EA predicts FIFA World Cup winner using virtual engine

With less than a week until the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil kicks off, Electronic Arts has put its cards on the table and predicted the entire tournament’s outcome.

EA used the football engine that drives their 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil game to make the prediction, after simulating matches using all 32 teams. The outcome? Germany to beat Brazil 2-1 in the final.

Before you write off their crystal ball reading, EA correctly predicted Spain to win the 2010 World Cup hosted here in South Africa.

The full results are listed below.

Final

Brazil 1 – 2 Germany (ET)

3rd Place Game

Portugal 1 – 3 Spain

Semi Finals

Brazil 1 – 0 Portugal
Spain 0 – 0 Germany (Germany 5-4 pens)

Quarter Finals

Brazil 2 – 2 Uruguay (Brazil 4-3 pens)
Portugal 4 – 3 Nigeria
England 0 – 2 Spain
Germany 2 – 1 Argentina

Round of 16

Brazil 3 – 1 Netherlands
Ivory Coast 2 – 3 Uruguay
France 0 – 1 Nigeria
Portugal 2 – 0 Russia
Spain 3 – 1 Mexico
England 1 – 1 Columbia (England 4-3 pens)
Argentina 2 – 0 Ecuador
Belgium 1 – 2 Germany

Golden Boot winner: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Brazil), 6 goals
Golden Ball winner: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Best Goal: Andrés Iniesta vs. England

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