50,000 simulations! Goldman Sachs calculates the 2026 World Cup champions: Spain has a 26% chance of winning, with France and Argentina closely following.

Zhitong Finance APP learned that there are only two weeks left until the opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Goldman Sachs has released the latest "World Cup and Economics" research report, using a set of statistically validated models to simulate 50,000 complete World Cup matches, providing the most rigorous championship probability predictions and event progressions to date.