Spoiler: It doesn't end well for Team Register

There are 48 teams, 104 matches and infinite possibilities at the World Cup. We crunched the numbers to find every team’s probability of success.

ChatGPT and Claude are betting on Spain. Le Chat from France's Mistral reckons Les Bleus will clinch it. And China's DeepSeek and Qwen have a fondness for Argentina.

AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude favor Spain, while China's DeepSeek and Qwen back Argentina, showcasing diverse predictions as they replace Paul the Octopus for World Cup tips.

As fans debate the favourites, AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek have predicted the 2026 World Cup winner with surprising consensus.

Spoiler: It doesn't end well for Team Register