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Knockout Stage Monte Carlo Simulations (N = 5,000)

Last Updated: 2026-07-07 13:55:25

Note: This page is currently in Beta. Everything looked okay at the start of the knockout round, but I haven't seen what will happen yet as results unfold and rounds are completed.
As always, I do not recommend betting with this information.

World Cup Knockout Stage simulation is based on team Elo ratings from eloratings.net.

Win probabilities are based on a Monte Carlo simulation of 5000 knockout stages and take live results into consideration.

Live data is sourced from ESPN.

Live and Recent Matchups

Argentina Argentina Final 3–2 Egypt Egypt
USA USA Final 1–4 Belgium Belgium
Portugal Portugal Final 0–1 Spain Spain

Upcoming Matchups

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Switzerland Switzerland vs Colombia Colombia

Probability Distribution Matrix (%)

Winner Runner-Up 3rd 4th QF Rd16 Rd32
Spain Spain 31.16 16.60 21.30 8.84 22.10
Argentina Argentina 27.58 26.80 10.56 8.00 27.06
France France 23.28 16.56 26.06 12.18 21.92
England England 5.08 11.96 13.08 23.26 46.62
Norway Norway 4.36 10.56 11.34 20.36 53.38
Colombia Colombia 3.52 6.08 3.16 5.28 40.78 41.18
Belgium Belgium 2.70 4.50 6.42 8.48 77.90
Morocco Morocco 1.48 3.72 6.46 10.26 78.08
Switzerland Switzerland 0.84 3.22 1.62 3.34 32.16 58.82
Paraguay Paraguay 100.00
Canada Canada 100.00
Brazil Brazil 100.00
Mexico Mexico 100.00
Portugal Portugal 100.00
USA USA 100.00
Egypt Egypt 100.00
Germany Germany 100.00
Sweden Sweden 100.00
South Africa South Africa 100.00
Netherlands Netherlands 100.00
Japan Japan 100.00
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 100.00
Ecuador Ecuador 100.00
DR Congo DR Congo 100.00
Croatia Croatia 100.00
Austria Austria 100.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.00
Senegal Senegal 100.00
Cape Verde Cape Verde 100.00
Australia Australia 100.00
Algeria Algeria 100.00
Ghana Ghana 100.00

Visual Tournament Bracket Node Frequencies

Round of 32

MATCH 74

Germany Germany 1(3)vs(4)1 Paraguay Paraguay100%

MATCH 77

France France 3vs0 Sweden Sweden100%

MATCH 73

Canada Canada 1vs0 South Africa South Africa100%

MATCH 75

Morocco Morocco 1(3)vs(2)1 Netherlands Netherlands100%

MATCH 83

Croatia Croatia 1vs2 Portugal Portugal100%

MATCH 84

Austria Austria 0vs3 Spain Spain100%

MATCH 81

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 0vs2 USA USA100%

MATCH 82

Belgium Belgium 3vs2 Senegal Senegal100%

MATCH 76

Brazil Brazil 2vs1 Japan Japan100%

MATCH 78

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 1vs2 Norway Norway100%

MATCH 79

Ecuador Ecuador 0vs2 Mexico Mexico100%

MATCH 80

DR Congo DR Congo 1vs2 England England100%

MATCH 86

Argentina Argentina 3vs2 Cape Verde Cape Verde100%

MATCH 88

Australia Australia 1(2)vs(4)1 Egypt Egypt100%

MATCH 85

Algeria Algeria 0vs2 Switzerland Switzerland100%

MATCH 87

Colombia Colombia 1vs0 Ghana Ghana100%

Round of 16

MATCH 89

France France 1vs0 Paraguay Paraguay100%

MATCH 90

Canada Canada 0vs3 Morocco Morocco100%

MATCH 93

Portugal Portugal 0vs1 Spain Spain100%

MATCH 94

Belgium Belgium 4vs1 USA USA100%

MATCH 91

Brazil Brazil 1vs2 Norway Norway100%

MATCH 92

England England 3vs2 Mexico Mexico100%

MATCH 95

Argentina Argentina 3vs2 Egypt Egypt100%

MATCH 96

Colombia Colombia (59.4%)vs(40.6%) Switzerland Switzerland100%

Quarterfinals

MATCH 97

France France (78.2%)vs(21.8%) Morocco Morocco100%

MATCH 98

Belgium Belgium (22.4%)vs(77.6%) Spain Spain100%

MATCH 99

England England (51.9%)vs(48.1%) Norway Norway100%

MATCH 100

Argentina ArgentinavsColombia Colombia58.8%
Argentina ArgentinavsSwitzerland Switzerland41.2%

Semifinals

SEMIFINAL 1

France FrancevsSpain Spain60.9%
Belgium BelgiumvsFrance France17.2%
Morocco MoroccovsSpain Spain17.0%
Belgium BelgiumvsMorocco Morocco4.9%

SEMIFINAL 2

Argentina ArgentinavsEngland England39.0%
Argentina ArgentinavsNorway Norway34.0%
Colombia ColombiavsEngland England9.8%
Colombia ColombiavsNorway Norway8.3%
Other Matchups9.0%

Finals

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Argentina ArgentinavsSpain Spain26.2%
Argentina ArgentinavsFrance France21.7%
England EnglandvsSpain Spain8.1%
England EnglandvsFrance France7.0%
Other Matchups36.9%

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

England EnglandvsFrance France14.3%
France FrancevsNorway Norway12.0%
England EnglandvsSpain Spain10.2%
Norway NorwayvsSpain Spain9.7%
Other Matchups53.7%

Matchup Frequency Breakdown

MATCH 96

Colombia Colombia (59.4%) vs (40.6%) Switzerland Switzerland 100%

MATCH 97

France France (78.2%) vs (21.8%) Morocco Morocco 100%

MATCH 98

Belgium Belgium (22.4%) vs (77.6%) Spain Spain 100%

MATCH 99

England England (51.9%) vs (48.1%) Norway Norway 100%

MATCH 100

Argentina Argentina vs Colombia Colombia 58.8%
Argentina Argentina vs Switzerland Switzerland 41.2%

SEMIFINAL 1

France France vs Spain Spain 60.9%
Belgium Belgium vs France France 17.2%
Morocco Morocco vs Spain Spain 17.0%
Belgium Belgium vs Morocco Morocco 4.9%

SEMIFINAL 2

Argentina Argentina vs England England 39.0%
Argentina Argentina vs Norway Norway 34.0%
Colombia Colombia vs England England 9.8%
Colombia Colombia vs Norway Norway 8.3%
England England vs Switzerland Switzerland 4.6%
Norway Norway vs Switzerland Switzerland 4.4%

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

England England vs France France 14.3%
France France vs Norway Norway 12.0%
England England vs Spain Spain 10.2%
Norway Norway vs Spain Spain 9.7%
England England vs Morocco Morocco 7.0%
Argentina Argentina vs France France 6.8%
Argentina Argentina vs Spain Spain 6.4%
Morocco Morocco vs Norway Norway 5.0%
Belgium Belgium vs Norway Norway 4.9%
Belgium Belgium vs England England 4.9%
Colombia Colombia vs France France 3.1%
Argentina Argentina vs Belgium Belgium 2.9%
Colombia Colombia vs Spain Spain 2.6%
Argentina Argentina vs Morocco Morocco 2.5%
France France vs Switzerland Switzerland 2.0%
Colombia Colombia vs Morocco Morocco 1.4%
Belgium Belgium vs Colombia Colombia 1.4%
Spain Spain vs Switzerland Switzerland 1.2%
Morocco Morocco vs Switzerland Switzerland 0.9%
Belgium Belgium vs Switzerland Switzerland 0.8%

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Argentina Argentina vs Spain Spain 26.2%
Argentina Argentina vs France France 21.7%
England England vs Spain Spain 8.1%
England England vs France France 7.0%
Norway Norway vs Spain Spain 6.6%
France France vs Norway Norway 6.4%
Colombia Colombia vs Spain Spain 4.6%
Argentina Argentina vs Belgium Belgium 3.9%
Colombia Colombia vs France France 3.4%
Argentina Argentina vs Morocco Morocco 2.6%
Spain Spain vs Switzerland Switzerland 2.3%
France France vs Switzerland Switzerland 1.2%
Belgium Belgium vs Norway Norway 1.0%
Belgium Belgium vs Colombia Colombia 1.0%
Belgium Belgium vs England England 1.0%
Morocco Morocco vs Norway Norway 0.9%
England England vs Morocco Morocco 0.9%
Colombia Colombia vs Morocco Morocco 0.6%
Belgium Belgium vs Switzerland Switzerland 0.3%
Morocco Morocco vs Switzerland Switzerland 0.2%