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World Cup 2026: the full audit, after the fact

The tournament is over. This page stays up as the record: the fair odds we published before each match, every value flag we raised, and what actually happened — kept unedited, including the calls that missed.

For matches being priced right now: Predictions today · Track Record

Value flagged right now

matches where a soft bookmaker is priced above the sharp fair price

No value flagged at the moment — the market is pricing these matches tightly. That is the honest answer most of the time.

Results so far

how our single picks settled — we publish the losses too
68/103
Picks correct
66%
Hit rate
-0.8%
Average CLV
Match Score Pick CLV Result
Spain — Argentina 1–0 1 Spain +1.3% Won
France — England 4–6 1 France +9.8% Lost
England — Argentina 1–2 1 England +0.4% Lost
France — Spain 0–2 1 France -6.5% Lost
Norway — England 1–2 2 England -5.5% Won
Spain — Belgium 2–1 1 Spain -1.8% Won
France — Morocco 2–0 1 France -0.6% Won
Switzerland — Colombia 0–0 2 Colombia -5.8% Lost
Argentina — Egypt 3–2 1 Argentina +2.2% Won
USA — Belgium 1–4 1 USA +2.3% Lost
Portugal — Spain 0–1 2 Spain -4.0% Won
Mexico — England 2–3 2 England -6.6% Won
Brazil — Norway 1–2 1 Brazil +7.8% Lost
Paraguay — France 0–1 2 France -2.5% Won
Canada — Morocco 0–3 2 Morocco -1.6% Won
Colombia — Ghana 1–0 1 Colombia +10.3% Won
Argentina — Cape Verde Islands 3–2 1 Argentina -0.9% Won
Australia — Egypt 1–1 2 Egypt +1.2% Lost
Switzerland — Algeria 2–0 1 Switzerland +1.5% Won
Portugal — Croatia 2–1 1 Portugal +5.8% Won
Spain — Austria 3–0 1 Spain -4.4% Won
USA — Bosnia & Herzegovina 2–0 1 USA +0.0% Won
Belgium — Senegal 3–2 1 Belgium +8.1% Won
England — Congo DR 2–1 1 England -1.5% Won
Mexico — Ecuador 2–0 1 Mexico -4.8% Won
France — Sweden 3–0 1 France -0.8% Won
Ivory Coast — Norway 1–2 2 Norway -7.3% Won
Netherlands — Morocco 1–1 1 Netherlands -9.5% Lost
Germany — Paraguay 1–1 1 Germany +2.2% Lost
Brazil — Japan 2–1 1 Brazil -5.0% Won
South Africa — Canada 0–1 2 Canada -8.0% Won
Algeria — Austria 3–3 2 Austria -32.8% Lost
Jordan — Argentina 1–3 2 Argentina +1.7% Won
Colombia — Portugal 0–0 2 Portugal +8.1% Lost
Congo DR — Uzbekistan 3–1 1 Congo DR +25.0% Won
Croatia — Ghana 2–1 1 Croatia -11.7% Won
Panama — England 0–2 2 England +4.3% Won
Egypt — Iran 1–1 1 Egypt -21.6% Lost
New Zealand — Belgium 1–5 2 Belgium +0.8% Won
Uruguay — Spain 0–1 2 Spain -10.7% Won

Every pick was logged before kick-off and is part of our public record. Track Record →

Full schedule & fair probabilities

all kick-off times UTC · probabilities update as the market moves

How these predictions work

The headline probabilities come from the sharp betting market itself: we take Pinnacle-style odds and remove the bookmaker margin, which decades of research show is the most accurate public forecast of a football match. Our own statistical model runs alongside as a second opinion. We flag value only when a softer bookmaker prices a selection above that fair price — and never on long shots, which our analysis of 32,000+ matches shows are systematically overpriced. Every prediction is logged before kick-off, never edited, and settled publicly in our track record — wins and losses alike.

How we calculate fair odds Track Record

World Cup 2026 betting questions, answered honestly

What are the most accurate World Cup 2026 predictions?

The sharp betting market’s closing price with the margin removed is generally the strongest publicly available predictor of any football match. We tested this across tens of thousands of matches: no public model, AI or tipster was shown to consistently beat it. That is exactly what this page shows — the fair, margin-free probabilities for every World Cup match, updated as the market moves.

Can you actually make money betting on the World Cup?

Rarely, and not by following “sure tips”. Bookmakers price major tournaments very efficiently. The realistic opportunities are small: a soft bookmaker occasionally lags the sharp market on a specific selection. We flag those moments when they happen — and tell you honestly when they do not, which is most of the time.

Why do you show fair odds instead of tips?

Because a tip without a price is meaningless. A bet is only good if the odds you take are higher than the true probability suggests. The fair odds show that true price, so you can judge any bookmaker offer — ours is an audit, not a tip sheet.

Is your track record real?

Every prediction on this site is logged before kick-off with the odds at that moment, never edited afterwards, and settled publicly — including the losers. You can inspect the full ledger on our track record page, with closing line value (CLV) for every pick.

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