The 2026 FIFA World Cup Match Up Tool lets you compare any two of the 48 teams playing this summer across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Pick a matchup and you'll see Action Network's per-game projections — win probability, projected score, and goal total — alongside FIFA and Elo ratings, the two sides' full World Cup head-to-head record back to 1930, and pre-tournament form, including squad lists and recent friendlies.
The four tabs — Matchup, Bets, History, and Form — surface the inputs Action Network's projections team uses to handicap the tournament. That includes Action Network's in-house tournament model, which drives each team's title odds, stage-by-stage progression probabilities, projected group-stage records, and most-likely exit round, plus current sportsbook lines on the Bets tab.
Ratings, odds, and form update through the warm-up window and into the group stage — Elo and betting markets daily, FIFA rankings at each official release, and squads and friendly results as matches are played — while the Action models and per-game projections from Nick Giffen refresh whenever Action Network reruns it. Scroll past the tool for matches with predictions and projected lines.
NOTE: If you happen to see anything glaring/off in the tool, you can always feel free to reach out to me (@EvanHAbrams on X).
World Cup 2026: Matches and Predictions — Thursday, June 11
The 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway on June 11th, with the tournament's opening match at Estadio Azteca and a Group A doubleheader to kick off six weeks of soccer across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Use the Match Up Tool above to compare any two of the 48 teams.
Below, Action Network's per-game projection model breaks down the first day's slate.
3:00 PM ET: Mexico vs South Africa
Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · Group A
- Win probability: Mexico 63% · Draw 23% · South Africa 14%
- Projected score: Mexico 1.7, South Africa 0.6
- Goal total: 2.5 · Goal handicap: Mexico -1.00
- FIFA ranks: Mexico #15, South Africa #60 · Elo: 1868 vs 1545
- Model: Action Network per-game model (Giffen xG)
10:00 PM ET: Czech Republic vs South Korea
Venue: Estadio Akron, Guadalajara · Group A
- Win probability: Czech Republic 37% · Draw 28% · South Korea 34%
- Projected score: Czech Republic 1.2, South Korea 1.1
- Goal total: 2.5 · Goal handicap: Pick 'em
- FIFA ranks: Czech Republic #41, South Korea #25 · Elo: 1670 vs 1770
- Model: Action Network per-game model (Giffen xG)
