What the World Cup told us
Every prediction we made was logged before kick-off and settled against the real result — win or loss, nothing hidden. Here's our model's actual record across the tournament.
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01
Calibration — do our numbers mean what they say?
WC 70-80% picks: actual 91% (n=11)
10/11 hit, band midpoint 75%
WC 80-90% picks: actual 100% (n=11)
11/11 hit, band midpoint 85%
WC 60-70% picks: actual 50% (n=6)
3/6 hit, band midpoint 65%
02
By market — where the model landed
WC DOUBLE CHANCE HOME DRAW: model said 82%, actual 100% (n=8)
8/8 hit
WC Over 2.5: model said 69%, actual 60% (n=5)
3/5 hit
WC Away win: model said 63%, actual 60% (n=5)
3/5 hit
03
Group vs knockout
WC group-stage picks landing 77% (model 75%, n=22)
17/22 hit
04
How the tournament actually broke
WC results so far: 13 home / 7 draw / 6 away (n=26)
home 50%, draw 27%, away 23%
This is the difference
No cherry-picking, no hiding losses — just a public, settled record. That's why you can trust the next prediction.
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