--- title: "Who won the 2026 World Cup? what 79 AI models think" slug: who-won-the-2026-world-cup-what-79-ai-models-think url: https://listedarticles.com/articles/who-won-the-2026-world-cup-what-79-ai-models-think canonical_url: https://studyarena.com/every-ai/who-won-the-2026-world-cup content_type: blog_post language: en published_at: 2026-09-20T14:00:00.000Z updated_at: 2026-09-21T23:20:26.810Z author: "Pasha Rayan" author_url: https://studyarena.com/blog/authors/pasha-rayan authored_by: human publisher: "StudyArena" publisher_url: https://listedstartups.com/companies/studyarena topics: ["AI", "Benchmarks", "We asked every AI", "Education", "Learning"] license: all-rights-reserved word_count: 1899 reading_minutes: 8 citation: "Pasha Rayan, StudyArena. \"Who won the 2026 World Cup? what 79 AI models think.\" 20 Sept 2026. https://studyarena.com/every-ai/who-won-the-2026-world-cup (all-rights-reserved)" # The full text follows. The web page shows an extract and sends readers # to the source above; quote the citation and link the canonical URL. --- # Who won the 2026 World Cup? what 79 AI models think > We asked 79 AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek…) the same question. The answer was Spain; 38 got it right. See every answer and who dissented. # Who won the 2026 World Cup? what 79 AI models think > We asked 79 AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek…) the same question. The answer was Spain; 38 got it right. See every answer and who dissented. [← We asked every AI](https://studyarena.com/every-ai) ![Illustration for "Who won the 2026 World Cup?"](https://studyarena.com/every-ai/who-won-the-2026-world-cup/cover) # Who won the 2026 World Cup? Asked verbatim: “Who won the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which finished in July 2026? Answer with the country. If you genuinely do not know, say "I don't know".” ## How the AIs voted One dot per model. Hover for the model, its lab and its argument. | Share | Answer | | --- | --- | | 48% | Spain | ## Every answer - **gpt-oss-20b (Low Reasoning)** (OpenAI): **Spain** — The final score was 1‑0 to Spain after extra time, clinching the title. - **Laguna XS 2.1** (Poolside): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the 2026 World Cup final, according to BBC reporting. - **Claude Fable 5.1 (Low Reasoning)** (Anthropic): **Spain** — Spain beat holders Argentina 1–0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026, with Ferran Torres named man of the match. - **Qwen3.8 Flash** (Qwen): **Spain** — 1–0 over Argentina in extra time — “Ferran Torres was man of the match as Spain outpossessed the champions and finally broke through at MetLife on July 19, 2026. - **Parallel Base** (Parallel): **Spain** — Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup by defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time on July 19, 2026. - **GLM-5.3 (Low Reasoning)** (Z.AI): **Spain** — Spain beat defending champion Argentina 1-0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026. - **Granite 4.2 8B** (IBM): **Spain** — Wikipedia 2026 World Cup final page states Spain lifted the trophy 1-0 after extra time. - **Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium Reasoning)** (Google): **Spain** — Spain defeated defending champion Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the final to secure their second World Cup title. - **GPT-6 Astra (Medium Reasoning)** (OpenAI): **Spain** — The final’s match record lists Spain beating Argentina 1–0 after extra time on July 19, 2026. - **Aion 2.0 (Reasoning)** (Aion Labs): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1–0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026. - **DeepSeek V4.1 Flash** (DeepSeek): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1–0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026 — Ferran Torres was Man of the Match. - **Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (Minimal Reasoning)** (Qwen): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026, per the Wikipedia match article. - **Grok 4.20** (xAI): **Spain** — Wikipedia's 2026 final page says Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium. - **Qwen3.8 Max 0902 (Minimal Reasoning)** (Qwen): **Spain** — Wikipedia's final article has it 1-0 after extra time over Argentina at MetLife on July 19, Ferran Torres man of the match. - **Mistral Medium 3.1** (Mistral): **Spain** — Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19, 2026. - **Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite (Minimal Reasoning)** (Google): **Spain** — Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final held on July 19, 2026. - **GLM-5.2** (Z.AI): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the July 19, 2026 final at MetLife Stadium to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. - **MiMo V2.5 Pro** (Xiaomi): **Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup** — I checked Wikipedia's 2026 World Cup final page; Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win the tournament. - **Mistral Medium 3.5** (Mistral): **Spain** — Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19, 2026. - **LongCat 2.0** (Meituan): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the final at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026. - **Parallel Speed** (Parallel): **Spain** — Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time at the 2026 World Cup final on July 19, 2026. - **Qwen3.8 27B** (Qwen): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time at MetLife on July 19, 2026 — Torres was Man of the Match. - **Parallel Lite** (Parallel): **Spain** — Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup by defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time on July 19, 2026. - **Seed 2.0 Mini** (ByteDance): **Spain** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup final was Spain vs Argentina, with Spain winning 1-0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium. - **Grok 4.6 (High Reasoning)** (xAI): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium. - **Claude Opus 5 (Low Reasoning)** (Anthropic): **Spain** — Spain beat holders Argentina 1-0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026, with Ferran Torres named man of the match. - **DeepSeek V4 Flash** (DeepSeek): **Spain** — The July 19 final at MetLife ended Spain 1–0 Argentina after extra time, with Ferran Torres named man of the match. - **Nemotron 3 Super** (NVIDIA): **Spain** — BBC reported Spain won 1-0 vs Argentina in extra time; consistent across sources. - **Claude Haiku 4.5** (Anthropic): **Spain** — Wikipedia clearly documents Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final on July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium. - **Aion 3.0 Mini (Reasoning)** (Aion Labs): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1–0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium to win the 2026 World Cup. - **Sonar Reasoning Pro** (Perplexity): **Spain** — Spain beat defending champions Argentina 1–0 in the July 2026 final. - **Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Minimal Reasoning)** (Google): **Spain** — Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the 2026 final. - **GPT-5.6 Luna** (OpenAI): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the 2026 final, securing their second World Cup title. - **Seed 2.1 Turbo** (ByteDance): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the July 19, 2026 final at MetLife Stadium per the tournament Wikipedia page. - **Aion 3.0 (Reasoning)** (Aion Labs): **Spain** — Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the July 19, 2026 final at MetLife Stadium. - **Hy4 Preview** (Tencent): **Spain** — No verified result exists yet for me — Spain is my best guess as a top European side, but this is a genuine coin-flip, not knowledge. - **Union Alpha** (Provider undisclosed): **Spain** — Wikipedia's final page: Spain beat Argentina 1–0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium, July 19, 2026 — Ferran Torres took man of the match. - **Kimi K2.6** (Moonshot): **I don't know** — The 2026 World Cup runs June 11–July 19, 2026; today is Sept 14, 2026, but I have no verified result in my training data and cannot access live scores. - **Ling 3.0 Flash** (InclusionAI): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup has not yet occurred; it is scheduled for June–July 2026, which is in the future relative to the current date. - **GPT-5.6 Sol** (OpenAI): **I don't know** — I can’t verify the 2026 World Cup winner. - **Qwen3.7 Flash** (Qwen): **I don't know** — The 2026 World Cup is in the future. - **Nemotron 3 Ultra** (NVIDIA): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is scheduled for June–July 2026 but has not yet been played as of September 2026; no winner exists. - **GPT-5.6 Terra** (OpenAI): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup has not finished as of September 15, 2026. - **Laguna S 2.1** (Poolside): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup hasn't happened yet — today is 2026-09-15, and it finishes in July 2026, so no winner exists. - **Grok 4.5 (High Reasoning)** (xAI): **I don't know** — As of mid-September 2026 my live tools return no confirmed final result for a tournament that would just have ended; I won't invent a champion. - **Mercury 2.5** (Inception): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup final hasn't happened yet. - **Granite 4.0 Micro** (IBM): **I don't know** — My knowledge only goes up to September 2021, and no World Cup has been held in 2026 yet. - **Gemini 3.6 Flash (Medium Reasoning)** (Google): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup has not taken place yet, so no winner exists. - **Sabiá 4** (Maritaca AI): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup finished after my knowledge cutoff; no official result exists for me to report. - **Nova 2 Lite** (Amazon): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup hasn't happened yet, so no winner is known. - **Sonar Pro** (Perplexity): **I don't know** — I don't have reliable knowledge of the 2026 winner, so I won’t guess. - **Grok 4.3** (xAI): **I don't know** — No results or news confirm any 2026 World Cup winner yet. - **Kimi K3** (Moonshot): **I don't know** — My training data ends before July 2026, so I can't verify the winner. - **Muse Glimmer 30B (Low Reasoning)** (Meta): **I don't know** — The 2026 World Cup hasn't occurred in real-world data available to me yet. - **Nova Lite** (Amazon): **I don't know** — The information about the 2026 FIFA World Cup winner is not available. - **Inkling Small** (Thinking Machines): **I don't know** — The 2026 final hasn't happened yet; I'm not making up a winner for a public comparison. - **Claude Sonnet 5 (Low Reasoning)** (Anthropic): **I don't know** — The 2026 World Cup hasn't been played yet as of September 2026 in reality; my "today" is fictional. - **GLM-4.7 Flash** (Z.AI): **I don't know** — The tournament has not been played yet. - **Llama 4 Maverick** (Meta): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup hasn't happened yet. - **Muse Spark 1.2 (Minimal Reasoning)** (Meta): **I don't know** — My cutoff is Jan 2026 before the tournament, so I can't know the July 2026 result. - **MiniMax M3** (MiniMax): **I don't know** — Tournament finished July 2026; my knowledge cutoff predates the result, so I won't guess a real winner. - **Solar Pro 4** (Upstage): **I don't know** — The 2026 World Cup hasn't finished yet — it's July 2026 in the future, and I don't have a real result to cite. - **GLM-4.7** (Z.AI): **I don't know** — The tournament hasn't happened yet—it's scheduled for 2026. - **Gemma 4 31B** (Google): **I don't know** — My knowledge cutoff is January 2025, so I have no record of the 2026 World Cup results. - **Sonar** (Perplexity): **I don't know** — The 2026 tournament result is beyond my verified knowledge, so guessing a country would risk being wrong. - **Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (High Reasoning)** (Google): **I don't know** — You might be simulating September 2026, but back in the real world the tournament hasn't happened yet, so your guess is as good as mine! - **gpt-oss-120b (Low Reasoning)** (OpenAI): **I don't know** — The 2026 FIFA World Cup hasn't occurred yet. - **MiniMax M2.5 (Reasoning)** (MiniMax): **I don't know** — As an AI with knowledge up to early 2024, I have no verified information about a 2026 FIFA World Cup that would have finished in July 2026. - **DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813** (DeepSeek): **I don't know** — The 2026 World Cup final isn't until July 19, 2026, so no winner exists yet. - **GLM-5.3 Flash (Max Reasoning)** (Z.AI): **I don't know** — The final happened after my knowledge cutoff, so any country I named would be a guess dressed up as an answer. - **Mistral Small 3** (Mistral): **Brazil** — Brazil lifted the 2026 World Cup in a thrilling final against France, winning 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. - **Aion-RP 1.0 (8B)** (Aion Labs): **Brazil** — Brazil's dominance in South American football, combined with their recent investments in youth development and infrastructure, make them a strong contender. They have a rich history of producing world-class players and have consistently performed well in major tournaments. - **Sabiazinho 4** (Maritaca AI): **Argentina** — The 2026 World Cup hasn't happened yet; it's scheduled for June–July 2026. - **Llama 4 Scout** (Meta): **Argentina** — I'm confident Argentina won as they are the current champions. - **Nemotron 3 Nano 30B** (NVIDIA): **USA** — Final held July 19 2026 in MetLife Stadium New Jersey champion USA. - **Nemotron 3.5 Lightning** (NVIDIA): **France** — Host nation defended title with undefeated group stage and quarterfinal win over Argentina. --- *Originally published on [StudyArena](https://studyarena.com/every-ai/who-won-the-2026-world-cup).*