The agent-built forecast ranked Spain No. 1 before the tournament began and kept Spain on top while betting markets priced France as the runaway favorite.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Impulse AI's autonomous agent built a 2026 FIFA World Cup forecast that ranked Spain No. 1 before the tournament started. On Sunday, Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the final. No data scientist built the model. The company uploaded data, wrote a prompt, and the AI agent did the rest.
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