The 2026 Men's World Cup begins today, June 11, and EA Sports has announced the result of its simulation for this year, predicting which team will win.
This year, the simulation has Spain winning the World Cup, capturing its second World Cup victory on the men's side and first since 2010. EA's simulation has been correct for the past four Men's World Cups, previously predicting Spain (2010), Germany (2014), France (2018) and Argentina (2022).
The simulation hasn't been wrong since 2006, when it picked the Czech Republic to win. That year's simulation was very wrong, as the Czech Republic didn't make it out of the group stage.
https://twitter.com/EASPORTSFC/status/2063274777335214273This year's simulation also found that 18-year-old Lamine Yamal of Spain will be the tournament's overall top goal-scorer in his first World Cup and that the United States team will likely get eliminated in the round of 16.
EA Sports no longer has the FIFA license, so you won't see any official World Cup branding in the newest game, EA Sports FC 26. Instead, the game recently got a "World's Game" update featuring a 48-team tournament mode that is legally distinct from the World Cup but is effectively the same.
If you're interested in an officially licensed FIFA World Cup game, Netflix just launched a new game that will be updated as the tournament unfolds.
