A supercomputer has estimated Lionel Messi's chances of winning the World Cup in Qatar.
According to the research conducted by BCA, Argentina is the favourite to win the trophy, although there is only a 7% chance of success.
Leo is predicted to meet his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo in the final and beat Portugal in a penalty shoot-out in Qatar.
Argentina’s predicted path to the final looks epic: victories against France, the Netherlands and Brazil.
Portugal and Argentina have an equal 50% chance to win the final but the researchers took into account that Argentina are in a much better vein of form recently, keeping an unbeaten streak since July 2019 and lifting the coveted Copa America last summer.
We're not sure if Portugal can make it this far into the tournament, but Messi versus Ronaldo in the World Cup final would be a sight to behold.
Frankly, the model is way too complicated and uses hardcore maths for predictions. If you’re a stat geek, you can read it all on BCA Research’s webpage.
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