World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico

swords_alive said:

Callumcafc said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Callumcafc said:

Callumcafc said:

As it stands, the likely round of 32:

1 Germany v Paraguay
2 France v Sweden
3 South Korea v Switzerland
4 Morocco v Netherlands

5 Croatia v Portugal
6 Spain v Austria
7 USA v Bosnia
8 Belgium v Czechia

9 Brazil v Japan
10 Ivory Coast v Norway
11 Mexico v Scotland
12 England v DR Congo

13 Argentina v Uruguay
14 Australia v Egypt
15 Canada v Algeria
16 Colombia v Ghana

After today’s results (notably dropped points for Belgium and Uruguay, extra points for Iran and Cape Verde) the following ties have changed:

8) Belgium v Czechia => Egypt v Czechia OR Uruguay
13) Argentina v Uruguay => Argentina v Cape Verde OR Saudi Arabia
14) Australia v Egypt => Australia v Belgium
15) Canada v Algeria => Canada v Iran OR Egypt

No shit things have changed, they will change after every game. There are some groups where the team currently bottom can still go through. 

Not quite sure what the point is of doing an 'as it stands' last 32 when some teams have only played one game.

No shit “no shit”.

It’s not an “as it stands” otherwise I’d have England playing Portugal who are third in Group K. It’s a simulation-based projection based on the results of the remaining group fixtures e.g. England win about ~80% of the time (8000/10000 simulations) against Ghana.

I could take the fixtures one by one and give you a percentage breakdown for each (eg England v DR Congo 25%, England v Uzbekistan 20%…) if you really wanted but I thought better of that because people like to take the piss. 

This is how i imagine AI of the near future, providing decent projection based insights, with a good dose of attitude