Any early shocks? Sutton’s World Cup 2026 score predictions – opening group games
Sports News
BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton is predicting the outcome of all 104 games at the Fifa World Cup 2026.
He starts with the scores for the first matches in each group, including the tournament opener between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa, holders Argentina against Algeria and England versus Croatia.
AI, which finished top of last season’s BBC Premier League Predictions League, is also getting involved this time, trying to repeat its domestic success on the international stage.
Key Moments
Its predictions have been generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat. We simply asked the tool to ‘predict the results of the opening round of World Cup group games’.
Disagree with our expert human and think you know more than any machine? Here’s your chance to prove it.
A new BBC predictor game is being introduced for this World Cup, allowing readers to pick a winner from every match, or go for a draw.
Analysis
Sutton’s pre-tournament picks: South Korea (winners) and Mexico (runners-up). Czech Republic to finish third and South Africa fourth.
Mexico City / Thursday, 11 June / 20:00 BST
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