The World Cup, decoded with data.
Live standings, a six-source composite model, player ratings, and a match-by-match viewing guide for all 104 games across the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Results, models, and odds update automatically as matches finish.
The slate
Kickoff times, TV, the model’s lean on every match — and final scores once they’re in the books.
Everything we track, in one place.
Built from the same transparent, multi-source approach as our March Madness model — applied to the biggest World Cup ever played.
Live Standings
Group tables computed from actual results, plus the best-third-place race.
Open →Composite Ratings
Six public models and markets blended into one rating for all 48 teams.
Open →Title Simulator
Full-tournament simulations: every team’s odds to reach every round.
Open →Schedule / Match Center
Previews, predictions, odds, and lineups for every match.
Open →Player Ratings
820 rated players, sortable by position, team, and attribute.
Open →Daily Viewing Guide
What to watch each day and why — the marquee match and the sleeper.
Open →Latest from the blog.
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Every model result, Cinderella pick, and 35 years of seed history from our March Madness coverage stays right where it was — ready for Selection Sunday 2027.
The Model & Composite Odds
How the transparent composite works, with full 2026 results.
Open the archive →Champion DNA
What every national champion has in common — and who fits the profile.
Open the archive →Seed History by Round
Every seed’s track record in every round since 1985.
Open the archive →Quadrant W-L Tracker
Team-by-team quality wins and bad losses, the committee’s lens.
Open the archive →Follow the World Cup the data-driven way.
Standings, simulations, and the daily viewing guide — updated automatically all tournament long.