World Cup 2026: Footlab's Elo Engine Reveals the True Favourites
What if your bookmaker's odds were systematically mispricing certain teams at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? With 48 nations split across 12 groups of 4 and a total of 104 matches, the gap between real probability and implied odds can represent a significant positive expected value (EV). Footlab's proprietary Elo engine — updated continuously from official results — reveals a power hierarchy that the betting market doesn't always reflect. Here is what the data actually shows about the true favourites for World Cup 2026.