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Matchday 1 · Day 2 FT MEX 2-0 RSA · Model: Mexico 76% ✓ WIN Goals O 2.5 · BTTS Yes · Corners O 9.5 ✗ (4) 3 RED CARDS in the opener — cards model recalibrated +25% Jiménez anytime ✓ scored · Quiñones added to pool TODAY · USA v PAR · 9:00 ET · Cards O 4.5 · 70% STRONG CAN v BIH · 3:00 ET Toronto · J. David anytime 40% · Cards O 4.5 66% KOR v CZE · Mirrored 3-4-2-1 confirmed · Cards O 4.5 68% · goals lean withdrawn Every pick graded in public · @LoyalVale
VOL. 01 · ISSUE 01 WORLD CUP 2026 · NORTH AMERICA JUNE 2026 · BY @LOYALVALE

Plays, brackets,
lineups. All tracked.

An interactive bracket builder for the 48-team draw, predicted XIs for every contender, and a Poisson-based play predictor that calls corners, cards, goalscorers, and totals on every match. Built before kickoff. Tracked through the final.

Kickoff in
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Mexico vs South Africa
Estadio Azteca · 11:00 AM ET · Group A
In This Issue
01
The Bracket 48 nations · 12 groups · 104 matches
02
Squad Explorer 22 confirmed squads · 10 predicted XIs
03
Play Predictor Goals · BTTS · Corners · Cards · Scorers
04
Form & News Friendlies · Signals · Squad changes
01 The Bracket

Pick every winner from group stage to the final.

A stage-by-stage interactive bracket builder for the expanded 48-team format. Rank each group, advance the best 3rd-placed teams, and pick winners through to the Champion. Or hit Run Prediction and let the algorithm simulate the entire tournament.

  • Elo-style model. Composite team ratings simulate every match probabilistically. Re-run for different scenarios.
  • FIFA-accurate pairings. The R32 chart matches the official tournament structure exactly.
  • Share via URL. Your entire bracket encodes into a link. Anyone opening it sees your picks at the most-advanced stage.
48
Nations
104
Matches
~3M
Bracket Combinations
Build Your Bracket
Bracket · QF → Final
SPAIN GERMANY BRAZIL ENGLAND FRANCE SPAIN BRAZIL SPAIN Champion Algo prediction · 18% chance QUARTERFINALS SEMIS FINAL
02 Squad Explorer

Predicted lineups on a schematic pitch.

Predicted XIs for ten major contenders, plotted on a blueprint-style pitch with player markers as named typography blocks. Click any player for their 2025-26 club season stats card with position-specific data — goals, xG, key passes, save percentages, the full breakdown.

  • Lineups verified against final friendlies. Brazil's revised XI post-Wesley injury, Argentina's RB question, Germany's Karl replacement — all reflected.
  • Position-specific stat cards. Different layouts for forwards (goals, xG, shots, take-ons), midfielders (key passes, progressive passes, pass %), defenders (tackles, INTs, aerial %), goalkeepers (clean sheets, save %, PSxG).
  • 22 confirmed squads. Every starting XI. Every bench. Every player searchable.
22
Squads Confirmed
600+
Players Indexed
10
Predicted XIs
Explore the Squads
Predicted XI · Brazil 4-3-3
LW · VINI ST · THIAGO RW · RAPHA LCM · PAQUE CDM · CASE RCM · BRUNO LB · D.SANTOS LCB · IBAÑEZ RCB · MARQ RB · VAND GK · ALISSON
03 Play Predictor

Every match. Every prediction. Public.

Poisson-based predictions for goals over/under, both teams to score, total corners, total cards, and anytime goalscorer probability for every World Cup match. Save picks to the tracker. Mark wins and losses. Hit rate updates live across sessions.

  • Three confidence bands. STRONG (≥63% edge), LEAN (56-62%), or SKIP (within 6% of coin flip). Only bet what the model has conviction on.
  • Model transparency. Every play shows the inputs used — expected goals, corners forced, defensive rate. No black box.
  • Persistent tracking. localStorage logs every pick. Open the log, mark each result, audit the model over the tournament.
22
Week 1 Matches
5
Plays Per Match
Picks Logged
See This Week's Plays
Plays · Brazil vs Morocco
Brazil
vs
Morocco
Total Goals O/U 2.5
Over 2.5
54% probability
Both Teams to Score
Yes
56% probability
Total Corners O/U 10.5
Over 10.5
63% probability
Anytime · Top Pick
Vinicius Jr
30% to score
04 Form & News

The pre-tournament signal, decoded.

A live editorial briefing of every pre-WC friendly, every confirmed squad change, every rating adjustment the model made post-Ivory-Coast-beats-France. The numbers in the bracket and predictor move because of what happened in these matches — this page shows the receipts.

  • Form trends across 16 contenders. Trending up, stable, or down — with the one-line reason and the friendly that triggered it.
  • Confirmed squad changes feed. Six post-deadline injury replacements, four pending question marks, every player's XI impact spelled out.
  • 13 rating adjustments visualised. France 88→86. Spain 90→88. Mexico 73→75. The deltas that reshape the forecast bracket.
24
Friendly Results
6
Squad Changes
13
Rating Updates
Read the Briefing
Form Signals · 16 Contenders
Up
Mexico
Belgium
Norway
Germany
Ivory Coast
Algeria
Morocco
Haiti
Stable
Brazil
Argentina
England
Portugal
Down
France
Spain
Netherlands
USA

Traveling to North America? Read these next.

Visa & Travel Resources
Visa Guide

Do you need a Canadian visa for the World Cup?

The complete guide to entering Canada for the 2026 tournament — eTA, TRV, and what to file.

By Country

Country-by-country visa requirements

Visa rules for all 48 qualified nations heading to North America 2026.

Host Cities

The 16 host cities, ranked & reviewed

Where to stay, eat, and watch in Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City and beyond.

Stays

Hotels near every host venue

Curated picks within walking distance of stadiums in all 16 cities.

About · LoyalVale Editorial
· June 2026

Built before kickoff. Three weeks of design and engineering, an interactive bracket, a squad explorer, and a play predictor. Each tool's source data and model logic is exposed in-page — no black boxes, no fluff.

Predictions are forecasts with shown work, not betting advice. The model has biases, the ratings are mine, and the algorithm will be wrong. The discipline isn't in being right — it's in being auditable. Every pick logged, every result tracked, hit rate visible.

By kickoff this hub holds public picks for every Group Stage match. By the final, it holds a complete tournament-long record. Process > private accuracy.

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