Goldman Sachs tips Brazil to win World Cup 2018 based on simulations

If you fancy a flutter on the World Cup, you may want to put your money on Brazil. According to more than a million simulations of the tournament, the five-time winners are the favourites to lift the coveted trophy on July 15th. The study, from experts at Goldman Sachs, also predicts England will make it to the quarterfinal stage where they will be knocked out by Germany. The financial firm made the predictions after feeding an AI data on team strategy, the strengths and weaknesses of individual players, and recent team results. Brazil are set to be crowned this year's Fifa World Cup winners, according to a prediction driven by more than one million simulations of the tournament.