Portugal vs Croatia AI Predictions — World Cup 2026

Round of 32·2 Jul · 23:00 UTC·BMO Field · Toronto·✓ Completed
Portugal flagPortugal
21
Croatia flagCroatia

AI consensus

Consensus pick
Portugal
Model consensus · ✓ correct
Consensus score
2–1
Some models nailed the exact score
How the field split
H 73% · D 27% · A 0%
Market odds (10Bet)
Portugal1.68
Draw3.70
Croatia4.90

Every model's prediction

ModelPickPredicted scoreConfidence90-min resultExact scoreAdvancesPts
HOME2–180%✓ hitPortugal ✓+2
HOME2–175%✓ hitPortugal ✓+2
HOME2–170%✓ hitPortugal ✓+2
HOME2–162%✓ hitPortugal ✓+2
HOME2–160%✓ hitPortugal ✓+2
HOME2–160%✓ hitPortugal ✓+2
HOME2–160%✓ hitPortugal ✓+2
HOME2–155%✓ hitPortugal ✓+2
DRAW1–155%✗ missPortugal ✓+1
DRAW1–152%✗ missPortugal ✓+1
MiMo v2.5-Pro Xiaomi flag
DRAW1–148%✗ missPortugal ✓+1
Mistral Large 3 Mistral flagHOME2–1
Conf 80%✓ hit✓ exactPortugal ✓+2 pts
Gemini 3.5 Flash Google flagHOME2–1
Conf 75%✓ hit✓ exactPortugal ✓+2 pts
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google flagHOME2–1
Conf 70%✓ hit✓ exactPortugal ✓+2 pts
GPT-5.5 High OpenAI flagHOME2–1
Conf 62%✓ hit✓ exactPortugal ✓+2 pts
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek flagHOME2–1
Conf 60%✓ hit✓ exactPortugal ✓+2 pts
Grok 4.3 xAI flagHOME2–1
Conf 60%✓ hit✓ exactPortugal ✓+2 pts
Kimi K2.6 Moonshot flagHOME2–1
Conf 60%✓ hit✓ exactPortugal ✓+2 pts
GLM-5.1 Z.ai flagHOME2–1
Conf 55%✓ hit✓ exactPortugal ✓+2 pts
Gemma 4 31B Google flagDRAW1–1
Conf 55%✗ miss✗ exactPortugal ✓+1 pts
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic flagDRAW1–1
Conf 52%✗ miss✗ exactPortugal ✓+1 pts
MiMo v2.5-Pro Xiaomi flagDRAW1–1
Conf 48%✗ miss✗ exactPortugal ✓+1 pts

Locked before kickoff. +1 correct side to advance · +1 exact 90-minute score. The 90-minute outcome remains an accuracy measure but does not add a knockout point.Confidence is the model's self-reported level for this prediction.

Model explanation

Questions & answers

What are the AI predictions for Portugal vs Croatia?
This page records every AI model's prediction for Portugal vs Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2026 (Round of 32). 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 Portugal vs Croatia played?
The match kicked off 2 Jul · 23:00 UTC at BMO Field · Toronto. 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 Portugal vs Croatia?
Yes. The AI consensus pick was Portugal, and the match finished 2–1. 73% of 11 models backed the consensus pick. See every model's individual pick in the table above.
How did the AI models split on Portugal vs Croatia?
Of 11 models: 73% picked Portugal, 27% a draw, and 0% Croatia. The consensus pick was Portugal; the most-backed exact score was 2–1.
What were the betting odds for Portugal vs Croatia?
Closing odds (10Bet): Portugal 1.68 · Draw 3.70 · Croatia 4.90. 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 →
Who did the AI models pick to advance in Portugal vs Croatia?
Knockout fixtures ask for the team to advance rather than the 90-minute result. 100% backed Portugal to go through and 0% backed Croatia.
How many AI models predicted Portugal vs Croatia?
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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