Chris Sutton, AI Predict Scores for All 104 World Cup 2026 Matches
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 10
Chris Sutton, AI Predict Scores for All 104 World Cup 2026 Matches
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 10
Summary
BBC Sport has launched full score predictions for all 104 World Cup 2026 games, with Chris Sutton and Microsoft Copilot-backed AI starting on the opening round of group matches.
Mexico are tipped to beat South Africa in the 11 June opener, while Sutton also backs holders Argentina to edge Algeria 2-1 and England to open with a 2-0 win over Croatia.
Several early picks diverge sharply: Sutton has Japan beating the Netherlands 2-1 and New Zealand upsetting Iran 1-0, while AI flips both results and sees the USA defeating Paraguay 2-1 instead of drawing.
The feature also folds in Sutton's pre-tournament group forecasts, including South Korea and Mexico advancing from Group A, Brazil and Scotland from Group C, and England and Ghana from Group L.
BBC is pairing the predictions with a new World Cup game that lets readers choose a winner or draw for every match and compare their calls with the human and AI forecasts.