Wisdom of the Crowds Forecasting the 2018 FIFA Men’s World Cup

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Year

2020

Sport / Domain

World Cup / probability forecasts

One big idea

Aggregating thousands of fan probability picks can rival proper statistical models over a full tournament.

Good for

Building office‑sweep models or online leagues where everyone submits scorelines, not just banter.

My take

If you’ve ever stared at a predictions leaderboard wondering if it’s just luck, this one gives you the math behind the madness.