The fever of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun to grow among soccer fans, who will see a new world champion emerge among the 48 participating teams. Before the opening whistle, a company video games sports placed their bet on who will lift the trophy.
Four years after Argentina won the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the world is ready to meet a new champion. Among the predictions, the one from the video game company EA Sports stands out, which revealed its forecast for this edition.
EA Sports, which has managed to predict the champions of the last four World Cups and is looking for its fifth consecutive success, carried out its traditional virtual simulation with the 48 participating teams. The result was that Spain would once again win the world title.
The company claims to maintain a notable streak of success in its simulations, which is attributed to having correctly anticipated the champions of the last four World Cups: Spain (South Africa 2010), Germany (Brazil 2014), France (Russia 2018) and Argentina (Qatar 2022).
Due to this background, EA Sports’ new prediction has gained relevance and has generated expectations about whether Spain will be the team that wins. the 2026 FIFA World Cup next Sunday, July 19.
The results announced by EA Sports FC digitally show players from the Spanish team celebrating the victory. It was in
Media like Infobae They highlight that the process combines the assessment of the footballers, recent performance statistics of the teams, tactical analysis and a series of simulations that allow us to determine which team has the greatest probability of success.
Spain arrives as one of the favorites, with figures such as Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Rodri, and under the technical direction of Luis de la Fuente. International media also consider the teams of France, England and Portugal favorites.
Dates for your diaries! 🗓️
A huge two months of @FIFAWorldCup action coming up 🏆 pic.twitter.com/FaqpPldnth
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) June 1, 2026
EA Sports’ prediction coincides with that of the Opta Supercomputer, developed by Opta Analyst, which also points to Spain as a favorite for this World Cup. According to their calculations, the Spanish team has a 16.1% chance of lifting the cup at the New York-New Jersey Stadium.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11 and will be the largest edition organized by FIFA, with 104 matches and the participation of 48 teams in 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The New York-New Jersey Stadium will host the final on July 19, when the new champion will be defined. In addition, artists such as Madonna, BTS and Shakira are expected to participate.
We’ve predicted four in a row. Now we’ve run the sim again.
The next champion? 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/aNRQYVB1v1
— EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) June 6, 2026