GamingWorld Cup 2026The EA Sports engine used for the long-running FIFA and FC series has correctly predicted the winner of every World Cup since 2010 - and yesterday it got another right too14:03, 20 Jul 2026Paul the Octopus, Mystic Marcus - your boys took one hell of a beating. There is a digital fortune teller now ruling the world of football, and it has correctly predicted every single World Cup winner since 2010.‌EA Sports has managed to add to that list this weekend, boasting of its ability to use the EA Sports FC 26 engine to correctly forecast Spain as this year's World Cup winners. Following the 2026 final at the MetLife Stadium - or New York New Jersey Stadium as it was known during the tournament - La Roja finally claimed their second star, 16 years after the first.‌It means the eerie streak of predictions stretches to five. The 1-0 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina was correctly called by EA Sports via the FC 26 engine in the run-up to the tournament.‌It's a bit of a full-circle moment, as the first correct call, strangely enough, was Spain's first World Cup triumph in South Africa back in 2010. EA Sports then correctly called Germany as the 2014 winners in Brazil, before getting France in Russia in 2018 and Argentina as winners in Qatar in 2022.This is the first prediction made since the switch from the FIFA franchise to the EA Sports FC series, which began with EA FC 24 - the year after Messi lifted the famous trophy. After Rodri had the honour of celebrating with his countrymen in the US, EA Sports boasted of its fortune-telling prowess on social media.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, EA Sports FC's official account said: "We called it. You played it. Spain made it a reality.‌"Five predictions in a row, and @SEFutbol lifted the trophy 11M+ times across #FC26 and #FCMobile. Congratulations on your second star."Content cannot be displayed without consentRemarkably, the EA Sports FC 26 engine picked the correct result in most of Mirror Gaming's simulations this summer. We tried using the game to predict every England and Scotland fixture throughout the tournament, and only three results from 11 were incorrect.‌While a lot of the scorelines were wildly off, it did also correctly get the exact score of England's Group L opener against Croatia. That simulation also included getting England's second goal perfectly right, including the 42nd minute and the method of a Declan Rice corner headed in by Harry Kane.The EA Sports games aren't always right, however. EA FC 24 tipped England to win Euro 2024 only for the Three Lions to lose out to Spain - not that any fans need reminding of the hurt two years ago.The FIFA 23 engine also backed the USA to win the Women's World Cup in 2023, only for them to crash out early. Even our initial pre-tournament, full competition sim backed Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal to win it all.‌But the Real Madrid and Manchester United legend was unable to help Portugal beyond the Round of 16, where they fell to eventual winners Spain.Mirror Gaming's EA Sports FC simulations - every result of the 2026 World CupEnglandv Croatia: predicted win - CORRECT RESULTv Ghana: predicted draw - CORRECT RESULTv Panama: predicted win - CORRECT RESULTv DR Congo: predicted win - CORRECT RESULTv Mexico : predicted win - CORRECT RESULTv Norway: predicted win - CORRECT RESULTv Argentina: predicted win - INCORRECT RESULTv France: predicted loss - INCORRECT RESULTArticle continues belowScotlandv Haiti: predicted win - CORRECT RESULTv Morocco: predicted draw - INCORRECT RESULTv Brazil: predicted loss - CORRECT RESULTChoose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌EA SportsEA Sports FCEA FC 26FIFA World CupWorld Cup 2026