EA Sports’ prediction for the 2010 World Cup was pretty spot on, as its FIFA computer simulation correctly picked Spain to win the soccer tournament four years ago.
Now, EA Sports is back with another prediction for this month’s World Cup — this time, it looks like Germany is taking home the hardware.
EA ran all 32 competing teams through a simulation and it was the Germans edging host Brazil in a close final match, 2-1, to win the country’s fourth World Cup title and become the first European nation to win a FIFA World Cup in South America.
EA also predicted that Brazillian star Neymar will win the Golden Boot for scoring six goals, while the Americans will fail to move past the group stage with three ties.
But Germany fans shouldn’t get too excited — EA predicted that the Broncos would beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl this past February. We all know how that turned out.
Here’s a detailed look at EA’s simulation:
Round of 16
Brazil v Netherlands 3:1
Ivory Coast v Uruguay 2:3
France v Nigeria 0:1
Portugal v Russia 2:0
Spain v Mexico 3:1
England v Colombia 1:1 (4:3 pens)
Argentina v Ecuador 2:0
Belgium v Germany 1:2
Quarterfinals
Brazil v Uruguay 2:2 (4:3 pens)
Portugal v Nigeria 4:3
England v Spain 0:2
Germany v Argentina 2:1
Semifinals
Brazil v Portugal 1:0
Spain v Germany 0:0 (4:5 pens)
3rd Place
Portugal v Spain 1:3
Finals
Brazil v Germany 1:2 (AET)
