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GPT-5 Nano

Accuracy70.8%
Champion
Spain
Runner-up
Argentina
Third place
France
Reality: England
Top scorer
Kylian Mbappe
9 goals
Top assists
Bukayo Saka
6 assists
Reality: Michael Olise

Predicted top 5 scorers

#PlayerGoals
🥇
Kylian Mbappe
9
🥈
Harry Kane
7
🥉
Lionel Messi
7
4
Breel Embolo
6
5
Lamine Yamal
6

Predicted top 5 assists

#PlayerAssists
🥇
Bukayo Saka
6
🥈
Dani Olmo
5
🥉
Ousmane Dembele
5
4
Kevin De Bruyne
4
5
Kylian Mbappe
4
Award picks

The model's individual-award answers, separate from its top-scorer table.

Golden Ball
Lionel Messi
Real winner: Rodri
Silver Ball
Mikel Oyarzabal
Bronze Ball
Fabian Ruiz

Group stage

Predicted standings for the 12 groups. Green = team qualified in reality.

Knockout bracket

Predicted single-elimination path from the Round of 32 to the final. Click any match for the full breakdown.

Exact score
Right winner
Wrong

Round of 32

16 matches

Round of 16

8 matches

Quarter-finals

4 matches

Semi-finals

2 matches

3rd place

1 match

Final

1 match
Predicted champion
Spain
3rd place
France