Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Argentina qualifies after 4-1 win against Brazil

 

Uruguay clinch qualifications if they win against Venezuela and Venezuela draw (or win) against Bolivia (57%)
Ecuador clinch qualifications if they win against Peru and Uruguay draw (or win) against Venezuela (42%)
Brazil clinch qualifications if they win against Paraguay and Ecuador (26%)
Paraguay clinch qualifications if they win against Uruguay and Brazil (3%)
Brazil clinch playoff if they win against Paraguay (73%)
Uruguay clinch playoff if they win against Venezuela (72%)
Colombia clinch playoff if they draw (or win) against Peru and Chile win against Bolivia (31%)
Paraguay clinch playoff if they win against Uruguay (30%)




Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-7Top-6World Cup
1431Argentina39.6+23100%100%100%
1421Brazil29.2+9>99.99%99.91%99.99%
1421Uruguay29.1+11>99.99%99.82%99.96%
1426Ecuador28.7+8100%99.93%99.98%
1420Colombia27.5+799.97%99.39%99.88%
1421Paraguay25.1-099.98%97.0%98.9%
1415Venezuela18.7-868%3.1%42%
1414Bolivia17.3-2028%< 1%15%
1410Peru13.6-152.1%< 1%1.3%
1410Chile13.3-162.2%< 1%1.3%
First six team qualify for the World Cup finals. The 7th team qualify for the intercontinental playoff.

 

World Cup Qualifier - Africa

Group winner advance to the World Cup.
The four best runner-ups play knockout playoff round
to determine which team will play in intercontinental
playoff.


Group A
Egypt clinch qualifications if they win against Ethiopia and Burkina Faso (39%)
Egypt clinch playoff if they win against Ethiopia and Burkina Faso (39%)




Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
616Egypt25.6+2099.99%99.80%97.4%97.9%
611Burkina Faso18.7+1089%45%2.5%5%
68Sierra Leone14+110%1.9%< 1%< 1%
66Guinea-Bissau12-11.1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
66Ethiopia9.3-4< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
61Djibouti2.4-25


Group B



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
612Senegal21.8+1597.9%92%70%78%
613Democratic Republic of Congo20+887%62%28%32%
612Sudan15.8+315%6%1.6%1.7%
64Togo9.9-2< 1%
62Mauritania7.2-8< 1%
63South Sudan5-15< 1%


Group C



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
613South Africa21+998.7%92%92%92%
67Nigeria14.4+450%7%6%6%
68Benin14.2038%3.3%2.1%2.1%
68Rwanda11.5-49%< 1%< 1%< 1%
64Zimbabwe9.3-42.1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
66Lesotho9.2-52.1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Group D



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
612Cameroon20.5+1392%77%53%57%
613Cape Verde20.4+589%66%45%46%
67Angola15.2+512%4.8%1.2%1.6%
68Libya14.407%2.1%< 1%< 1%
65Mauritius6.5-13< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
62Eswatini4-12< 1%


Group E
Morocco clinch qualifications if they win against Niger and Niger win against Tanzania (18%)
Morocco clinch playoff if they draw (or win) against Zambia and win against Niger (78%)



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
515Morocco28.5+27>99.99%>99.99%99.95%99.97%
46Tanzania17.9+474%32%< 1%1.1%
46Niger13.7-015%2.2%< 1%< 1%
43Zambia12.6+111%1.2%< 1%< 1%
30Congo7-17< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
00Eritrea6.8-15< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Group F
Ivory Coast clinch playoff if they win against Burundi and Gabon (33%)



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
616Ivory Coast25+2199.93%99.53%79%82%
615Gabon22.4+998.6%89%21%24%
610Burundi13.1+21.2%< 1%< 1%< 1%
66Kenya12.7+6< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
64Gambia11+2< 1%
60Seychelles0.9-39


Group G



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
615Algeria24.6+1899.87%99.41%96.5%97.2%
612Mozambique19.4+279%46%3.2%5%
69Uganda14.9010%1.9%< 1%< 1%
67Guinea14+28%1.7%< 1%< 1%
69Botswana12.4-32.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%
61Somalia1.8-19


Group H
Tunisia clinch playoff if they win against Liberia and Equatorial Guinea (31%)



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
616Tunisia25+1599.89%99.29%97.3%97.6%
612Namibia17.8+674%27%2.6%3.0%
67Equatorial Guinea14.8-014%1.8%< 1%< 1%
610Liberia13.3-17%< 1%< 1%< 1%
66Malawi11.9-14.4%< 1%< 1%< 1%
60São Tomé and Príncipe2-19


Group I



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
615Ghana21.3+1192%81%71%72%
69Mali17.8+1062%35%19%21%
612Comoros17.2+135%18%9%9%
610Madagascar14.8+110%3.4%1.1%1.1%
65Central African Republic10-6< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
60Chad3.4-18


Runners-up


Average when 2ndProbabilities
GroupTeamPointGD2ndPlayoff1st
FIvory Coast22.51821%20%79%
EMorocco21.916< 1%< 1%99.95%
FGabon21.7978%69%21%
AEgypt21.4142.5%2.4%97.4%
GAlgeria20.9133.3%2.9%96.5%
HTunisia20.792.6%2.0%97.3%
BSenegal20.11328%22%70%
GMozambique20.1375%43%3.2%
BDemocratic Republic of Congo19.5758%34%28%
DCape Verde19.4444%21%45%
DCameroon19.41238%24%53%
ETanzania19.1573%32%< 1%
IGhana19.1820%10%71%
ABurkina Faso191086%43%2.5%
IComoros19427%9%9%
BSudan18.6613%4.8%1.6%
FBurundi18.681.1%< 1%< 1%
IMali18.51144%16%19%
HNamibia18.5772%24%2.6%
IMadagascar18.269%2.3%1.1%
DAngola18.1911%3.6%1.2%
GUganda18410%1.8%< 1%
DLibya1857%1.4%< 1%
GGuinea17.768%1.6%< 1%
ASierra Leone17.7510%1.9%< 1%
HEquatorial Guinea17.6314%1.8%< 1%
FKenya17.411< 1%< 1%< 1%
GBotswana17.432.8%< 1%< 1%
ENiger17.2515%2.2%< 1%
CSouth Africa17.247%< 1%92%
HLiberia17.247%< 1%< 1%
ICentral African Republic16.92< 1%< 1%< 1%
EZambia16.8611%1.2%< 1%
HMalawi16.744.4%< 1%< 1%
CBenin16.2336%1.2%2.1%
AGuinea-Bissau16.241.1%< 1%< 1%
EEritrea16.1-3< 1%< 1%< 1%
FGambia167< 1%< 1%
BTogo15.95< 1%< 1%
CNigeria15.8644%1.3%6%
ECongo15.6-7< 1%< 1%< 1%
AEthiopia15.54< 1%< 1%< 1%
DMauritius15.40< 1%< 1%< 1%
CRwanda15.419%< 1%< 1%
BSouth Sudan15-2< 1%< 1%
CLesotho14.722.1%< 1%< 1%
CZimbabwe14.722.1%< 1%< 1%
BMauritania142< 1%< 1%
DEswatini140< 1%< 1%

 

World Cup Qualifier - Europe

Group winner advance to the World Cup.
The 12 Runner-ups together with four best group winners
from Nations League play a play for the remaining four slots
 

Group A




Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Germany14.7+12100%98.8%89%95%
00Slovakia9.2+172%72%9%23%
00Northern Ireland6.2-497.2%23%1.6%11%
00Luxembourg3.9-97%7%< 1%< 1%


Group B



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Switzerland10.8+478%78%49%59%
00Sweden9.2+199.96%59%26%46%
00Slovenia8.7+153%53%22%29%
00Kosovo4.7-611%11%2.7%3.5%


Group C



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Denmark11.4+581%79%47%61%
00Greece10.4+468%68%33%45%
00Scotland9.1+254%50%20%29%
00Belarus2.9-112.1%2.1%< 1%< 1%


Group D



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00France15.1+14100%99.36%88%95.9%
00Ukraine10.4+485%85%11%36%
00Iceland5.9-514%14%< 1%2.2%
00Azerbaijan2.8-131.8%1.8%< 1%< 1%


Group E



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Spain15.9+16100%99.73%96.2%99.14%
00Turkey8.5-063%63%2.9%21%
00Georgia6.8-433%33%< 1%8%
00Bulgaria3-124.0%4.0%< 1%< 1%


Group F



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Portugal14.4+12100%98.2%83%93%
00Hungary10.2+379%79%15%34%
00Ireland6.6-421%21%2.0%4.6%
00Armenia2.9-122.3%2.3%< 1%< 1%


Group G



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Netherlands20.4+2099.09%99.03%87%93%
26Poland15.9+584%84%12%28%
24Finland11.4-117%17%1.0%2.5%
21Lithuania5.1-11< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
20Malta3.8-13< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Group H



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Austria20+2296.3%96.3%84%89%
26Bosnia and Herzegovina15+449%49%7%9%
23Romania14.7+11>99.99%55%9%30%
23Cyprus7.6-8< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
20San Marino0.8-3039%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Group I



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Italy19.1+1697.5%97.3%59%79%
26Norway18.1+14100%97.1%40%61%
23Israel10.6-36%5%< 1%1.3%
23Estonia6.9-10< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
20Moldova3-1879%< 1%< 1%1.9%


Group J



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Belgium18.7+1893%93%70%79%
24Wales16+11100%80%25%44%
24North Macedonia13+699.80%25%5.0%18%
23Kazakhstan8.8-42.4%2.4%< 1%< 1%
20Liechtenstein0.4-30


Group K



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
26England20.9+21100%99.19%84%94%
00Serbia16.6+1383%82%15%38%
23Albania12.7+418%18%< 1%3.8%
23Latvia6.8-13< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
20Andorra1.1-25< 1%< 1%


Group L



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDAt least
Playoff
Top-2Group
Winner
World Cup
00Croatia19.8+2097.3%97.1%71%83%
26Czechia17.5+13100%89%27%47%
26Montenegro12.6-013%13%1.8%2.7%
20Faroe Islands5.8-9< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
20Gibraltar2.1-24< 1%< 1%


Nations League Ranking
GroupTeamNL SlotTop-2Group
Winner
World Cup
ESpain< 1%99.73%96.2%99.14%
AGermany1.2%98.8%89%95%
FPortugal1.8%98.2%83%93%
DFrance< 1%99.36%88%95.9%
KEngland< 1%99.19%84%94%
INorway2.9%97.1%40%61%
JWales20%80%25%44%
LCzechia11%89%27%47%
HRomania45%55%9%30%
BSweden41%59%26%46%
JNorth Macedonia74%25%5.0%18%
ANorthern Ireland75%23%1.6%11%
IMoldova79%< 1%< 1%1.9%
HSan Marino39%< 1%< 1%< 1%
IItaly< 1%97.3%59%79%
GNetherlands< 1%99.03%87%93%
CDenmark1.6%79%47%61%
LCroatia< 1%97.1%71%83%
CScotland3.6%50%20%29%
KSerbia< 1%82%15%38%
FHungary< 1%79%15%34%
JBelgium< 1%93%70%79%
GPoland< 1%84%12%28%
IIsrael< 1%5%< 1%1.3%

 

Iran qualifies after draw with Uzbekistan

Iran clinched qualification from Group A. Uzbekistan is in a good (93%) position to gran the second spot from Group A.  South Korea is a point from securing qualification and the the match between Jordan (76%) and Iraq (20%) will likely decide who takes the second spot. In Group C, Australia is in a good (97%) position and the final match against Saudi Arabia might become a decider.

 

Group A
Uzbekistan clinch qualifications if they draw (or win) against United Arab Emirates (67%)
Qatar clinch round 4 if North Korea draw (or win) against Kyrgyzstan and United Arab Emirates draw (or win) against Kyrgyzstan (64%)




Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-4Top-2World Cup
820Iran24.7+13100%100%100%
817Uzbekistan20.7+6100%93%97.5%
813United Arab Emirates16.1+8100%7%46%
810Qatar11.4-794%< 1%37%
86Kyrgyzstan7.6-86%< 1%< 1%
82North Korea4.3-11


Group B
South Korea clinch qualifications if they draw (or win) against Kuwait (96%)
Jordan clinch qualifications if they draw (or win) against Oman and win against Iraq (33%)
Iraq clinch qualifications if they win against South Korea and Jordan (7%)
Iraq clinch round 4 if Kuwait draw (or win) against Palestine (64%)
Oman clinch round 4 if they draw (or win) against Palestine and South Korea draw (or win) against Kuwait (60%)




Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-4Top-2World Cup
816South Korea20.4+10100%99.88%99.98%
813Jordan16.2+7100%76%89%
812Iraq14.1-099.01%20%60%
810Oman12.7-288%4.8%35%
86Palestine8.7-513%< 1%2.9%
85Kuwait6.6-10< 1%< 1%< 1%


Group C
Australia clinch qualifications if they win against Saudi Arabia (47%)
Saudi Arabia clinch round 4 if they draw (or win) against Bahrain and Japan draw (or win) against Indonesia (51%)
Indonesia clinch round 4 if they win against China and Australia draw (or win) against Saudi Arabia (26%)




Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-4Top-2World Cup
820Japan24.4+26100%100%100%
813Australia15.8+7100%91%97.4%
810Saudi Arabia12.2-393%9%44%
89Indonesia10.5-951%< 1%6%
86Bahrain9.1-835%< 1%13%
86China8.8-1321%< 1%4.7%

Top-2 advance to the World Cup.
3rd and 4th teams advance to Round 4.
The six teams in Round 4 play two groups of three teams.
The winners qualify for the world cup.
Runners-up play playoff in which the winners advance.
to the intercontinental playoff.


 

Monday, March 24, 2025

New Zealand go to the World Cup

New Zealand won the final playoff in Oceania and clinched qualification. Runner-up, New Caledonia, get a second chance in the intercontinental playoff.


Probabilities
TeamWorld Cup
New Caledonia10%
New Zealand100%

 

Saturday, March 22, 2025

African Worldcup Qualifiers

North African countries Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco have nearly qualified.



Group A




Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
513Egypt25.2+2199.91%99.59%97.8%98.2%
58Burkina Faso17.2+971%29%1.9%3.7%
58Sierra Leone14.3-117%3.3%< 1%< 1%
56Guinea-Bissau13.2-011%1.1%< 1%< 1%
53Ethiopia8.9-7< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
51Djibouti2.7-22< 1%


Group B



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
59Senegal21.5+1695.1%89%73%79%
510Democratic Republic of Congo18.7+666%43%20%23%
511Sudan17.3+438%21%7%7%
54Togo10.1-3< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
52Mauritania8.4-6< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
52South Sudan4.5-17< 1%


Group C



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
510South Africa19.5+789%72%69%70%
56Nigeria15.6+554%19%16%16%
58Benin15.4+243%15%12%13%
57Rwanda12.6-212%2.4%2.1%2.1%
53Zimbabwe8.9-61.5%< 1%< 1%< 1%
55Lesotho8.9-61.3%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Group D



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
59Cameroon19.8+1382%69%56%58%
510Cape Verde18.2+355%36%23%24%
57Angola17.2+747%28%17%18%
58Libya15+115%6%3.9%4.0%
54Mauritius6.1-14< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
51Eswatini5.2-10< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Group E



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
39Morocco27.6+2899.97%99.93%99.11%99.43%
36Tanzania18.2+373%37%< 1%2.0%
36Niger14.1-116%3.8%< 1%< 1%
43Zambia12.6+110%1.4%< 1%< 1%
30Congo7-17< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
00Eritrea6.8-15< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Group F



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
513Ivory Coast24.3+2199.39%98.3%84%86%
512Gabon20.5+889%70%15%18%
56Kenya14.2+78%3.3%< 1%< 1%
57Burundi12.8-12.6%< 1%< 1%< 1%
54Gambia11.6+11.3%< 1%< 1%< 1%
50Seychelles1.1-37


Group G



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
512Algeria24+1699.02%97.6%88%90%
512Mozambique19.8+579%56%11%13%
57Guinea15.4+316%8%< 1%1.4%
56Uganda13.3-14.1%1.0%< 1%< 1%
56Botswana12.1-22.0%< 1%< 1%< 1%
51Somalia2-20


Group H



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
513Tunisia24.5+1599.49%98.4%94%95%
511Namibia18+667%33%4.9%5%
56Equatorial Guinea15.4024%7%< 1%1.1%
57Liberia12.6-14.9%< 1%< 1%< 1%
56Malawi12.3-15%< 1%< 1%< 1%
50São Tomé and Príncipe2.5-19< 1%


Group I



Average SimulationProbabilities
mpCountryPointGDTop-2At least
Playoff
Group
Winner
World Cup
512Ghana19.8+875%61%46%47%
58Mali18.9+1172%55%37%40%
59Comoros16.6+229%17%9%10%
510Madagascar16.1+424%14%7%7%
54Central African Republic9.7-7< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
50Chad3.8-19< 1%

Group winner advance to the World Cup.
The four best runner-ups play knockout playoff round
to determine which team will play in intercontinental
playoff.

Runners-up


Average when 2ndProbabilities
GroupTeamPointGD2ndPlayoff1st
EMorocco2220< 1%< 1%99.11%
FIvory Coast21.41815%14%84%
GAlgeria20.91211%10%88%
AEgypt20.6152.1%1.8%97.8%
HTunisia20.5105%4.1%94%
FGabon20.4874%54%15%
GMozambique20.2568%45%11%
BSenegal19.71422%16%73%
ETanzania19.3573%36%< 1%
IGhana19.1828%15%46%
BDemocratic Republic of Congo19.1645%23%20%
HNamibia18.9762%28%4.9%
IMali18.91135%18%37%
DCape Verde18.9432%12%23%
IComoros18.8519%8%9%
DCameroon18.81226%13%56%
BSudan18.8732%14%7%
GGuinea18.7715%7%< 1%
IMadagascar18.6717%7%7%
HEquatorial Guinea18.4423%7%< 1%
DAngola18.3931%11%17%
ABurkina Faso18.21069%27%1.9%
FKenya18.1127%3.0%< 1%
DLibya18.1511%2.6%3.9%
GUganda17.953.9%< 1%< 1%
FBurundi17.862.5%< 1%< 1%
ENiger17.7416%3.8%< 1%
ASierra Leone17.5317%3.1%< 1%
CSouth Africa17.5520%2.8%69%
GBotswana17.552.0%< 1%< 1%
ICentral African Republic17.22< 1%< 1%< 1%
HMalawi17.255%< 1%< 1%
HLiberia17.154.8%< 1%< 1%
FGambia17.181.3%< 1%< 1%
CBenin17430%2.6%12%
AGuinea-Bissau16.9411%1.0%< 1%
EZambia16.9610%1.4%< 1%
CNigeria16.7738%3.2%16%
BTogo16.45< 1%< 1%< 1%
CRwanda16.3210%< 1%2.1%
EEritrea16.1-2< 1%< 1%< 1%
DMauritius15.9-0< 1%< 1%< 1%
BMauritania15.73< 1%< 1%< 1%
ECongo15.6-6< 1%< 1%< 1%
BSouth Sudan15.4-3< 1%< 1%
CLesotho15.421.2%< 1%< 1%
CZimbabwe15.321.4%< 1%< 1%
AEthiopia15.31< 1%< 1%< 1%
DEswatini153< 1%< 1%< 1%
IChad15-5< 1%< 1%
ADjibouti14.5-6< 1%< 1%
HSão Tomé and Príncipe14.3-3< 1%< 1%