🏆 Podium forecast — who finishes 1st, 2nd, 3rd

30,000 simulations of the actual knockout bracket. Each tie is decided by the model (Round-of-32 ties calibrated to live bookmaker odds; deeper rounds by team rating + a coin-flip for extra time). Updates as results come in.

🥇 Most likely winnerSpain64.1%
🥈 Best final chanceSpain100.0%
Field4 contenders
#TeamChampionTitle oddsReach finalReach semis3rd place
1Spain64.1%
100.0%100.0%0.0%
2Argentina35.9%
100.0%100.0%0.0%
3France0.0%
0.0%100.0%61.4%
4England0.0%
0.0%100.0%38.6%

“3rd place” = winning the third-place play-off (one of the two semi-final losers).