World Cup prediction: Scotland vs Brazil, Switzerland vs Canada and exciting matches on day 14
The Athletic's prediction article covers matches on day 14 of the 2026 World Cup, including Scotland vs Brazil and Switzerland vs Canada, with insights from experts and one subscriber.
Welcome to The Athletic's daily World Cup predictions. This article will provide detailed coverage of all of today's matches, plus an exciting competition... Throughout the tournament, we'll have two Athletic journalists (Andy Jones or Elias Burke — with support from experts from 48 countries) competing for our football knowledge against a different Athletic subscriber each day, and "Algo", The Athletic's new algorithm, will make its debut in the tournament. Today's guest is Marcelo, from the United States, who supports Brazil and Gremio. Good luck! If you want to be our guest for a day in this tournament, follow the instructions in this article. Portugal fell out of the list of top candidates after a 1-1 opening draw with Congo but yesterday's impressive 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan will have the world talking about the team's ability to win the title under the guidance of Roberto Martinez once again. Crucially, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has received plenty of criticism as the team's 41-year-old, has responded to the doubters with two goals — and possibly more. While Stanley predicted Portugal would struggle, it was a strong start to Tuesday for the rest of the group, who picked the contenders. However, Algo's computerized process of consistently picking candidates to win was thrown into disarray in the day's second match, as Ghana troubled England with a 0-0 draw. Harry Kane had a golden opportunity to win it for Thomas Tuchel's team in the final minute, but England must feel lucky that VAR did not recommend a review of a foul by Ezri Konsa on Prince Adu, which would have given Ghana a penalty and the defender a red card. Even though the experts lost this one, we respect reader Joao for his accurate prediction. Results from June 23, 2026. Algorithm | 67% | 32 | 6. TA experts | 60% | 29 | 4. Wilfred (6 years old) | 58% | 28 | 5. Readers' Choice | 58% | 28 | 4. Stanley the Dog | 42% | 20 | 3. How does prediction work? It's simple: we'll give you some information about each match, notable players and information about the two teams. We will then predict the result: a win for either team, or a draw. We'll maintain a leaderboard to see who got it right and a record of the "streak" — how many consecutive correct predictions people make. These series form a key part of The Athletic's interactive Soccer Pick'Ems feature, allowing you to make your own picks in each round. Join in and tune in every day to see how we're doing in the rankings — and maybe more importantly, whether you, the subscribers, or Stanley or Wilfred are beating us. Or, worst of all, can ‘Algo’ prove data and statistics know-it-all in predicting. Good luck and enjoy! Predictions for Day 14. Switzerland vs Canada, Group B, 3pm ET, 8pm BST. Where to watch: FOX (US), ITV (UK). Chain risk factor: 4/5. Canada and Switzerland have all but confirmed their passage to the next round, but both teams could still advance as group winners. Match rating: 4/5. Both teams showed plenty of attacking threat, although their finishing ability was disappointing at times. The Athletic's Football Experts say: "Canada's dominant win over Qatar has boosted their confidence ahead of this decisive match. Cyle Larin scored again, and team-mate Jonathan David scored a hat-trick. The big shock was Ismael Kone's serious injury. His absence will be felt. Our Canadian correspondent Josh Kloke says: 'The Canadian team has been through a lot recently: the terrible loss of Ismael Kone, historic 6-0 win over Qatar and opening-match jitters? Now cheered by the home crowd, Canada look and feel ready for what's to come: a chance to make history again. They know a draw will be enough to go top of the group, but they will probably go into this match with their best pre-World Cup result being a 0-0 draw with Colombia in a friendly in October 2025 in front of a pro-Colombia crowd. They can do it again. I predict a 1-1 draw, the rare kind of draw that leads to excitement.
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