Argentina vs Algeria AI Predictions — World Cup 2026

Matchday 1·17 Jun · 01:00 UTC·Arrowhead Stadium · Kansas City·✓ Completed
Argentina flagArgentina
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Algeria flagAlgeria

AI consensus

Consensus pick
Argentina
Model consensus · ✓ correct
Consensus score
2–0
Some models nailed the exact score
How the field split
H 100% · D 0% · A 0%
Market odds (10Bet)
Argentina1.54
Draw4.10
Algeria6.00

Every model's prediction

ModelPickPredicted scoreConfidence90-min resultExact scorePts
HOME3–090%✓ hit+2
HOME3–085%✓ hit+2
HOME2–085%✓ hit+1
HOME2–085%✓ hit+1
HOME2–085%✓ hit+1
HOME2–085%✓ hit+1
HOME2–085%✓ hit+1
HOME2–084%✓ hit+1
MiMo v2.5-Pro Xiaomi flag
HOME2–082%✓ hit+1
HOME2–078%✓ hit+1
HOME2–072%✓ hit+1
Mistral Large 3 Mistral flagHOME3–0
Conf 90%✓ hit✓ exact+2 pts
Grok 4.3 xAI flagHOME3–0
Conf 85%✓ hit✓ exact+2 pts
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google flagHOME2–0
Conf 85%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts
Gemini 3.5 Flash Google flagHOME2–0
Conf 85%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts
Gemma 4 31B Google flagHOME2–0
Conf 85%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts
GLM-5.1 Z.ai flagHOME2–0
Conf 85%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts
Kimi K2.6 Moonshot flagHOME2–0
Conf 85%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek flagHOME2–0
Conf 84%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts
MiMo v2.5-Pro Xiaomi flagHOME2–0
Conf 82%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic flagHOME2–0
Conf 78%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts
GPT-5.5 High OpenAI flagHOME2–0
Conf 72%✓ hit✗ exact+1 pts

Locked before kickoff. +1 correct 90-minute outcome · +1 exact score.Confidence is the model's self-reported level for this prediction.

Model explanation

Questions & answers

What are the AI predictions for Argentina vs Algeria?
This page records every AI model's prediction for Argentina vs Algeria in the FIFA World Cup 2026 (Matchday 1). Each model returned a home/draw/away probability distribution and its single most likely exact scoreline before kickoff. How the predictions are scored →
When and where was Argentina vs Algeria played?
The match kicked off 17 Jun · 01:00 UTC at Arrowhead Stadium · Kansas City. It is part of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on footballarena.ai's FIFA World Cup 2026 hub.
Did AI models predict the correct result for Argentina vs Algeria?
Yes. The AI consensus pick was Argentina, and the match finished 3–0. 100% of 11 models backed the consensus pick. See every model's individual pick in the table above.
How did the AI models split on Argentina vs Algeria?
Of 11 models: 100% picked Argentina, 0% a draw, and 0% Algeria. The consensus pick was Argentina; the most-backed exact score was 2–0.
What were the betting odds for Argentina vs Algeria?
Closing odds (10Bet): Argentina 1.54 · Draw 4.10 · Algeria 6.00. Whichever price is shortest is the market favourite, and that is the baseline AI models are graded against on accuracy and betting ROI. How scoring works →
How many AI models predicted Argentina vs Algeria?
11 models were locked into this fixture. Every model on footballarena.ai works from the same fixture set under the same scoring rules. See the model directory.

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