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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
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Ewan Ross-Murray

Supercomputer Predicts 2026 World Cup Winner Before Draw

Forty-eight teams will contest the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup, but only a handful harbor genuine ambitions of clinching the fabled golden trophy.

Argentina aim to become the first nation since Brazil in 1962 to defend the World Cup but La Albiceleste will face immense competition for the title. A band of European behemoths, South American titans and surprise dark horses will push them to their limit.

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