Knockout Bracket

12/12 groups locked in. Real matchups below.

Projected (simulation). Remaining slots filled by the model.

Model favouriteSpain22%to lift it

Round of 32

South Africa100%
Canada100%

Runners-up A v Runners-up B

Germany100%
Paraguay100%

Winners E v 3rd place

Netherlands100%
Morocco100%

Winners F v Runners-up C

Brazil100%
Japan100%

Winners C v Runners-up F

France100%
Sweden100%

Winners I v 3rd place

Ivory Coast100%
Norway100%

Runners-up E v Runners-up I

Mexico100%
Ecuador100%

Winners A v 3rd place

England100%
DR Congo100%

Winners L v 3rd place

United States100%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100%

Winners D v 3rd place

Belgium100%
Senegal100%

Winners G v 3rd place

Portugal100%
Croatia100%

Runners-up K v Runners-up L

Spain100%
Austria100%

Winners H v Runners-up J

Switzerland100%
Algeria100%

Winners B v 3rd place

Argentina100%
Cape Verde100%

Winners J v Runners-up H

Colombia100%
Ghana100%

Winners K v 3rd place

Australia100%
Egypt100%

Runners-up D v Runners-up G

Round of 16

France84%
Germany74%
Netherlands65%
Canada60%
Brazil71%
Norway63%
England77%
Ecuador51%
Spain87%
Portugal68%
Belgium71%
United States65%
Argentina81%
Egypt50%
Colombia77%
Switzerland73%

Quarter-finals

France61%
Netherlands51%
Spain59%
Belgium56%
England52%
Brazil51%
Argentina65%
Colombia53%

Semi-finals

Spain46%
France44%
Argentina46%
Brazil32%

Third place

France22%
England15%

Final

Spain33%
Argentina31%

A projection from 20,000 simulations: at each tie, the two teams most likely to get there, with their chance of reaching that round. Real matchups lock in as the groups finish. The favourite shown is the team that wins the final most often, so it always matches the title odds.