AI is going to be a big surprise! Korea Defeated Paraguay → Japan also won the round of 16 with Mbappe's France! Messi's Argentina shock eliminated from the round of 32
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All the predictions are pouring in. Prospects for the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. are attracting fans' attention.
Korea has succeeded in forming a better-than-expected group. South Korea, ranked 22nd in the FIFA rankings, was in Group A with the winners of host Mexico (15th), South Africa (61st), and European Playoffs (PO) D at the draw ceremony held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on the 6th (Korea time). Group POD in Europe includes Denmark (21st), North Macedonia (65th), Ireland (59th), and the Czech Republic (44th). Denmark and Ireland are expected to be the most likely candidates.
At the end of the group formation, several prospects are emerging. Forecasts for the World Cup using AI continue to appear, raising and lowering fans' expectations. As it is the first World Cup in history to participate in 48 countries, the number of cases has increased significantly since the round of 32, and attention is also being paid to various variables.
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A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Director Hong Myung-bo on the ground. Sangam = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/
Britain's Give Me Sports unveiled the journey of the North-China World Cup predicted through AI simulators. Give Me Sports says Argentina, led by coach Lionel Scaloni, won the Qatar championship by a landslide three years ago, but there are now numerous countries trying to knock him over. England, Spain and Brazil will also challenge. It may provide some unusual developments. What kind of results will follow?' he said, noting the prediction.
According to Give Me Sports' prediction, the winner was Kylian Mbappe's France. It is predicted that France will beat England, which is seeking to win the first championship in 60 years in the final, and regain the strongest position in eight years following 2018. If France wins as expected, it will win for the third time in history. You can stand shoulder to shoulder with Argentina.
Beyond the group stage, the outlook for the tournament continued from the round of 32. In Group A, South Africa was expected to be eliminated, with one win, one draw and one loss, and the expectation that South Korea would pass third place in the group. South Korea met Iran in the round of 32 and won 2-1 to reach the round of 16, and predicted that it would be eliminated after losing to Paraguay 1-2 in the round of 16.
Japan, which belongs to Group F along with the winners of the Netherlands, Tunisia and Europe's PO B, is expected to advance to the round of 16 by beating Scotland in the round of 32 after passing the group stage with seven points and first place. In the round of 16, they lost to Mexico 1-3, and they expected to fail again to advance to the quarterfinals.
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The main character of the biggest upset was Argentina. Argentina, which passed the group stage as No. 1 in Group J, was expected to be eliminated after losing to Uruguay 2-3 in the round of 32. He avoided the champion's curse, but it was analyzed that he would not rise to the high rank.
There were no African or Asian teams in the quarterfinals. It was a scenario in which France and Mexico, Spain and Paraguay, Brazil and England, Uruguay and Switzerland would clash. It was concluded that the winner of France, which beat Spain in the semifinals, and England, which beat Switzerland, would finish the tournament with France.
It was a prospect that could be slightly different from the reality considering various abnormalities. Before the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the winner of four consecutive tournaments came out in Europe alone. At the last Qatar Games, Morocco wrote the first African country to reach the semifinals. There is no law against Korea, Japan, or anyone else not to be the main characters of this upheaval.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.