This method correctly predicted winners in 2010, 2014 and 2018, so there is no need to ruin the competition before the first game in Qatar. If EA Sports' predictions come true. Which the company did after simulating the tournament with FIFA 23 from 20 November to 18 December and announcing the winners ahead of time.
EA Sports used FIFA 23 and player ratings in detail for several FIFA World Cup play modes of the game, to simulate all 64 matches from the group stage to the final, and came to the conclusion that Lionel Messi and co. . Favorites to win. In addition, according to EA Sports, Messi will receive both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for being the competition's top goal scorer and best player.
Messi earned a place in the pre-determined All-Star Team of the Tournament along with four of his Albiceleste teammates—Emiliano MartÃnez, Marcos Acuña, Leandro Paredes and Rodrigo de Paul. The remaining positions were filled by Brazil's Marquinhos, Vinicius Junior and Richardson, France's Raphael Varane, Kylian Mbappe and Portugal's Joao Cancelo.
Now, before you dismiss EA Sports' prediction as just another standard PR gimmick. He has an excellent track record of correctly predicting the World Cup winners. Similar simulations were done before the 2010 World Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2018 World Cup. And each time, he correctly predicted the eventual champions: Spain, Germany and France.
In addition to identifying clear winners, things settle quickly as EA Sports also made a number of World Cup predictions that didn't come true and haven't held up well over time.
For example, it was predicted that Brazil would win their home World Cup and reach the final in 2014. Experts may recall that in the semi-finals, the Selecao broke down in tears after Germany defeated them 7–1 and won the tournament. A result that stunned the world and stunned the host nation.
EA Sports predicted in 2014 that Spain, the defending champion, would defeat Portugal, its neighbours, 3-1 in a third-place playoff, but neither team advanced from their group.
Isco, the Spanish star, was predicted to score five goals and win the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup. The midfielder only scored once, against Morocco in the group stage, and La Roja did not advance after losing to hosts Russia in the round of 16 on penalties. While Antoine Griezmann only scored four goals to finish second in the scoring rankings as France won their second World Cup, the EA Sports simulation for 2018 predicted that he would also score five.
In 2018, Gabriel Jesus was named the best young player, while David de Gea was selected as the best goalkeeper. The former was heavily penalized for a horrific handling error made against Portugal in the group stage, while the latter made five appearances for Brazil before being knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals without scoring a single goal.
But you can't win them all. Having correctly predicted three previous World Cup winners, a 35-game unbeaten streak, two short of Italy's record of 37 games without a loss, appears to be a very good bet.
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