealand2011-211.23.5%
Group HPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇪🇸Spain2110+446.2100.0%
🇺🇾Uruguay2020+022.637.2%
🇨🇻Cape Verde2020+023.567.0%
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2011-412.333.8%
Group IPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇫🇷France2200+567.9100.0%
🇳🇴Norway2200+466.8100.0%
🇸🇳Senegal2002-302.679.6%
🇮🇶Iraq2002-600.32.8%
Group JPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇦🇷Argentina2200+568.9100.0%
🇦🇹Austria2101+034.595.7%
🇩🇿Algeria2101-234.384.0%
🇯🇴Jordan2002-300.10.0%
Group KPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇨🇴Colombia1100+236.398.8%
🇵🇹Portugal1010+015.191.9%
🇨🇩DR Congo1010+013.257.5%
🇺🇿Uzbekistan1001-201.625.5%
Group LPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England1100+238.5100.0%
🇬🇭Ghana1100+133.972.8%
🇵🇦Panama1001-100.66.3%
🇭🇷Croatia1001-204.588.9%

Green edge = top two (advance) · gold edge = third place (8 of 12 thirds advance). xPts = expected final points.

Round-by-round odds all 48 teams

TeamGrpRatingLast 32Last 16QuartersSemisFinalChampion
🇪🇸SpainH2111100.0%85.1%68.3%56.6%37.4%23.5%
🇦🇷ArgentinaJ2067100.0%92.2%75.9%57.7%32.9%18.7%
🇫🇷FranceI2092100.0%89.6%64.2%46.3%31.1%18.0%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿EnglandL2066100.0%84.0%65.5%44.0%25.5%13.9%
🇩🇪GermanyE1987100.0%83.7%34.6%20.2%9.2%3.9%
🇳🇱NetherlandsF1991100.0%60.6%42.4%19.7%9.3%3.7%
🇵🇹PortugalK198491.9%65.4%37.2%18.3%8.8%3.5%
🇧🇷BrazilC1987100.0%62.7%37.2%17.3%7.5%3.1%
🇳🇴NorwayI1950100.0%72.1%37.0%16.0%6.3%2.1%
🇧🇪BelgiumG193396.5%72.9%28.8%13.4%5.2%1.8%
🇺🇸United StatesD1855100.0%76.4%47.3%14.9%5.0%1.6%
🇨🇴ColombiaK192198.8%64.5%33.6%12.2%4.4%1.6%
🇲🇦MoroccoC1909100.0%46.5%25.3%8.2%2.8%0.8%
🇨🇭SwitzerlandB1887100.0%71.2%30.2%8.2%2.5%0.7%
🇲🇽MexicoA1841100.0%61.0%17.3%6.9%2.2%0.7%
🇭🇷CroatiaL188388.9%42.6%13.5%5.9%1.9%0.6%
🇯🇵JapanF1864100.0%37.9%15.5%5.0%1.4%0.4%
🇸🇳SenegalI186779.6%38.4%16.9%4.5%1.2%0.4%
🇺🇾UruguayH189437.2%17.9%8.5%3.3%1.0%0.3%
🇨🇦CanadaB1797100.0%64.4%24.7%5.3%1.2%0.2%
🇪🇨EcuadorE188826.6%13.7%6.5%1.8%0.5%0.2%
🇦🇹AustriaJ182595.7%23.6%9.3%2.7%0.7%0.1%
🇨🇮Ivory CoastE183098.6%26.1%9.1%2.3%0.5%<0.1%
🇸🇪SwedenF181196.7%29.2%8.2%2.0%0.4%<0.1%
🇵🇾ParaguayD174687.4%22.2%3.0%0.6%0.1%<0.1%
🇦🇺AustraliaD170993.1%23.9%2.2%0.5%<0.1%<0.1%
🇩🇿AlgeriaJ180484.0%25.1%9.4%2.1%0.4%<0.1%
🇰🇷South KoreaA175795.5%30.2%6.5%1.0%0.1%<0.1%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿ScotlandC176784.1%18.3%3.6%0.8%0.1%<0.1%
🇨🇿Czech RepublicA174521.6%7.7%2.1%0.3%<0.1%<0.1%
🇬🇭GhanaL168472.8%13.6%2.6%0.3%<0.1%<0.1%
🇿🇦South AfricaA153513.8%1.3%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇶🇦QatarB142312.4%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇧🇦Bosnia and HerzegovinaB165768.5%9.2%2.2%0.2%<0.1%0.0%
🇭🇹HaitiC15610.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇹🇷TurkeyD19100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇨🇼CuracaoE14504.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇹🇳TunisiaF16010.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇪🇬EgyptG1708100.0%33.4%6.8%0.9%0.1%0.0%
🇮🇷IranG163856.1%13.1%1.2%0.1%<0.1%0.0%
🇳🇿New ZealandG15203.5%0.7%<0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇨🇻Cape VerdeH157767.0%2.5%0.3%<0.1%0.0%0.0%
🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaH155533.8%1.0%0.1%<0.1%0.0%0.0%
🇮🇶IraqI15182.8%0.2%<0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇯🇴JordanJ15350.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇺🇿UzbekistanK168125.5%3.0%0.4%0.1%<0.1%0.0%
🇨🇩DR CongoK172157.5%11.9%2.3%0.4%0.0%0.0%
🇵🇦PanamaL16036.3%0.7%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Model: team rating = 50% Elo (eloratings.net-style, K=60, +50 host bonus, updated after every result) + 50% squad market value (Transfermarkt, log-scaled). Ratings drive a log-linear Poisson goal model and the remaining tournament is simulated 10,000 times. Real results always override simulation. Third-place bracket slots are assigned randomly among FIFA-legal options until the real bracket is known.