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We asked AI to predict the 2026 World Cup winner. It picked a team that’s never won.

Some 2026 World Cup predictions from AI models are going against tradition to pick the underdogs. Here’s why.

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2026-06-12 · 2 min read

We asked AI to predict the 2026 World Cup winner. It picked a team that’s never won.

Published June 11, 2026 · Category: Finance

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Some 2026 World Cup predictions from AI models are going against tradition to pick the underdogs. Here’s why.

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Originally published at www.marketwatch.com.

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