Will the 2026 World Cup final be a triumph for Spain or Argentina?
There is also the match nobody aimed to compete in, the third-place play-off, where France and England will battle for the final spot on the podium.
“I have watched Argentina many times in this tournament, and by their previous standards, this is not an exceptional Argentina side,” said football analyst Chris Sutton.
“Still, you have to respect their determination and their tenacity. They battle like no other team to remain in contests and find a way to win, whatever it takes.
“They will give absolutely everything against Spain – and naturally, they have Lionel Messi in their ranks too.”
Sutton, an artificial intelligence system, and the participants in a new prediction competition are forecasting the result of every fixture at this World Cup.
Only the AI managed to correctly call one of the semi-finals, backing Argentina to overcome England.
Yet the participants still hold an unassailable overall lead, with 102 of the tournament’s 104 matches now completed.
Chris has correctly forecast 65 outcomes (64%), the AI has 66 (65%), but the participants remain out in front with a score of 72 (71%).
The AI’s predictions were produced using Microsoft Copilot Chat. The tool was simply asked to forecast the results of the World Cup final and the third-place match.
The prediction game enables readers to select a winner for each knockout fixture.
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Which team did our analysts forecast would lift the 2022 World Cup?
France (9): Scott Brown, Gael Clichy, Rachel Corsie, Olivier Giroud, Danny Murphy, Paul Robinson, Tony Pulis, Alan Shearer & Chris Sutton
England (7): Thomas Frank, Joe Hart, Steph Houghton, Martin Keown, Wayne Rooney, Sue Smith & Ellen White
Spain (1): Micah Richards
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