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World Cup statistics and predictions
Season to date: 104 matches since 11 Jun 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
World Cup in numbers
Analysis
104 matches have been played in the World Cup (World) since 11 Jun 2026, averaging 2.88 goals a game. That is close to the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 46 (44%), 29 matches were drawn (28%) and away sides won 29 (28%). Home advantage is about typical. Both teams scored in 55% of matches, 53% went over 2.5 goals, 78% over 1.5, and 9 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Brazil (1.88), England (1.87), France (1.78), and the meanest defences as Argentina (0.41), Spain (0.44), Colombia (0.45). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 11 Jun 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | France | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Argentina | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Morocco | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Colombia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Belgium | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | USA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | Portugal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 20 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 23 | Senegal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Congo DR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Cape Verde Islands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Ghana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 27 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 28 | Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 29 | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
| 30 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 |
| 31 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 32 | Algeria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 33 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 35 | Türkiye | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 36 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 37 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 39 | Czechia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 40 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.