AI thinks Brazil will win World Cup this year

The leading provider of sports data, OPTA, used artificial intelligence to forecast the World Cup winner.

With every goal scored altering the potential path other teams could take to the championship, its AI has generated odds for each team that are updated live during games throughout the tournament.

Brazil has been predicted to have the best chance of winning the World Cup before the event. Brazil has a 16.3% chance of winning the World Cup, according to OPTA.

The odds of Neymar, Vinicius Junior, and their teammates making it to the knockout rounds are 88.5% and 25.7%, respectively.

With a 13.1% chance, Argentina has the second-best chance, trailing only France (12%), Spain (8.9%), and England (8.8%).

According to OPTA, England will finish first in Group B, with the USA coming in second place, just ahead of Wales. The odds of the USA winning the entire thing are 0.7%.