After getting the last four right: EA Sports names its predicted World Cup 2026 champion
EA Sports used its advanced gaming engine this Saturday to simulate World Cup 2026 in North America naming the tournament's eventual champion.
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The legendary gaming oracle
The highly anticipated 48 team tournament is scheduled to kick off this Thursday across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Amid the intense pre tournament debate, the world's leading sports video game developer took to social media to finalize its official prediction.
Sharing the update on its formal X account, the company confidently announced that Spain will conquer the world once again.
"We’ve got it right 4 time in a row, now we’ve done another one who will be the next champion? Spain" the developers stated.
The legendary streak began back in 2010 when they accurately called Spain's maiden triumph in South Africa. They followed that by correctly predicting Germany’s victory in 2014, France’s dominant run in 2018 and Lionel Messi’s fairytale coronation with Argentina in Qatar 2022.
Decoding the 104 match simulation
To achieve this level of accuracy for the expanded 2026 iteration, engineers utilized the official tournament game mode powered by proprietary database algorithms.
The software cross references updated real world player attributes, team tactical setups and potential knockout bracket paths to simulate all 104 match of the grueling North American schedule.
According to the database, Luis de la Fuente’s squad possesses the exact midfield depth and structural consistency required to navigate the newly expanded knockout rounds.
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