⚽ World Cup 2026 Forecast

Elo ratings + 10,000-run Monte Carlo simulation · updated Monday, June 15 2026 at 2:48 PM

Best bets today $50 unit

Kickoff	Match	Bet	Model	Market	Blended	Price	Stake	To win	Exp. profit
Jun 15, 9:00 PM	🇮🇷Iran vs 🇳🇿New Zealand	Iran to win	69%	55%	59%	1.86	$150	$129	+$15.93

How we pick these bets: we take every bookmaker's odds, strip out the margin they build in for profit, and average them into the market's honest estimate of each outcome (shown as Market). For match results we blend our model with the market — 35% model, 65% market — because the market already prices in injuries and lineups our model can't see, so a bet only counts when our disagreement is big enough to survive that blend. Over/Under bets use the market alone, since our testing showed the model can't predict goal totals. We only bet when there's at least +2% expected profit at the best price on offer, and we skip likely mistakes rather than real value: odds far out of line with every other book (more than a 20% edge), or heavy favorites priced under 1.40, where you risk a lot to win a little. Stakes use quarter-Kelly — a standard rule that risks more when the edge is bigger — on a $5,000 practice bankroll, capped at $150 a bet; Exp. profit is what a bet makes on average. Expect losing days: an edge is a long-run average, not a promise.

Bet record settled bets only

Record 5–3 · staked $370 · net +61 · ROI +16.6% · 1 pending

Closing-line value: avg +4.0% · beat the close 100% of the time (4 bets). CLV measures whether we got a better price than the market's final line — the best long-run signal that the bets are genuinely sharp.

Kickoff	Match	Bet	Price	Stake	Result	Profit	CLV
Jun 15, 12:00 PM	🇪🇸Spain vs 🇨🇻Cape Verde	Draw	18.00	$10	WIN	+170	+7.8%
Jun 14, 7:00 PM	🇨🇮Ivory Coast vs 🇪🇨Ecuador	Ecuador to win	2.68	$60	LOSS	-60	+4.3%
Jun 14, 1:00 PM	🇩🇪Germany vs 🇨🇼Curacao	Over 4.5 goals	2.20	$20	WIN	+24	+2.0%
Jun 14, 4:00 PM	🇳🇱Netherlands vs 🇯🇵Japan	Over 2.5 goals	2.18	$25	WIN	+30	+1.8%
Jun 13, 9:00 PM	🇭🇹Haiti vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland	Scotland to win	1.56	$60	WIN	+34	–
Jun 13, 6:00 PM	🇧🇷Brazil vs 🇲🇦Morocco	Draw	3.95	$15	WIN	+44	–
Jun 13, 3:00 PM	🇶🇦Qatar vs 🇨🇭Switzerland	Switzerland to win	1.24	$150	LOSS	-150	–
Jun 11, 10:00 PM	🇰🇷South Korea vs 🇨🇿Czech Republic	Czech Republic to win	3.15	$30	LOSS	-30	–

Kalshi edge 16 matches priced · 9 post-fee edges

Our model's probability vs Kalshi's live price for each outcome. Breakeven is the probability an outcome needs to clear Kalshi's ~7% fee + spread; net edge = our probability − breakeven, so only positive values are worth a trade. Read-only — no orders are placed. Treat big edges skeptically: our model is least reliable on longshots, which is where most of them appear.

Kickoff	Match	Outcome	Our	Kalshi	Breakeven	Net edge
Jun 15, 3:00 PM	🇧🇪Belgium vs 🇪🇬Egypt	🇧🇪Belgium	55%	64–65¢	71%	-16.3%
		Draw	24%	23–24¢	30%	-5.6%
		🇪🇬Egypt	21%	13–14¢	18%	+2.9%
Jun 15, 6:00 PM	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia vs 🇺🇾Uruguay	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	11%	11–12¢	16%	-5.1%
		Draw	23%	21–22¢	28%	-5.1%
		🇺🇾Uruguay	66%	67–68¢	74%	-7.7%
Jun 15, 9:00 PM	🇮🇷Iran vs 🇳🇿New Zealand	🇮🇷Iran	69%	53–54¢	60%	+8.6%
		Draw	20%	28–29¢	35%	-15.4%
		🇳🇿New Zealand	12%	19–20¢	26%	-14.3%
Jun 16, 3:00 PM	🇫🇷France vs 🇸🇳Senegal	🇫🇷France	48%	66–67¢	73%	-24.9%
		Draw	24%	21–22¢	28%	-4.1%
		🇸🇳Senegal	28%	12–13¢	17%	+11.0%
Jun 16, 6:00 PM	🇮🇶Iraq vs 🇳🇴Norway	🇮🇶Iraq	11%	5–6¢	10%	+0.6%
		Draw	18%	12–13¢	17%	+0.8%
		🇳🇴Norway	72%	82–83¢	87%	-15.4%
Jun 16, 9:00 PM	🇦🇷Argentina vs 🇩🇿Algeria	🇦🇷Argentina	65%	69–70¢	76%	-11.2%
		Draw	22%	20–21¢	27%	-4.8%
		🇩🇿Algeria	13%	10–11¢	15%	-2.0%
Jun 17, 12:00 AM	🇦🇹Austria vs 🇯🇴Jordan	🇦🇹Austria	68%	72–73¢	79%	-11.3%
		Draw	18%	17–18¢	24%	-6.2%
		🇯🇴Jordan	15%	10–11¢	15%	-0.5%
Jun 17, 1:00 PM	🇵🇹Portugal vs 🇨🇩DR Congo	🇵🇹Portugal	61%	76–77¢	83%	-22.0%
		Draw	24%	16–17¢	21%	+2.6%
		🇨🇩DR Congo	15%	8–9¢	13%	+2.4%
Jun 17, 4:00 PM	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England vs 🇭🇷Croatia	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England	53%	57–58¢	64%	-10.9%
		Draw	25%	24–25¢	31%	-6.1%
		🇭🇷Croatia	22%	18–19¢	25%	-3.0%
Jun 17, 7:00 PM	🇬🇭Ghana vs 🇵🇦Panama	🇬🇭Ghana	43%	43–44¢	50%	-7.3%
		Draw	25%	28–29¢	35%	-10.2%
		🇵🇦Panama	32%	28–29¢	35%	-2.5%
Jun 17, 10:00 PM	🇺🇿Uzbekistan vs 🇨🇴Colombia	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	11%	9–10¢	14%	-2.9%
		Draw	18%	19–20¢	26%	-7.7%
		🇨🇴Colombia	71%	71–72¢	78%	-7.4%
Jun 18, 12:00 PM	🇨🇿Czech Republic vs 🇿🇦South Africa	🇨🇿Czech Republic	50%	54–55¢	61%	-10.6%
		Draw	24%	25–26¢	32%	-7.6%
		🇿🇦South Africa	25%	20–21¢	27%	-1.8%
Jun 18, 3:00 PM	🇨🇭Switzerland vs 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	🇨🇭Switzerland	71%	62–63¢	69%	+2.0%
		Draw	17%	23–24¢	30%	-12.5%
		🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	12%	15–16¢	20%	-8.5%
Jun 18, 6:00 PM	🇨🇦Canada vs 🇶🇦Qatar	🇨🇦Canada	75%	76–77¢	83%	-7.6%
		Draw	15%	16–17¢	21%	-5.6%
		🇶🇦Qatar	9%	8–9¢	13%	-3.8%
Jun 18, 9:00 PM	🇲🇽Mexico vs 🇰🇷South Korea	🇲🇽Mexico	47%	48–49¢	55%	-7.9%
		Draw	25%	27–28¢	34%	-9.5%
		🇰🇷South Korea	28%	23–24¢	30%	-1.6%
Jun 19, 3:00 PM	🇺🇸United States vs 🇦🇺Australia	🇺🇸United States	23%	61–62¢	68%	-44.8%
		Draw	23%	21–22¢	28%	-4.6%
		🇦🇺Australia	53%	17–18¢	24%	+29.4%

Matches today

Group stageJun 15, 3:00 PM

🇧🇪Belgium

1.7 – 0.9projected goals

🇪🇬Egypt

Belgium 55% · draw 24% · Egypt 21%total 2.6 goals

Bookmakers: Belgium 64% · draw 22% · Egypt 14%

Group stageJun 15, 6:00 PM

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

0.5 – 1.7projected goals

🇺🇾Uruguay

Saudi Arabia 11% · draw 23% · Uruguay 66%total 2.2 goals

Bookmakers: Saudi Arabia 11% · draw 21% · Uruguay 68%

Group stageJun 15, 9:00 PM

🇮🇷Iran

2.0 – 0.7projected goals

🇳🇿New Zealand

Iran 69% · draw 20% · New Zealand 12%total 2.7 goals

Bookmakers: Iran 55% · draw 27% · New Zealand 19%

Upcoming matches

Group stageJun 16, 3:00 PM

🇫🇷France

1.7 – 1.2projected goals

🇸🇳Senegal

France 48% · draw 24% · Senegal 28%total 2.9 goals

Bookmakers: France 67% · draw 21% · Senegal 12%

Group stageJun 16, 6:00 PM

🇮🇶Iraq

0.7 – 2.2projected goals

🇳🇴Norway

Iraq 11% · draw 18% · Norway 72%total 2.9 goals

Bookmakers: Iraq 5% · draw 12% · Norway 83%

Group stageJun 16, 9:00 PM

🇦🇷Argentina

1.8 – 0.7projected goals

🇩🇿Algeria

Argentina 65% · draw 22% · Algeria 13%total 2.5 goals

Bookmakers: Argentina 70% · draw 20% · Algeria 10%

Group stageJun 17, 12:00 AM

🇦🇹Austria

2.4 – 1.0projected goals

🇯🇴Jordan

Austria 68% · draw 18% · Jordan 15%total 3.4 goals

Bookmakers: Austria 73% · draw 17% · Jordan 10%

Group stageJun 17, 1:00 PM

🇵🇹Portugal

1.7 – 0.7projected goals

🇨🇩DR Congo

Portugal 61% · draw 24% · DR Congo 15%total 2.4 goals

Bookmakers: Portugal 76% · draw 16% · DR Congo 8%

Group stageJun 17, 4:00 PM

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England

1.6 – 0.9projected goals

🇭🇷Croatia

England 53% · draw 25% · Croatia 22%total 2.6 goals

Bookmakers: England 57% · draw 25% · Croatia 18%

Group stageJun 17, 7:00 PM

🇬🇭Ghana

1.5 – 1.3projected goals

🇵🇦Panama

Ghana 43% · draw 25% · Panama 32%total 2.9 goals

Bookmakers: Ghana 45% · draw 28% · Panama 27%

Group stageJun 17, 10:00 PM

🇺🇿Uzbekistan

0.7 – 2.2projected goals

🇨🇴Colombia

Uzbekistan 11% · draw 18% · Colombia 71%total 2.9 goals

Bookmakers: Uzbekistan 9% · draw 19% · Colombia 71%

Group stageJun 18, 12:00 PM

🇨🇿Czech Republic

1.7 – 1.1projected goals

🇿🇦South Africa

Czech Republic 50% · draw 24% · South Africa 25%total 2.7 goals

Bookmakers: Czech Republic 55% · draw 25% · South Africa 20%

Group stageJun 18, 3:00 PM

🇨🇭Switzerland

2.3 – 0.8projected goals

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina

Switzerland 71% · draw 17% · Bosnia and Herzegovina 12%total 3.1 goals

Group stageJun 18, 6:00 PM

🇨🇦Canada

2.5 – 0.8projected goals

🇶🇦Qatar

Canada 75% · draw 15% · Qatar 9%total 3.3 goals

Bookmakers: Canada 77% · draw 15% · Qatar 7%

Group stageJun 18, 9:00 PM

🇲🇽Mexico

1.6 – 1.2projected goals

🇰🇷South Korea

Mexico 47% · draw 25% · South Korea 28%total 2.8 goals

Bookmakers: Mexico 49% · draw 29% · South Korea 23%

Group stageJun 19, 3:00 PM

🇺🇸United States

1.1 – 1.8projected goals

🇦🇺Australia

United States 23% · draw 23% · Australia 53%total 2.9 goals

Bookmakers: United States 61% · draw 22% · Australia 17%

Who wins the World Cup

Team	Rating	Model	Market
🇪🇸Spain	2084	19.7%	14.8%
🇫🇷France	2066	18.7%	16.3%
🇦🇷Argentina	2046	13.8%	8.0%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England	2039	12.4%	11.1%
🇵🇹Portugal	2001	7.1%	10.2%
🇧🇷Brazil	1989	5.3%	7.1%
🇩🇪Germany	1971	4.5%	6.1%
🇳🇱Netherlands	1958	3.4%	4.3%
🇧🇪Belgium	1911	2.1%	2.2%
🇳🇴Norway	1926	1.9%	2.4%
🇨🇴Colombia	1913	1.6%	1.5%
🇺🇸United States	1833	1.2%	1.8%

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

Recent results

Date	Match	Score
Jun 15, 12:00 PM	🇪🇸Spain vs 🇨🇻Cape Verde	0–0
Jun 14, 10:00 PM	🇸🇪Sweden vs 🇹🇳Tunisia	5–1
Jun 14, 7:00 PM	🇨🇮Ivory Coast vs 🇪🇨Ecuador	1–0
Jun 14, 4:00 PM	🇳🇱Netherlands vs 🇯🇵Japan	2–2
Jun 14, 1:00 PM	🇩🇪Germany vs 🇨🇼Curacao	7–1
Jun 14, 12:00 AM	🇦🇺Australia vs 🇹🇷Turkey	2–0
Jun 13, 9:00 PM	🇭🇹Haiti vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland	0–1
Jun 13, 6:00 PM	🇧🇷Brazil vs 🇲🇦Morocco	1–1
Jun 13, 3:00 PM	🇶🇦Qatar vs 🇨🇭Switzerland	1–1
Jun 12, 9:00 PM	🇺🇸United States vs 🇵🇾Paraguay	4–1
Jun 12, 3:00 PM	🇨🇦Canada vs 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1
Jun 11, 10:00 PM	🇰🇷South Korea vs 🇨🇿Czech Republic	2–1

Groups

Group A	P	W	L	GD	Pts	xPts	Advance
🇲🇽Mexico	1	1	0	+2	3	6.7	98.7%
🇰🇷South Korea	1	1	0	+1	3	6.1	94.9%
🇨🇿Czech Republic	1	0	1	-1	0	3.0	60.4%
🇿🇦South Africa	1	0	1	-2	0	1.3	13.8%

Group B	P	D	GD	Pts	xPts	Advance
🇨🇭Switzerland	1	1	+0	1	4.5	81.9%
🇨🇦Canada	1	1	+0	1	4.9	92.1%
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1	+0	1	3.9	77.0%
🇶🇦Qatar	1	1	+0	1	1.8	18.7%

Group C	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	xPts	Advance
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland	1	1	0	0	+1	3	4.6	80.9%
🇧🇷Brazil	1	0	1	0	+0	1	5.9	97.7%
🇲🇦Morocco	1	0	1	0	+0	1	5.2	92.0%
🇭🇹Haiti	1	0	0	1	-1	0	0.6	3.3%

Group D	P	W	L	GD	Pts	xPts	Advance
🇺🇸United States	1	1	0	+3	3	6.3	97.5%
🇦🇺Australia	1	1	0	+2	3	5.1	86.5%
🇹🇷Turkey	1	0	1	-2	0	3.2	54.4%
🇵🇾Paraguay	1	0	1	-3	0	2.4	32.4%

Group E	P	W	L	GD	Pts	xPts	Advance
🇩🇪Germany	1	1	0	+6	3	6.6	99.8%
🇨🇮Ivory Coast	1	1	0	+1	3	6.5	98.0%
🇪🇨Ecuador	1	0	1	-1	0	3.8	84.5%
🇨🇼Curacao	1	0	1	-6	0	0.4	1.5%

Group F	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	xPts	Advance
🇸🇪Sweden	1	1	0	0	+4	3	5.0	97.1%
🇳🇱Netherlands	1	0	1	0	+0	1	5.5	94.7%
🇯🇵Japan	1	0	1	0	+0	1	4.9	88.2%
🇹🇳Tunisia	1	0	0	1	-4	0	0.8	4.5%

Group G	GD	xPts	Advance
🇧🇪Belgium	+0	7.1	97.9%
🇪🇬Egypt	+0	4.2	72.9%
🇮🇷Iran	+0	3.4	58.1%
🇳🇿New Zealand	+0	2.0	27.9%

Group H	P	D	GD	Pts	xPts	Advance
🇪🇸Spain	1	1	+0	1	6.0	98.7%
🇨🇻Cape Verde	1	1	+0	1	3.0	50.4%
🇺🇾Uruguay	0	0	+0	0	5.5	92.2%
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	0	0	+0	0	1.7	17.4%

Group I	GD	xPts	Advance
🇫🇷France	+0	6.9	98.9%
🇳🇴Norway	+0	5.0	89.0%
🇸🇳Senegal	+0	4.5	83.3%
🇮🇶Iraq	+0	0.6	3.7%

Group J	GD	xPts	Advance
🇦🇷Argentina	+0	7.4	98.9%
🇦🇹Austria	+0	4.4	78.1%
🇩🇿Algeria	+0	3.9	70.7%
🇯🇴Jordan	+0	1.2	12.2%

Group K	GD	xPts	Advance
🇵🇹Portugal	+0	6.7	96.8%
🇨🇴Colombia	+0	5.4	88.8%
🇨🇩DR Congo	+0	2.4	35.0%
🇺🇿Uzbekistan	+0	2.3	32.5%

Group L	GD	xPts	Advance
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England	+0	7.3	99.0%
🇭🇷Croatia	+0	5.5	90.8%
🇬🇭Ghana	+0	2.3	31.1%
🇵🇦Panama	+0	2.0	25.2%

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

Team	Grp	Rating	Last 32	Last 16	Quarters	Semis	Final	Champion
🇪🇸Spain	H	2084	98.7%	75.9%	57.9%	45.1%	31.1%	19.7%
🇫🇷France	I	2066	98.9%	82.6%	62.0%	45.1%	31.2%	18.7%
🇦🇷Argentina	J	2046	98.9%	68.1%	54.9%	38.6%	23.1%	13.8%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England	L	2039	99.0%	77.8%	55.7%	37.5%	22.5%	12.4%
🇵🇹Portugal	K	2001	96.8%	70.2%	48.2%	27.3%	14.3%	7.1%
🇧🇷Brazil	C	1989	97.7%	63.6%	40.8%	22.3%	11.8%	5.3%
🇩🇪Germany	E	1971	99.8%	69.5%	35.2%	20.7%	10.1%	4.5%
🇳🇱Netherlands	F	1958	94.7%	56.8%	35.9%	17.3%	8.1%	3.4%
🇧🇪Belgium	G	1911	97.9%	65.8%	36.6%	13.9%	5.3%	2.1%
🇳🇴Norway	I	1926	89.0%	53.9%	28.0%	13.4%	5.3%	1.9%
🇨🇴Colombia	K	1913	88.8%	50.8%	26.0%	12.6%	4.7%	1.6%
🇺🇸United States	D	1833	97.5%	62.5%	28.8%	10.3%	3.5%	1.2%
🇭🇷Croatia	L	1895	90.8%	48.3%	21.4%	9.7%	3.4%	1.1%
🇺🇾Uruguay	H	1880	92.2%	38.6%	20.2%	8.8%	2.8%	0.9%
🇲🇽Mexico	A	1832	98.7%	57.3%	22.9%	8.3%	2.9%	0.9%
🇸🇳Senegal	I	1884	83.3%	44.5%	20.5%	7.9%	2.6%	0.9%
🇲🇦Morocco	C	1877	92.0%	43.2%	21.3%	7.7%	2.6%	0.8%
🇪🇨Ecuador	E	1881	84.5%	42.1%	19.2%	7.3%	2.5%	0.7%
🇯🇵Japan	F	1869	88.2%	39.9%	18.5%	6.4%	2.0%	0.6%
🇨🇭Switzerland	B	1861	81.9%	50.3%	21.0%	6.5%	1.8%	0.5%
🇹🇷Turkey	D	1878	54.4%	28.3%	11.6%	4.4%	1.5%	0.5%
🇨🇦Canada	B	1778	92.1%	50.4%	18.2%	5.0%	1.4%	0.4%
🇨🇮Ivory Coast	E	1832	98.0%	40.2%	13.2%	4.8%	1.5%	0.3%
🇦🇹Austria	J	1822	78.1%	24.9%	9.8%	3.2%	0.8%	0.2%
🇸🇪Sweden	F	1820	97.1%	37.5%	14.1%	4.3%	1.1%	0.2%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland	C	1779	80.9%	25.8%	7.7%	1.9%	0.5%	0.1%
🇩🇿Algeria	J	1791	70.7%	20.2%	7.0%	1.8%	0.4%	0.1%
🇰🇷South Korea	A	1761	94.9%	41.0%	10.7%	2.2%	0.4%	<0.1%
🇨🇿Czech Republic	A	1745	60.4%	20.1%	5.5%	0.9%	<0.1%	<0.1%
🇦🇺Australia	D	1746	86.5%	39.6%	8.6%	1.8%	0.4%	<0.1%
🇵🇾Paraguay	D	1761	32.4%	13.0%	2.7%	0.7%	0.2%	<0.1%
🇪🇬Egypt	G	1704	72.9%	23.3%	3.9%	0.6%	<0.1%	<0.1%
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	B	1680	77.0%	22.4%	4.1%	0.5%	<0.1%	<0.1%
🇺🇿Uzbekistan	K	1691	32.5%	6.3%	1.1%	0.2%	<0.1%	<0.1%
🇨🇩DR Congo	K	1696	35.0%	6.5%	1.6%	0.3%	<0.1%	<0.1%
🇿🇦South Africa	A	1550	13.8%	1.8%	0.2%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
🇶🇦Qatar	B	1456	18.7%	1.5%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
🇭🇹Haiti	C	1572	3.3%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
🇨🇼Curacao	E	1464	1.5%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
🇹🇳Tunisia	F	1612	4.5%	0.6%	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
🇮🇷Iran	G	1651	58.1%	14.0%	1.7%	0.2%	<0.1%	0.0%
🇳🇿New Zealand	G	1551	27.9%	3.7%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
🇨🇻Cape Verde	H	1605	50.4%	5.4%	0.9%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	H	1570	17.4%	1.4%	0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
🇮🇶Iraq	I	1540	3.7%	0.3%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
🇯🇴Jordan	J	1574	12.2%	1.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
🇬🇭Ghana	L	1659	31.1%	5.0%	0.9%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
🇵🇦Panama	L	1636	25.2%	3.3%	0.4%	<0.1%	<0.1%	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.