A computer simulation of the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup run 10,000 times has named Germany as favourites to win the trophy once again. According to Bloomberg, Swiss Investment Banking Company UBS deployed a team of 18 analysts and editors and ran a simulation of the tournament 10,000 times and ranked teams based on its findings. While Germany take the top spot with a 24 percent chance to win the tournament, Brazil are second with 19.8 percent and Spain are third with 16.1 percent. Interestingly, notorious underachievers England have been ranked fourth with 8.5 percent, ahead of the likes of Argentina and France.
The simulations are made by the bank with an aim to provide advice for investors seeking growth potential in Russia. They are not the only ones to do so and investment banks often compete with each other to provide accurate predictions. But they do often fail to hit the target.
