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Japan World Cup 2026 Projections

Monte Carlo tournament simulation · 10,000 bracket runs · updated daily

Eliminated — Round of 32

Tournament Outlook

2013
Elo rating
3.0%
Champion
6.7%
Reach final
14.1%
Reach semis
27.5%
Reach quarters

Japan Match Predictions & Results

DateStageOpponentMatch PredictionResult
2026-06-14First Stage@ NetherlandsJapan vs NetherlandsD 2–2
2026-06-20First Stage@ TunisiaJapan vs TunisiaFT
2026-06-25First Stagevs SwedenSweden vs JapanD 1–1
2026-06-29Round of 32@ BrazilJapan vs BrazilL 1–2
How these projections are generated: every Japan fixture is modeled with an Elo-seeded Dixon-Coles bivariate-Poisson engine, then the full 48-team bracket is Monte Carlo simulated (10,000 runs) for champion and advancement odds. Probabilities are Bayesian-calibrated. Tournament hub → · How the Soccer model works → · Full methodology →