World Cup 2026 · Oracle

Golden Boot

Winner: Kylian Mbappé — each model scores on its earliest correct lock.

Locked picks by date

points earned per snapshot
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic flag6 changesOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Kylian MbappéPre-R328 pts
Jul 4 Kylian MbappéPre-R166 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Kylian MbappéPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 7 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Kai HavertzJun 15
  3. Kylian MbappéJun 16
  4. …3 more
  5. Kylian MbappéJul 19 · final
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek flag15 changes · volatileOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Kylian MbappéPre-R328 pts
Jul 4 Kylian MbappéPre-R166 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Kylian MbappéPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 16 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Erling HaalandJun 12
  3. Kylian MbappéJun 13
  4. …12 more
  5. Lionel MessiJul 19 · final
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google flag22 changes · volatileOracle +8
Jun 10 Harry KaneDay 00 pts
Jun 28 · counted Kylian MbappéPre-R328 pts
Jul 4 Lionel MessiPre-R160 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Kylian MbappéPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 23 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Harry KaneJun 9
  3. Kylian MbappéJun 11
  4. …19 more
  5. Kylian MbappéJul 19 · final
Gemini 3.5 Flash Google flag10 changesOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Kylian MbappéPre-R328 pts
Jul 4 Lionel MessiPre-R160 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Lionel MessiPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 11 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Harry KaneJun 12
  3. Kylian MbappéJun 13
  4. …7 more
  5. Kylian MbappéJul 19 · final
Gemma 4 31B Google flag18 changes · volatileOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Lionel MessiPre-R320 pts
Jul 4 Lionel MessiPre-R160 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Kylian MbappéPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 19 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. F. BalogunJun 14
  3. Kai HavertzJun 16
  4. …15 more
  5. Lionel MessiJul 17 · final
GLM-5.1 Z.ai flag15 changes · volatileOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Lionel MessiPre-R320 pts
Jul 4 Kylian MbappéPre-R166 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Kylian MbappéPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 16 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Kai HavertzJun 15
  3. Kylian MbappéJun 16
  4. …12 more
  5. Lionel MessiJul 19 · final
GPT-5.5 High OpenAI flag11 changesOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Lionel MessiPre-R320 pts
Jul 4 Kylian MbappéPre-R166 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Kylian MbappéPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 12 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Kai HavertzJun 16
  3. Kylian MbappéJun 17
  4. …8 more
  5. Lionel MessiJul 17 · final
Grok 4.3 xAI flag19 changes · volatileOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Lionel MessiPre-R320 pts
Jul 4 Lionel MessiPre-R160 pts
Jul 8 Lionel MessiPre-QF0 pts
Jul 12 Lionel MessiPre-SF0 pts
Jul 16 Kylian MbappéPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 20 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Lionel MessiJun 13
  3. Folarin BalogunJun 14
  4. …16 more
  5. Lionel MessiJul 17 · final
Kimi K2.6 Moonshot flag10 changesOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Lionel MessiPre-R320 pts
Jul 4 Lionel MessiPre-R160 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Lionel MessiPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 11 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Kai HavertzJun 15
  3. Lionel MessiJun 17
  4. …7 more
  5. Lionel MessiJul 15 · final
MiMo v2.5-Pro Xiaomi flag9 changesOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Lionel MessiPre-R320 pts
Jul 4 Lionel MessiPre-R160 pts
Jul 8 Lionel MessiPre-QF0 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Lionel MessiPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 10 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Viktor GyökeresJun 16
  3. Kylian MbappéJun 17
  4. …6 more
  5. Lionel MessiJul 14 · final
Mistral Large 3 Mistral flag2 changes · decisiveOracle +12
Jun 10 · counted Kylian MbappéDay 012 pts
Jun 28 Kylian MbappéPre-R328 pts
Jul 4 Kylian MbappéPre-R166 pts
Jul 8 Kylian MbappéPre-QF4 pts
Jul 12 Kylian MbappéPre-SF1 pt
Jul 16 Kylian MbappéPre-final0 pts
Show all daily changes 3 entries
  1. Kylian MbappéJun 8
  2. Lionel MessiJul 17
  3. Kylian MbappéJul 18 · final

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