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An independent, calibrated AI forecast. Not affiliated with FIFA or any official World Cup organisation.

For interest and analysis only: not betting advice.

Methodology · how the forecast is built.

Built by Mohammed Ehab Elnomany · probabilistic, not an oracle.

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Players

The model's award races and every tracked player, projected output against actuals.

Projections as of 19 Jul 2026, conditioned on 104 results

Golden Boot

Current leaders
Kylian MbappéFWFrance10Gexp 7.0(3.7–10.4)
ContendersGoals (exp)
  1. 2Lionel Messi8Gexp 6.7
  2. 3Jude Bellingham7Gexp 2.9
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  1. 4Erling Haaland7Gexp 5.4
  2. 5Ousmane Dembélé6Gexp 2.0
  3. 6Harry Kane6Gexp 4.3
  4. 7Mikel Oyarzabal5

Playmaker

Current leaders
Michael OliseFWFrance7Aexp 3.3
ContendersAssists (exp)
  1. 2Lionel Messi4Aexp 4.5
  2. 3Kylian Mbappé4A

Golden Glove

Model pick
Mike MaignanGKFrance5.2
ContendersClean sheets (range)
  1. 2Thibaut Courtois3.4
  2. 3Yassine Bounou4.1
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Player of the Tournament

Model pick
Lionel MessiFWArgentina0.8
ContendersComposite score (range)
  1. 2Kylian Mbappé0.7
  2. 3Lamine Yamal0.6
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Best at each position

The model's top five per position, ranked by a role rating. How the rating works

Best Goalkeeper

Model pick
Mike MaignanLeadFrance106.9
ContendersRating
  1. 2Thibaut Courtois100.9
  2. 3Yassine Bounou93.9

Pre-tournament expectations

24 players

The model's FROZEN pre-tournament baseline (as of 14 Jun 2026) beside its live re-projection, with actuals so far. XG expected goals, XA expected assists; the delta is now minus the frozen pre-tournament projection (a re-projection cannot move the frozen number).

Player
xG pre
xG now
Δ
xA pre
xA now
Δ
Actual
Kylian MbappéFWOUT SF
2.6
6.9
+4.2
0.9
1.6
+0.8
Role
964 players
PlayerAGAAXGXA
AG actual goals · AA actual assists · XG expected goals · XA expected assists
Kylian MbappéFW1047.01.9
Lionel MessiFW846.74.5
Jude BellinghamMF712.91.1
Erling HaalandFW705.40.5
Ousmane DembéléFW622.02.0
Harry KaneFW614.31.2
Mikel OyarzabalFW513.10.7
Ismaïla Sarr41——
Julián Quiñones41——
Vinícius JúniorFW413.41.3

How these projections are built: methodology. Independent project, not affiliated with FIFA.

G
exp 3.1
  • 8Ismaïla Sarr4Gactuals only
  • 9Julián Quiñones4Gactuals only
  • 10Vinícius Júnior4Gexp 3.4
  • exp 1.9
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    1. 4Martin Ødegaard4Aexp 1.1
    2. 5Bruno Guimarães4Aexp 1.0
    3. 6Brahim Díaz4Aexp 0.5
    4. 7Florian Wirtz3Aexp 1.4
    5. 8Bukayo Saka3Aexp 1.3
    6. 9Alexander Isak3Aactuals only
    7. 10Andreas Schjelderup3Aactuals only
    1. 4Emiliano Martínez5.8
    2. 5Jordan Pickford5.6
    3. 6Edouard Mendy3.0
    4. 7Matt Turner2.3
    5. 8Alireza Beiranvand1.9
    6. 9Unai Simón4.6
    7. 10Dominik Livaković1.6
    1. 4Mikel Oyarzabal0.6
    2. 5Nico Williams0.6
    3. 6Pedri0.6
    4. 7Michael Olise0.5
    5. 8Lautaro Martínez0.5
    6. 9Harry Kane0.5
    7. 10Rodri0.5
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    1. 4Emiliano Martínez89.7
    2. 5Jordan Pickford89.0

    Best Defender

    Model pick
    Harry SouttarLeadAustralia44.6
    ContendersRating
    1. 2Cristian Romero42.3
    2. 3José María Giménez40.4
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    1. 4Ibrahima Konaté39.6
    2. 5Piero Hincapié39.5

    Best Midfielder

    Model pick
    PedriLeadSpain94.8
    ContendersRating
    1. 2Moisés Caicedo82.9
    2. 3Bruno Guimarães77.4
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    1. 4Bruno Fernandes77.3
    2. 5Rodri73.5

    Best Forward

    Model pick
    Lionel MessiLeadArgentina96.5
    ContendersRating
    1. 2Kylian Mbappé94.3
    2. 3Neymar64.5
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    1. 4Vinícius Júnior64.1
    2. 5Erling Haaland63.6
    10/4
    Lionel MessiFWOUT Final
    2.4
    5.3
    +2.9
    1.7
    4.2
    +2.5
    8/4
    Erling HaalandFWOUT QF
    2.6
    4.4
    +1.8
    0.4
    0.3
    -0.1
    7/0
    Vinícius JúniorFWOUT R16
    1.3
    4.0
    +2.7
    0.9
    1.3
    +0.3
    4/1
    Mikel OyarzabalFW
    1.3
    4.0
    +2.7
    0.5
    0.7
    +0.2
    5/1
    Harry KaneFWOUT SF
    2.5
    3.5
    +1.1
    0.5
    1.1
    +0.5
    6/1
    Cristiano RonaldoFWOUT R16
    2.6
    3.3
    +0.7
    0.6
    0.1
    -0.4
    3/0
    Jude BellinghamMFOUT SF
    0.7
    3.1
    +2.3
    0.4
    1.0
    +0.6
    7/1
    Jonathan DavidMFOUT R16
    0.8
    3.1
    +2.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.0
    3/0
    Breel EmboloFWOUT QF
    1.1
    3.0
    +1.9
    0.3
    1.2
    +0.9
    2/2
    Lautaro MartínezFWOUT Final
    2.3
    2.8
    +0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    +0.1
    3/1
    Raúl JiménezFWOUT R16
    1.8
    2.8
    +1.0
    0.2
    0.4
    +0.2
    3/0
    Michael OliseFWOUT SF
    1.2
    2.5
    +1.3
    1.5
    3.3
    +1.8
    0/7
    Achraf HakimiDFOUT QF
    0.0
    2.1
    +2.1
    —
    1.0
    —
    1/2
    Ousmane DembéléFWOUT SF
    1.1
    2.1
    +0.9
    0.8
    2.3
    +1.5
    6/2
    Bukayo SakaFWOUT SF
    0.7
    1.9
    +1.2
    0.7
    0.7
    0.0
    3/3
    Kai HavertzFWOUT R32
    1.7
    1.8
    0.0
    0.4
    0.4
    -0.1
    3/0
    Luis DíazFWOUT R16
    1.3
    1.8
    +0.4
    0.8
    0.9
    +0.1
    1/1
    Lamine YamalFW
    1.4
    1.7
    +0.4
    1.7
    1.4
    -0.2
    1/0
    Alexis Mac AllisterMFOUT Final
    0.6
    1.7
    +1.1
    0.4
    0.5
    +0.1
    1/1
    Enner ValenciaFWOUT R32
    0.4
    1.6
    +1.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0/0
    Cody GakpoFWOUT R32
    0.9
    1.6
    +0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    -0.2
    3/1
    Julián ÁlvarezFWOUT Final
    1.5
    1.4
    -0.1
    0.6
    0.5
    0.0
    1/0
    Martin ØdegaardMFOUT QF
    0.3
    1.3
    +1.0
    0.7
    1.0
    +0.3
    0/4

    Frozen baseline from the committed pre-tournament artifact; the now projection re-projects as actuals are recorded. An OUT badge marks an eliminated player, whose now is frozen at his as-played value. Actual shown as goals/assists.