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World Cup 2026 — Can a model beat the market?

Kicks off in 5 days · Jun 11, 2026
Two models take on the crowd across all 240 markets: one knows zero football (just price structure), one is informed (Elo ratings). Can either beat the market — or is the crowd unbeatable? We keep a public scorecard. How this works →  ·  Glossary & references →
A research experiment by Marcus Liew ↗
updated 2026-06-06 11:25 UTC 240 markets · 48 teams 2 models vs the crowd scored vs the market market data · Polymarket
How the tournament unfolds 5 days to kickoff
Jun 11Kickoffgroup stage begins
Jun 27Last 32 setgroups decided
Jul 7Quarter-finalslast 8
Jul 11Semi-finalslast 4
Jul 19Finalchampion crowned

Track record — we resolve every call out of sample and keep score

claims registered
191
timestamped, falsifiable
resolved so far
0
skill is scored, not claimed
status
PRE-KICKOFF
scorecard arms Jun 11

The zero-knowledge model's biggest disagreements

MODEL HIGHER
🇦🇷 Argentina #1
Advance
market 95.5%model 98.7%
+3.2% gap
MODEL LOWER
🇵🇦 Panama #27
Advance
market 29.0%model 26.3%
-2.7% gap
RISKLESS MISPRICING
🇭🇹 Haiti
nested inconsistency
priced higher to 0.025 (reach_F) than to 0.011 (reach_SF)
logically impossible — one of these prices is wrong

The informed model — Elo ratings vs the market an independent second opinion

The informed contender: an independent forecast (not derived from the market). The engine simulates the verified bracket on real per-team World Football Elo ratings (what is Elo?, as of 2026-06-01). The group stage trusts Elo as-is; the knockout gets a disclosed ×0.6 shrink (single-elimination is coin-flippier than match-Elo). The three 2026 co-hosts get a +60 Elo home bump, and every run draws each team's rating from a ±70 Elo uncertainty band — so the favorite sits at a plausible ~16% and we don't print false-precision 0%/100% for minnows and giants. All disclosed priors, not tuned to the market. It can genuinely disagree with the crowd — but a public-ratings model is usually less sharp than a liquid market, so a big gap is more likely the model being cruder than the market being wrong. Its two books (Buy & Hold / Active) sit alongside the zero-knowledge ones below; the scorecard adjudicates.

MODEL LOWER
🇫🇷 France
Win the Cup
market 15.7%model 9.6%
-6.0% gap
MODEL LOWER
🇵🇹 Portugal
Win the Cup
market 9.7%model 4.5%
-5.2% gap
MODEL LOWER
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
Win the Cup
market 11.0%model 6.5%
-4.5% gap

The board — each round, market vs model

Market = live Polymarket ↗ prices, de-vigged so each round sums to its slots (32 advance · 8 QF · 4 SF · 2 final · 1 win). Model = pick one below. Edge = model − market.
Model:👆 tap to switch model
TeamPolymarket — de-vigged to round slots (what the WORLD prices)Win the CupEdge
model−world
AdvanceReach QFReach SFReach FinalWin Cupmarket
world
model
zero-knowledge
🇫🇷 France #3★297.1%51.5%34.5%21.5%15.7%15.7%17.7%+2.1%
🇪🇸 Spain #2★199.0%54.6%36.2%23.8%15.6%15.6%17.6%+2.0%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England #4★197.4%49.7%27.9%17.6%11.0%11.0%11.8%+0.8%
🇵🇹 Portugal #696.6%43.0%26.7%12.9%9.7%9.7%10.2%+0.5%
🇦🇷 Argentina #1★395.9%47.0%25.9%15.2%8.6%8.6%9.0%+0.3%
🇧🇷 Brazil #5★597.2%44.3%25.1%15.2%8.1%8.1%8.3%+0.2%
🇩🇪 Germany #9★497.4%34.0%20.1%10.5%5.2%5.2%5.0%-0.2%
🇳🇱 Netherlands #790.4%33.1%15.2%9.0%3.9%3.9%3.5%-0.3%
🇳🇴 Norway #2485.4%29.1%14.8%5.1%2.5%2.5%2.1%-0.4%
🇯🇵 Japan #1878.9%19.3%8.2%3.6%2.1%2.1%1.8%-0.3%
🇧🇪 Belgium #895.9%33.1%12.3%4.7%1.9%1.9%1.6%-0.3%
🇨🇴 Colombia #1288.9%25.5%13.2%5.2%1.7%1.7%1.4%-0.3%
🇲🇦 Morocco #1185.9%21.5%9.5%4.1%1.5%1.5%1.2%-0.3%
🇹🇷 Türkiye #3679.4%20.2%8.6%3.2%1.3%1.3%1.0%-0.3%
🇲🇽 Mexico #1590.9%23.7%11.5%3.9%1.2%1.2%0.9%-0.3%
🇺🇸 USA #1483.9%23.7%7.0%1.9%1.1%1.1%0.9%-0.3%
🇺🇾 Uruguay #13★286.4%19.7%9.5%3.4%1.0%1.0%0.8%-0.3%
🇨🇭 Switzerland #1694.7%20.6%8.2%3.1%0.9%0.9%0.7%-0.2%
🇭🇷 Croatia #1082.9%17.0%6.5%2.4%0.9%0.9%0.7%-0.2%
🇪🇨 Ecuador #2289.9%16.6%6.1%1.8%0.8%0.8%0.6%-0.2%
🇸🇳 Senegal #1770.8%13.0%4.8%2.2%0.6%0.6%0.4%-0.2%
🇦🇹 Austria #2380.9%11.6%4.5%1.6%0.5%0.5%0.4%-0.2%
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast #2978.9%11.2%4.5%1.4%0.4%0.4%0.3%-0.1%
🇸🇪 Sweden #2563.3%11.2%6.1%1.4%0.4%0.4%0.3%-0.1%
🇨🇦 Canada #2883.9%13.0%4.9%1.2%0.3%0.3%0.2%-0.1%
🇰🇷 South Korea #2069.8%9.4%3.2%1.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%-0.1%
🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina #45····0.2%0.2%0.1%-0.1%
🇵🇾 Paraguay #3564.3%8.1%3.1%1.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%-0.1%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland #3470.8%8.5%3.3%1.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%-0.1%
🇨🇿 Czechia #3370.3%9.4%2.1%1.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%-0.1%
🇪🇬 Egypt #2672.8%7.2%2.5%1.7%0.2%0.2%0.1%-0.1%
🇮🇷 Iran #1964.0%5.8%1.8%1.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%-0.1%
🇬🇭 Ghana #4251.2%6.7%2.9%1.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%-0.1%
🇩🇿 Algeria #3168.8%6.7%4.2%1.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%-0.1%
🇨🇩 DR Congo #3842.7%4.8%1.7%1.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%-0.1%
🇦🇺 Australia #2147.7%5.4%3.0%0.9%0.1%0.1%0.1%-0.1%
🇳🇿 New Zealand #4832.6%2.8%1.4%0.7%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇭🇹 Haiti #4712.6%1.8%0.9%2.0%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇯🇴 Jordan #4121.1%2.7%2.1%0.7%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇨🇼 Curaçao #468.5%2.1%2.4%1.8%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇹🇳 Tunisia #3239.2%3.5%1.9%0.9%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan #3933.1%2.6%1.1%1.0%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇵🇦 Panama #2729.1%3.3%1.3%0.4%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇮🇶 Iraq #4015.1%2.6%1.2%0.9%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇿🇦 South Africa #4337.7%3.4%1.8%1.0%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇨🇻 Cape Verde #4431.1%2.7%1.1%0.5%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇶🇦 Qatar #3023.1%3.1%1.2%0.7%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia #3736.7%3.6%1.9%1.2%<0.1%0.0%0.0%-0.0%
↔ swipe the table sideways · the QF/SF/final columns are hidden on small screens (tap a team for its full route)

The market's hidden vig

Add up every team's price in a round and it sums to more than the real number of slots (32 advance, 1 champion…). That excess is the market's built-in margin — the overround, or vig. A bigger overround means a fatter, less efficient market; we strip it out (de-vig) before comparing anyone to the crowd.

RoundSums toSlotsOverround
Advance31.85532-0.5%
Reach QF8.9318+11.6%
Reach SF4.8674+21.7%
Reach Final2.5622+28.1%
Win Cup1.0241+2.4%

Riskless inconsistencies

  • 🇭🇹 Haiti: priced to reach_F (0.025) more than to reach_SF (0.011) — impossible.
  • 🇨🇼 Curaçao: priced to reach_SF (0.029) more than to reach_QF (0.023) — impossible.

Most likely outcome — the informed model's projection

What the informed Elo model expects, from 20k simulations of the verified bracket — these are the model's probabilities, not the market's. Projected group order is by the model; top-2 qualify, 3rd may sneak through as a best-third.

Projected group stage (advance %)

Group A
1🇲🇽 Mexico99%
2🇰🇷 South Korea85%
3🇨🇿 Czechia80%
4🇿🇦 South Africa13%
Group B
1🇨🇭 Switzerland99%
2🇨🇦 Canada99%
3🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina56%
4🇶🇦 Qatar8%
Group C
1🇧🇷 Brazil99%
2🇲🇦 Morocco89%
3🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland79%
4🇭🇹 Haiti9%
Group D
1🇹🇷 Türkiye89%
2🇵🇾 Paraguay72%
3🇺🇸 USA61%
4🇦🇺 Australia56%
Group E
1🇪🇨 Ecuador99%
2🇩🇪 Germany99%
3🇨🇮 Ivory Coast67%
4🇨🇼 Curaçao4%
Group F
1🇳🇱 Netherlands98%
2🇯🇵 Japan94%
3🇸🇪 Sweden52%
4🇹🇳 Tunisia24%
Group G
1🇧🇪 Belgium96%
2🇮🇷 Iran83%
3🇪🇬 Egypt67%
4🇳🇿 New Zealand28%
Group H
1🇪🇸 Spain>99.9%
2🇺🇾 Uruguay97%
3🇨🇻 Cape Verde18%
4🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia16%
Group I
1🇫🇷 France99%
2🇳🇴 Norway90%
3🇸🇳 Senegal82%
4🇮🇶 Iraq7%
Group J
1🇦🇷 Argentina100%
2🇦🇹 Austria77%
3🇩🇿 Algeria50%
4🇯🇴 Jordan30%
Group K
1🇵🇹 Portugal98%
2🇨🇴 Colombia97%
3🇺🇿 Uzbekistan43%
4🇨🇩 DR Congo23%
Group L
1🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England100%
2🇭🇷 Croatia98%
3🇵🇦 Panama67%
4🇬🇭 Ghana5%

Projected knockout bracket — the model's projected standings poured into FIFA's official Round-of-32 slots (real fixtures, model placement)

R32R16QFSFFinalChampionFinalSFQFR16R32
🇪🇨ECU
🇺🇸USA
🇫🇷FRA
🇸🇪SWE
🇰🇷KOR
🇨🇦CAN
🇳🇱NED
🇲🇦MAR
🇨🇴COL
🇭🇷CRO
🇪🇸ESP
🇦🇹AUT
🇹🇷TUR
🇩🇿ALG
🇧🇪BEL
🇨🇿CZE
🇪🇨ECU
🇫🇷FRA
🇨🇦CAN
🇳🇱NED
🇨🇴COL
🇪🇸ESP
🇹🇷TUR
🇧🇪BEL
🇫🇷FRA
🇳🇱NED
🇪🇸ESP
🇹🇷TUR
🇫🇷FRA
🇪🇸ESP
🇪🇸ESP
🇪🇸
Spain
🏆 champion · 17%
🇦🇷ARG
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ENG
🇦🇷ARG
🇧🇷BRA
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ENG
🇦🇷ARG
🇵🇹POR
🇧🇷BRA
🇩🇪GER
🇲🇽MEX
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ENG
🇦🇷ARG
🇵🇾PAR
🇨🇭SUI
🇵🇹POR
🇧🇷BRA
🇯🇵JPN
🇩🇪GER
🇳🇴NOR
🇲🇽MEX
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿SCO
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ENG
🇸🇳SEN
🇦🇷ARG
🇺🇾URU
🇵🇾PAR
🇮🇷IRN
🇨🇭SUI
🇪🇬EGY
🇵🇹POR
🇵🇦PAN
↔ swipe the bracket sideways to follow the path to the final

Group fixtures — who plays whom, from the draw

Every group's matchups by matchday, straight from the verified 2026 draw. Exact kickoff times & venues live on FIFA ↗; knockout fixtures depend on results, so they appear once the groups resolve.

Group A
MD1
🇲🇽MEXvCZE🇨🇿
🇰🇷KORvRSA🇿🇦
MD2
🇲🇽MEXvRSA🇿🇦
🇨🇿CZEvKOR🇰🇷
MD3
🇲🇽MEXvKOR🇰🇷
🇿🇦RSAvCZE🇨🇿
Group B
MD1
🇨🇦CANvBIH🇧🇦
🇨🇭SUIvQAT🇶🇦
MD2
🇨🇦CANvQAT🇶🇦
🇧🇦BIHvSUI🇨🇭
MD3
🇨🇦CANvSUI🇨🇭
🇶🇦QATvBIH🇧🇦
Group C
MD1
🇧🇷BRAvSCO🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
🇲🇦MARvHAI🇭🇹
MD2
🇧🇷BRAvHAI🇭🇹
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿SCOvMAR🇲🇦
MD3
🇧🇷BRAvMAR🇲🇦
🇭🇹HAIvSCO🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Group D
MD1
🇺🇸USAvAUS🇦🇺
🇵🇾PARvTUR🇹🇷
MD2
🇺🇸USAvTUR🇹🇷
🇦🇺AUSvPAR🇵🇾
MD3
🇺🇸USAvPAR🇵🇾
🇹🇷TURvAUS🇦🇺
Group E
MD1
🇩🇪GERvCUW🇨🇼
🇨🇮CIVvECU🇪🇨
MD2
🇩🇪GERvECU🇪🇨
🇨🇼CUWvCIV🇨🇮
MD3
🇩🇪GERvCIV🇨🇮
🇪🇨ECUvCUW🇨🇼
Group F
MD1
🇳🇱NEDvJPN🇯🇵
🇸🇪SWEvTUN🇹🇳
MD2
🇳🇱NEDvTUN🇹🇳
🇯🇵JPNvSWE🇸🇪
MD3
🇳🇱NEDvSWE🇸🇪
🇹🇳TUNvJPN🇯🇵
Group G
MD1
🇧🇪BELvNZL🇳🇿
🇪🇬EGYvIRN🇮🇷
MD2
🇧🇪BELvIRN🇮🇷
🇳🇿NZLvEGY🇪🇬
MD3
🇧🇪BELvEGY🇪🇬
🇮🇷IRNvNZL🇳🇿
Group H
MD1
🇪🇸ESPvURU🇺🇾
🇨🇻CPVvKSA🇸🇦
MD2
🇪🇸ESPvKSA🇸🇦
🇺🇾URUvCPV🇨🇻
MD3
🇪🇸ESPvCPV🇨🇻
🇸🇦KSAvURU🇺🇾
Group I
MD1
🇫🇷FRAvNOR🇳🇴
🇸🇳SENvIRQ🇮🇶
MD2
🇫🇷FRAvIRQ🇮🇶
🇳🇴NORvSEN🇸🇳
MD3
🇫🇷FRAvSEN🇸🇳
🇮🇶IRQvNOR🇳🇴
Group J
MD1
🇦🇷ARGvJOR🇯🇴
🇩🇿ALGvAUT🇦🇹
MD2
🇦🇷ARGvAUT🇦🇹
🇯🇴JORvALG🇩🇿
MD3
🇦🇷ARGvALG🇩🇿
🇦🇹AUTvJOR🇯🇴
Group K
MD1
🇵🇹PORvCOL🇨🇴
🇨🇩CODvUZB🇺🇿
MD2
🇵🇹PORvUZB🇺🇿
🇨🇴COLvCOD🇨🇩
MD3
🇵🇹PORvCOD🇨🇩
🇺🇿UZBvCOL🇨🇴
Group L
MD1
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ENGvPAN🇵🇦
🇭🇷CROvGHA🇬🇭
MD2
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ENGvGHA🇬🇭
🇵🇦PANvCRO🇭🇷
MD3
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ENGvCRO🇭🇷
🇬🇭GHAvPAN🇵🇦

If you'd traded it — a paper book to keep score, not advice

A secondary, "what-if" view — purely to put a number on the disagreements above. No real money: a $1,000 paper book, conviction-weighted and dollar-neutral. Edges are shown net of a ~1c half-spread — a gap that doesn't clear the cost to trade it is sized to zero. Buy & Hold enters once at day 0 and holds to resolution; Active Trading rebalances each matchday. Methodology →

paper bankroll $1,000 👇 each book below shows its own capital at risk & max ↑/↓
realized $+0.00unrealized $-3.61total PnL $-3.61capital at risk $1,000book max ↑ +$249book max ↓ $-1,000

Buy & Hold — entered once at day 0, held to each market's resolution, marked to today's prices. Click a row for the why; click a header to sort.

SideTeamRoundResolvesEntryNowPnLMax ↓Max ↑
LONG🇦🇷 ArgentinaAdvanceJun 2795.5%95.5%$+0.00$-51.67+$2.43
The market prices 🇦🇷 Argentina to Advance at 95.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 99.7% — a +4.2% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $51.67  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$2.43  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 95.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAdvanceJun 2793.6%94.3%$+0.35$-46.80+$3.20
The market prices 🇨🇭 Switzerland to Advance at 93.6%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 98.3% — a +4.0% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $46.80  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$3.20  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 93.6%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇧🇪 BelgiumAdvanceJun 2795.9%95.5%$-0.19$-45.55+$1.95
The market prices 🇧🇪 Belgium to Advance at 95.9%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 99.7% — a +4.2% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $45.55  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$1.95  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 95.9%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇵🇹 PortugalAdvanceJun 2796.2%96.2%$+0.00$-41.73+$1.67
The market prices 🇵🇹 Portugal to Advance at 96.2%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 99.9% — a +3.8% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $41.73  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$1.67  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 96.2%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇵🇦 PanamaAdvanceJun 2728.5%29.0%$-0.29$-41.11+$16.39
The market prices 🇵🇦 Panama to Advance at 28.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 25.3% — a -3.7% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $41.11  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$16.39  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 28.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇺🇿 UzbekistanAdvanceJun 2731.5%33.0%$-0.89$-40.48+$18.62
The market prices 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan to Advance at 31.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 29.4% — a -3.6% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $40.48  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$18.62  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 31.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇨🇻 Cape VerdeAdvanceJun 2732.0%31.0%$+0.59$-40.32+$18.98
The market prices 🇨🇻 Cape Verde to Advance at 32.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 27.3% — a -3.7% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $40.32  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$18.98  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 32.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇳🇿 New ZealandAdvanceJun 2732.5%32.5%$-0.00$-40.16+$19.34
The market prices 🇳🇿 New Zealand to Advance at 32.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 28.9% — a -3.6% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $40.16  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$19.34  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 32.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaAdvanceJun 2734.5%36.5%$-1.20$-39.23+$20.67
The market prices 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia to Advance at 34.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 33.0% — a -3.5% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $39.23  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$20.67  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 34.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇶🇦 QatarAdvanceJun 2721.0%23.0%$-0.99$-39.11+$10.39
The market prices 🇶🇦 Qatar to Advance at 21.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 19.4% — a -3.6% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $39.11  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$10.39  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 21.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇯🇴 JordanAdvanceJun 2719.0%21.0%$-0.93$-37.50+$8.80
The market prices 🇯🇴 Jordan to Advance at 19.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 17.5% — a -3.5% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $37.50  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$8.80  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 19.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇲🇽 MexicoAdvanceJun 2790.5%90.5%$+0.00$-37.47+$3.93
The market prices 🇲🇽 Mexico to Advance at 90.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 93.7% — a +3.2% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $37.47  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$3.93  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 90.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇩🇪 GermanyAdvanceJun 2796.5%97.0%$+0.19$-37.23+$1.37
The market prices 🇩🇪 Germany to Advance at 96.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 99.9% — a +2.9% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $37.23  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$1.37  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 96.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇿🇦 South AfricaAdvanceJun 2738.0%37.5%$+0.30$-37.08+$22.72
The market prices 🇿🇦 South Africa to Advance at 38.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 34.0% — a -3.5% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $37.08  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$22.72  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 38.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇹🇳 TunisiaAdvanceJun 2738.5%39.0%$-0.30$-36.72+$22.98
The market prices 🇹🇳 Tunisia to Advance at 38.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 35.6% — a -3.4% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $36.72  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$22.98  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 38.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇧🇷 BrazilAdvanceJun 2796.5%96.8%$+0.09$-36.48+$1.32
The market prices 🇧🇷 Brazil to Advance at 96.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 99.9% — a +3.1% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $36.48  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$1.32  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 96.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇳🇱 NetherlandsAdvanceJun 2790.0%90.0%$+0.00$-36.00+$4.00
The market prices 🇳🇱 Netherlands to Advance at 90.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 93.1% — a +3.1% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $36.00  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$4.00  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 90.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇪🇨 EcuadorAdvanceJun 2789.0%89.5%$+0.19$-33.11+$4.09
The market prices 🇪🇨 Ecuador to Advance at 89.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 92.5% — a +3.0% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $33.11  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$4.09  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 89.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇨🇩 DR CongoAdvanceJun 2743.0%42.5%$+0.28$-32.49+$24.51
The market prices 🇨🇩 DR Congo to Advance at 43.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 39.3% — a -3.2% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $32.49  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$24.51  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 43.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇮🇶 IraqAdvanceJun 2714.5%15.0%$-0.19$-32.32+$5.48
The market prices 🇮🇶 Iraq to Advance at 14.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 11.9% — a -3.1% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $32.32  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$5.48  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 14.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇫🇷 FranceAdvanceJun 2796.8%96.7%$-0.03$-31.85+$1.05
The market prices 🇫🇷 France to Advance at 96.8%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 99.9% — a +3.2% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $31.85  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$1.05  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 96.8%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇭🇹 HaitiAdvanceJun 2713.0%12.5%$+0.17$-30.02+$4.49
The market prices 🇭🇹 Haiti to Advance at 13.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 9.6% — a -2.9% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $30.02  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$4.49  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 13.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇨🇴 ColombiaAdvanceJun 2787.5%88.5%$+0.33$-28.70+$4.10
The market prices 🇨🇴 Colombia to Advance at 87.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 91.3% — a +2.9% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $28.70  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$4.10  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 87.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇨🇭 SwitzerlandReach QFJul 722.0%23.0%$-0.34$-26.68+$7.52
The market prices 🇨🇭 Switzerland to Reach QF at 22.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 20.0% — a -3.0% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $26.68  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$7.52  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 22.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
SHORT🇹🇷 TürkiyeReach QFJul 721.5%22.5%$-0.34$-26.69+$7.31
The market prices 🇹🇷 Türkiye to Reach QF at 21.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 19.5% — a -3.0% gap. Because the market systematically overprices longshots — we fade the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $26.69  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$7.31  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 21.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇺🇾 UruguayAdvanceJun 2786.5%86.0%$-0.15$-25.95+$4.05
The market prices 🇺🇾 Uruguay to Advance at 86.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 88.4% — a +2.4% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $25.95  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$4.05  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 86.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇲🇦 MoroccoAdvanceJun 2786.0%85.5%$-0.14$-24.42+$3.98
The market prices 🇲🇦 Morocco to Advance at 86.0%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 87.8% — a +2.3% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $24.42  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$3.98  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 86.0%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
LONG🇳🇴 NorwayAdvanceJun 2785.5%85.0%$-0.14$-23.09+$3.92
The market prices 🇳🇴 Norway to Advance at 85.5%. Our zero-knowledge model (favorite–longshot shape correction on the de-vigged ladder) puts it at 87.2% — a +2.2% gap. Because the market systematically underprices favorites — we buy the gap. No football knowledge is used: the edge is the price structure.
stake (most you can lose) $23.09  ·  max upside if it resolves your way +$3.92  ·  breakeven at a true probability of 85.5%  ·  view market on Polymarket ↗ (may be restricted in your region)
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