World Cup 2026 Analytics

Knockout Bracket

Round of 32 → Final. New 48-team format: the 12 group winners and runners-up, plus the 8 best third-placed teams. Matchups are set after the group stage — teams and predictions appear once the draw is in.

The bracket fills from real results as they land; champion and advancement odds are experimental Monte Carlo output. How this works

Model Version
Title to winExperimentalSpain 54.4% to win

Each team's modelled chance to win the tournament and to reach each round, from the full-tournament Monte Carlo. Experimental — there is no betting market for these to compare against.

TeamChampionFinalSFQFR16
SpainH54.4%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
ArgentinaJ45.6%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
AustriaJ0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
AustraliaD0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Bosnia and HerzegovinaB0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
BelgiumG0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%
BrazilC0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
CanadaB0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
DR CongoK0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
SwitzerlandB0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%
Ivory CoastE0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
ColombiaK0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
Cape VerdeH0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
CuraçaoE0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
CzechiaA0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
GermanyE0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Bracket path

Real matchup / resultProjected occupant (model, experimental)
M74
Germany4
ParaguayPK5
M77
France3
Sweden0
M73
South Africa0
Canada1
M75
Netherlands3
MoroccoPK4
M83
Portugal2
Croatia1
M84
Spain3
Austria0
M81
United States2
Bosnia and Herzegovina0
M82
Belgiumaet3
Senegal2
M76
Brazil2
Japan1
M78
Ivory Coast1
Norway2
M79
Mexico2
Ecuador0
M80
England2
DR Congo1
M86
Argentinaaet3
Cape Verde2
M88
Australia3
EgyptPK5
M85
Switzerland2
Algeria0
M87
Colombia1
Ghana0

Knockout predictions

Single-match advance probability (regulation-time 1X2 with the draw split — i.e. including extra time / penalties), shown alongside the market where odds exist. Experimental.

Round of 32
South Africa
01
Canada

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Brazil
21
Japan

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Germany
45
Paraguay
PK

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Netherlands
34
Morocco
PK

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Ivory Coast
12
Norway

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
France
30
Sweden

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Mexico
20
Ecuador

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
England
21
DR Congo

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Belgium
32
Senegal
aet

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
United States
20
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Spain
30
Austria

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Portugal
21
Croatia

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Switzerland
20
Algeria

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Australia
35
Egypt
PK

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Argentina
32
Cape Verde
aet

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 32
Colombia
10
Ghana

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 16
Canada
03
Morocco

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 16
Paraguay
01
France

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 16
Brazil
12
Norway

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 16
Mexico
23
England
To advance44% · 56%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
28.8%
Draw
30.4%
Away
40.8%
Market (de-vig)

No market odds to compare yet

Round of 16
Portugal
01
Spain

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 16
United States
14
Belgium

Predictions are being prepared

Round of 16
Argentina
32
Egypt
To advance81% · 19%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
70.4%
Draw
20.3%
Away
9.3%
Market (de-vig)
Home
71.9%
Draw
19.6%
Away
8.5%
Round of 16
Switzerland
43
Colombia
PK
To advance43% · 57%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
28.0%
Draw
30.3%
Away
41.7%
Market (de-vig)
Home
26.4%
Draw
31.5%
Away
42.2%
Quarter-finals
France
20
Morocco
To advance70% · 30%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
56.7%
Draw
26.4%
Away
16.9%
Market (de-vig)
Home
60.9%
Draw
24.8%
Away
14.2%
Quarter-finals
Spain
21
Belgium
To advance73% · 27%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
60.0%
Draw
25.1%
Away
14.8%
Market (de-vig)
Home
59.1%
Draw
24.3%
Away
16.5%
Quarter-finals
Norway
12
England
aet
To advance41% · 59%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
26.5%
Draw
30.0%
Away
43.6%
Market (de-vig)
Home
24.2%
Draw
26.0%
Away
49.7%
Quarter-finals
Argentina
31
Switzerland
aet
To advance67% · 33%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
53.6%
Draw
27.5%
Away
18.9%
Market (de-vig)
Home
56.7%
Draw
26.6%
Away
16.7%
Semi-finals
France
02
Spain
To advance43% · 57%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
28.2%
Draw
30.3%
Away
41.5%
Market (de-vig)
Home
38.9%
Draw
30.4%
Away
30.6%
Semi-finals
England
12
Argentina
To advance43% · 57%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
27.5%
Draw
30.2%
Away
42.3%
Market (de-vig)
Home
35.0%
Draw
33.5%
Away
31.5%
Third place
France
46
England
To advance55% · 45%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
39.6%
Draw
30.5%
Away
29.9%
Market (de-vig)
Home
51.4%
Draw
23.3%
Away
25.3%
Final
Spain
10
Argentina
aet
To advance54% · 46%
Model (experimental)Experimental
Home
38.8%
Draw
30.6%
Away
30.6%
Market (de-vig)
Home
42.3%
Draw
31.7%
Away
26.0%