Al Jazeera asked nine AI models to predict the World Cup winner, and they mostly disagree with each other

[BlackMamba35]

With the 2026 World Cup down to its final stages, Al Jazeera's data team asked nine leading AI models, including Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Le Chat, Qwen, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Meta AI, to predict the tournament's final podium based on team strength, squad quality, coaching, historical performance and how each team has actually played so far this tournament

France came out as the overall favorite to lift the trophy, picking up five of the nine votes for champion, from Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Le Chat and Qwen. Argentina, the defending champions, took the remaining four votes, from ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Meta AI

Predictions for the runner up were far more split, France and Argentina each got three votes, England picked up two, and Spain got just one. Third place saw a much clearer consensus though, Spain was the pick of six of the nine models, with England and France splitting the rest

The exercise lands right as the actual semifinals kick off, France face Spain on July 14 in Dallas, while England meet Argentina on July 15 in Atlanta. The third place playoff follows on July 18, with the final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium. What the results mainly show is a broad AI consensus around the same four teams humans already agree are the best left in the tournament, with the more interesting disagreement being in exactly how different models weigh recent momentum against squad depth and historical pedigree

Who will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Here's what AI predictswww.aljazeera.com

[Kane]

come on England

We can beat Argentina.  Messi can still retire as the GOAT