As the World Cup in Qatar approaches, the speculation is increasing. Many predictions have started with who will win the World Cup title, who will get the golden boot-ball. A few days ago, Argentina captain Lionel Messi named Brazil and France as his favourites. However, the betting odds favor Messi - either Brazil or France can win the World Cup.
However, technology does not agree with Messi and Bajir rates. A supercomputer's calculation says that Argentina can win the World Cup this time. The supercomputer has even announced who Argentina will lose in the final.
The research to give 'good news' to Argentina fans was done by Canada-based research institute BCA. They have reached this conclusion by analyzing 20 years of statistics.
The supercomputer added another startling comment to this prediction. That is, in the World Cup final on December 18, Argentina will defeat Cristiano Ronaldo's country Portugal in a penalty shootout.
The BCA have named their research, 'The Most Important of All Unimportant Forecast Second Edition: 2022 World Cup', which took into account all matches from the last five World Cups along with data from EA Sports' FIFA video game.
However, the organization also commented that Argentina's path to winning the World Cup will not be very easy. That said, Argentina will face a tough fight in the knockout stage. Where they beat Portugal in a thrilling final. According to this study, Brazil's race will stop in the semi-finals. Neymar will lose to Messi in the last four.
BCA Research says, 'After many calculations, we believe that Argentina and Messi will lift the 2022 FIFA World Cup title in Qatar. More likely, the results of the Argentina and Portugal finals will be decided through penalty shots.
The research institute also explained why Argentina was ahead in penalties. According to their data, Argentina have won four of their five penalty shootouts at the World Cup.
Portugal, on the other hand, have only had to face a penalty once so far. Ronaldo won against England in 2006.
The calculations of the supercomputer, however, do not match the betting rates. A betting company called Betfair predicts that Brazil and France are the most likely to win the World Cup. Whereas the betting rate for Brazil is 5/1. And in case of France it is 7/1.
However, these calculations and betting rates may change in the nerve-wracking battle of the World Cup. Even an outnumbered team can surprise everyone and flip the dice.
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