⚽ World Cup 2026 Forecast

Elo ratings + 10,000-run Monte Carlo simulation · updated Monday, June 22 2026 at 5:01 PM

Trading placed Kalshi trades · results · P&L

Net P&L
-$256.89
after $0.80 costs
Realized
-$256.09
22 settled
At risk
$52.17
2 open
ROI
-34.5%
on settled stake
Record
5–17
W–L
Match winner · -18% ROI · CLV -8% (13)Over/Under · -44% ROI · CLV – (6)Both teams to score · -100% ROI · CLV +8% (3)
MatchBetOur ProbKalshi ProbNet EdgeCostStatusP&L
🇯🇴Jordan vs 🇩🇿AlgeriaBoth score62%46¢+9.6%$39.56Placed
🇧🇦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
🇧🇪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

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 15 graded

Accuracy 67% ±24% · always-favorite baseline 47% · Brier 0.538 (base-rate 0.640) · skill +15.9% · 16 pending

⚠️ Only 15 games graded — far too few to draw conclusions (need ~35 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 22, 5:00 PM
🇫🇷France
1.9 – 0.7projected goals
🇮🇶Iraq
France 85% · draw 10% · Iraq 6%total 2.6 goals
Bookmakers: France 92% · draw 6% · Iraq 2%
Group stageJun 22, 8:00 PM
🇳🇴Norway
1.3 – 1.2projected goals
🇸🇳Senegal
Norway 42% · draw 26% · Senegal 32%total 2.5 goals
Bookmakers: Norway 41% · draw 28% · Senegal 30%
Group stageJun 22, 11:00 PM
🇯🇴Jordan
1.1 – 2.3projected goals
🇩🇿Algeria
Jordan 12% · draw 17% · Algeria 71%total 3.3 goals
Bookmakers: Jordan 14% · draw 22% · Algeria 64%

Upcoming matches

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 84% · draw 11% · Uzbekistan 5%
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 82% · draw 13% · Ghana 6%
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 14% · draw 22% · Croatia 64%
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 14%
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 39% · draw 31% · Canada 30%
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 84% · 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 18% · Brazil 71%
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 65%total 2.3 goals
Bookmakers: South Africa 17% · draw 24% · South Korea 60%
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 26% · 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%

Who wins the World Cup

TeamRatingModelMarket
🇪🇸Spain211124.4%14.0%
🇦🇷Argentina206618.2%11.8%
🇫🇷France208817.7%19.3%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England206513.9%12.6%
🇩🇪Germany19864.1%5.5%
🇳🇱Netherlands19914.0%4.8%
🇵🇹Portugal19833.6%7.1%
🇧🇷Brazil19863.5%5.7%
🇳🇴Norway19391.9%2.1%
🇨🇴Colombia19211.7%1.5%
🇧🇪Belgium19331.5%1.4%
🇺🇸United States18551.4%2.4%

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, 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
Jun 19, 11:00 PM🇹🇷Turkey vs 🇵🇾Paraguay0–1
Jun 19, 8:30 PM🇧🇷Brazil vs 🇭🇹Haiti3–0
Jun 19, 6:00 PM🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland vs 🇲🇦Morocco0–1

Groups

Group APWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇲🇽Mexico2200+367.9100.0%
🇰🇷South Korea2101+035.295.8%
🇨🇿Czech Republic2011-111.822.5%
🇿🇦South Africa2011-211.613.6%
Group BPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇨🇦Canada2110+645.2100.0%
🇨🇭Switzerland2110+345.5100.0%
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina2011-313.369.4%
🇶🇦Qatar2011-611.511.9%
Group CPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇧🇷Brazil2110+346.2100.0%
🇲🇦Morocco2110+146.6100.0%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland2101+033.684.1%
🇭🇹Haiti2002-400.30.0%
Group DPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇺🇸United States2200+567.3100.0%
🇦🇺Australia2101+034.292.9%
🇵🇾Paraguay2101-234.588.3%
🇹🇷Turkey2002-301.40.0%
Group EPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇩🇪Germany2200+767.8100.0%
🇨🇮Ivory Coast2101+035.798.5%
🇪🇨Ecuador2011-112.026.7%
🇨🇼Curacao2011-611.24.3%
Group FPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇳🇱Netherlands2110+446.7100.0%
🇯🇵Japan2110+445.6100.0%
🇸🇪Sweden2101+034.296.3%
🇹🇳Tunisia2002-800.20.0%
Group GPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇪🇬Egypt2110+245.6100.0%
🇮🇷Iran2020+023.157.0%
🇧🇪Belgium2020+024.796.4%
🇳🇿New Zealand2011-211.23.7%
Group HPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇪🇸Spain2110+446.2100.0%
🇺🇾Uruguay2020+022.637.3%
🇨🇻Cape Verde2020+023.466.0%
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2011-412.334.8%
Group IPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇳🇴Norway1100+335.499.2%
🇫🇷France1100+237.9100.0%
🇸🇳Senegal1001-203.783.9%
🇮🇶Iraq1001-300.32.7%
Group JPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇦🇷Argentina2200+568.9100.0%
🇦🇹Austria2101+034.596.0%
🇯🇴Jordan1001-200.66.1%
🇩🇿Algeria1001-303.569.7%
Group KPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🇨🇴Colombia1100+236.398.9%
🇵🇹Portugal1010+015.192.3%
🇨🇩DR Congo1010+013.257.5%
🇺🇿Uzbekistan1001-201.626.2%
Group LPWDLGDPtsxPtsAdvance
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England1100+238.5100.0%
🇬🇭Ghana1100+133.972.9%
🇵🇦Panama1001-100.56.2%
🇭🇷Croatia1001-204.688.9%

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%86.4%69.2%57.1%38.3%24.4%
🇦🇷ArgentinaJ2066100.0%92.0%76.6%58.0%32.6%18.2%
🇫🇷FranceI2088100.0%89.2%63.3%46.0%30.7%17.7%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿EnglandL2065100.0%83.0%64.3%43.9%25.9%13.9%
🇩🇪GermanyE1986100.0%84.1%35.2%20.6%9.8%4.1%
🇳🇱NetherlandsF1991100.0%61.0%43.5%19.3%9.2%4.0%
🇵🇹PortugalK198392.3%66.7%38.1%18.9%8.6%3.6%
🇧🇷BrazilC1986100.0%62.5%38.4%18.2%8.4%3.5%
🇳🇴NorwayI193999.2%67.2%34.5%14.7%5.5%1.9%
🇨🇴ColombiaK192198.9%64.1%33.1%12.5%4.5%1.7%
🇧🇪BelgiumG193396.4%72.5%28.0%12.6%4.2%1.5%
🇺🇸United StatesD1855100.0%76.6%46.6%14.2%4.8%1.4%
🇲🇦MoroccoC1909100.0%46.6%25.6%8.3%2.9%0.8%
🇨🇭SwitzerlandB1886100.0%70.7%30.1%8.2%2.4%0.6%
🇲🇽MexicoA1841100.0%59.8%17.0%6.9%2.2%0.5%
🇸🇳SenegalI187783.9%44.8%20.0%5.9%1.9%0.5%
🇭🇷CroatiaL188388.9%42.1%13.0%5.3%1.7%0.4%
🇺🇾UruguayH189337.3%18.9%9.0%3.7%1.2%0.4%
🇨🇦CanadaB1797100.0%64.5%24.1%5.5%1.4%0.3%
🇯🇵JapanF1864100.0%37.3%15.4%4.7%1.2%0.2%
🇨🇮Ivory CoastE182998.5%31.8%11.0%2.9%0.6%0.1%
🇪🇨EcuadorE188726.7%13.9%6.3%1.8%0.4%0.1%
🇦🇹AustriaJ182596.0%23.0%9.0%2.7%0.7%0.1%
🇸🇪SwedenF181096.3%28.7%9.0%2.1%0.3%<0.1%
🇵🇾ParaguayD174688.3%22.9%3.1%0.7%0.1%<0.1%
🇩🇿AlgeriaJ178769.7%18.4%6.0%1.2%0.2%<0.1%
🇰🇷South KoreaA175795.8%30.6%7.0%1.0%0.1%<0.1%
🇨🇿Czech RepublicA174522.5%8.4%2.3%0.3%<0.1%<0.1%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿ScotlandC176784.1%18.9%3.5%0.7%<0.1%<0.1%
🇦🇺AustraliaD170992.9%22.9%2.1%0.4%<0.1%<0.1%
🇨🇩DR CongoK172157.5%11.9%2.1%0.5%<0.1%<0.1%
🇿🇦South AfricaA153513.6%1.3%<0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇶🇦QatarB142411.9%0.2%<0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇧🇦Bosnia and HerzegovinaB165769.4%8.9%2.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
🇭🇹HaitiC15620.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇹🇷TurkeyD19100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇨🇼CuracaoE14514.3%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇹🇳TunisiaF16020.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇪🇬EgyptG1708100.0%32.5%6.7%0.7%<0.1%0.0%
🇮🇷IranG163957.0%13.4%1.3%<0.1%0.0%0.0%
🇳🇿New ZealandG15213.7%0.6%<0.1%<0.1%0.0%0.0%
🇨🇻Cape VerdeH157766.0%2.6%0.4%<0.1%0.0%0.0%
🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaH155634.8%0.9%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇮🇶IraqI15212.7%0.3%<0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇯🇴JordanJ15536.1%0.7%<0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
🇺🇿UzbekistanK168126.2%3.4%0.5%<0.1%<0.1%0.0%
🇬🇭GhanaL168472.9%12.8%2.3%0.2%<0.1%0.0%
🇵🇦PanamaL16036.2%0.8%0.1%<0.1%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.