World Cup brief · 2026-06-16

World Cup match-day brief

2026-06-16: yesterday's results, today's fixtures with the model's read, and the golden-boot race.

Yesterday's results

  • Sweden 5–1 Tunisia
    Matchday 4 · Group F
  • Spain 0–0 Cape Verde
    Matchday 5 · Group H
  • Belgium 1–1 Egypt
    Matchday 5 · Group G
  • Saudi Arabia 1–1 Uruguay
    Matchday 5 · Group H

Golden-boot race

  • 1. Folarin Balogun
    United States · 2 goals
  • 2. Kai Havertz
    Germany · 2 goals
  • 3. Yasin Ayari
    Sweden · 2 goals
  • 4. Elijah Just
    New Zealand · 2 goals
  • 5. Julián Quiñones
    Mexico · 1 goals
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Today's fixtures & the model's read

  • Iran vs New Zealand
    01:00 UTC · Los Angeles (Inglewood)
    Model: Iran 34% · draw 27% · New Zealand 39%
  • France vs Senegal
    19:00 UTC · New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
    Model: France 46% · draw 27% · Senegal 27%
  • Iraq vs Norway
    22:00 UTC · Boston (Foxborough)
    Model: Iraq 37% · draw 27% · Norway 37%

Probabilities are statistical estimates — how the model works. Educational, not betting advice.

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