EA has predicted who will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after getting the last four right
EA Sports FC has predicted Spain will win the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, extending the publisher’s remarkable streak of accurately forecasting tournament outcomes. The company announced the prediction on its official X account on June 6, 2026, just days before the tournament begins.
EA achieved this forecast by running comprehensive simulations of all group stage matches, with knockout round results determined by those predictions. This represents the fourth consecutive World Cup prediction cycle in which EA has correctly identified the tournament winner—Argentina’s 2022 championship victory being the most recent accurate call.
Despite losing the official FIFA World Cup license in recent years, EA has maintained the tradition of entertaining fans through World Cup winner predictions using its EA Sports FC simulation game. The simulations leverage the game’s extensive player rosters, individual player ratings, and match engine to generate plausible outcomes, creating a unique intersection between competitive video gaming and real-world sports speculation.
With the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup set to begin in the coming days, EA’s prediction offers timely entertainment for fans eager to see whether Spain will fulfill the publisher’s digital forecast or whether this year will finally break EA’s impressive prediction streak.