Guess Who EA Sports FIFA Predicts to Win 2023 Women's World Cup
EA Sports is no rookie when it come to World Cup predictions.
The gaming company has successfully used its football franchise to forecast the winners of each of the past four tournaments. These wereSpain in 2010, Germany in 2014, France in 2018 and Argentina in 2022.
The 2023 Women's World Cup set to start in Australia and New Zealand next month. EA Sports has used FIFA 23 to predict who will take home the trophy.
The result is: United States Women's National Team (USWNT) will see Germany in the final, with the USWNT winning the tournament trophy with a 4-2 win.
Fun fact: There’s never been a final in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ without one of these two teams.
How did EA Sports FIFA Get Their Result?
EA Sports ran the entire tournament with all 64 games using its access to its database and recent player rankings to simulate the competition.
Alexia Putellas is forecasted to take home the Golden Boot. The Golden Boot (currently commercially termed “adidas Golden Boot”, formerly known as the Golden Shoe) is awarded to the top goalscorer of the tournament and was first awarded in 1991.
What Are The Odds?
The U.S. women's national team is the betting favorite win the World Cup. A year away from the start of the World Cup, USWNT were the +200 betting favorites to win it all, while England was second, at +400. Now less than a month from the start of the tournament, the odds for the USWNT have widened to +275, and England's have shortened to +350.
Fans can also play the Women’s World Cup in FIFA 23 now.