the final verdict

One champion. One honest scorecard.

Spain completed its unbeaten run in New Jersey, while the model finished its frozen 2026 knockout audit at 10 correct regulation-time calls from 16 matches.

Final: July 19, 2026
World champions Second title
2010 · 2026

Spain

Spain 1
AET
0 Argentina

Ferran Torres settled the final in the 106th minute at New York New Jersey Stadium.

Official final report ↗
Frozen 2026 audit Round of 16 to final
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correct calls --

A call is correct only when the model picks the right home win, draw, or away win after 90 minutes. Extra-time and shootout winners are evaluated separately from that regulation result.

Champion pick Spain at -- before the final
Final 90-minute call Missed: the match was 0-0 after regulation
01 Spain Champions
02 Argentina Runners-up
03 England Third place
Golden BallRodri
Golden BootMbappé · 10 goals
Golden GloveUnai Simón · 7 clean sheets
Best young playerPau Cubarsí
Official tournament awards ↗

the completed road to new york

Eight teams. Spain on top.

Every result from the quarter-finals through the final whistle.

Final standings: July 20, 2026
Final whistle

Every result from the last eight

the model's final record

10 right. 6 missed. Fully auditable.

The frozen 2026 score uses only pre-tournament training data. The wider walk-forward record tests every match with only earlier results available.

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frozen 2026 accuracy 0 of 0 correct 95% interval unavailable
all-history walk-forward -- 0 of 0 correct
2026 log loss -- Lower is better, uniform is about 1.099
2026 brier score -- Lower is better for probability quality

tournament progression

2026 cumulative accuracy

Accuracy

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2026 trust check

Holdout calibration

Confidence Accuracy

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2026 decision profile

Holdout accuracy by call

frozen 2026 holdout

Probability benchmark

scoring rules

What counts as a correct call?

all 16 calls

2026 audit trail

match simulator

The tournament is over. The model stays open.

Replay any completed fixture or create a custom neutral-site matchup with the final model.

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pre-final model verdict

The model backed the champion

2026
correct title pick Calculating forecast

-- chance before the final

Evaluating every route to the final.

completed route

Semi-finals and final

Loading tournament route.

last forecast

Pre-final title chances

Loading title probabilities.

Calculating every possible final pairing.

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setup

Choose the matchup

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model output

Predicted scoreline

--- Team one
-- most likely score
--- Team two
Team one win 0.0%
Draw 0.0%
Team two win 0.0%
team one xg 0.00
team two xg 0.00
training matches 0

how to read it

Model explanation

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