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Predict.funWorld Cup Knockout Stage: Brazil's chances of advancing reach 68%, Norway receives 31% market support
According to Mars Finance, on July 5th, data from the prediction market platform [2024111120230] shows that Brazil will face Norway in the Round of 16 of the 2026 USA-CMC World Cup. As of press time, the market gives Brazil an approximately 68% probability of advancing, while Norway has an approximately 31% probability. Traders generally favor the "five-time champions Brazil" to advance to the quarterfinals. It's worth noting that this will be the first time the two teams have met in the World Cup in 28 years. In the 1998 World Cup group stage, Norway came from behind to defeat Brazil 2-1, and current coach Solbåken was a member of that Norwegian team. This match will also be a contest between the two teams' top scorers: Brazilian striker Vinicius has scored 4 goals in this tournament, while Norwegian striker Haaland has scored 5. Their performances may be key to the outcome of the match.
Kalshi's trading volume hit a record high of $9.4 billion in June, with the World Cup driving a surge in prediction market trading.
According to Mars Finance, on July 5th, driven by the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the trading volume of the US prediction market platform Kalshi rose to approximately $9.4 billion in June, an increase of nearly 77% from approximately $5.3 billion in May, setting a new record. During the same period, Polymarket International's trading volume increased from approximately $3.5 billion to approximately $4.3 billion. Data shows that the World Cup has become the main catalyst for the growth in prediction market trading. As this World Cup expands to 48 teams for the first time, the number of matches and knockout stage scenarios has increased, driving active trading in single-match contracts. For example, the round of 16 match between Canada and Morocco saw trading volumes exceeding $48 million on Kalshi and $26.8 million on Polymarket. However, the rapid increase in trading volume has also further fueled regulatory controversy. Several US states continue to advocate that sports event contracts should be subject to betting regulations, rather than the derivatives market regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Meanwhile, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recently warned that some event-based contracts may fall under the existing regulatory scope of binary options. Analysts believe that the World Cup demonstrated the ability of prediction markets to attract liquidity during major events, but whether sports prediction contracts should be regulated as financial derivatives or betting remains a core regulatory issue for the industry.
A smart money investor bought $170,000 worth of tickets in the World Cup Round of 16 match where Spain defeated Portugal.
PPP's market prediction tool monitoring shows that in Polymarket's "2026 World Cup Round of 16 Spain vs. Portugal" prediction event, account RJW1 (address: 0x85f031d069de300055900c4055c1baeb6bde3f67), with a total profit exceeding $1.5 million, purchased $178,000 worth of shares betting on Spain to win, with an average opening price of 51¢ and a purchase volume of 349,998.2 shares. This market refers to the results of matches within the first 90 minutes of regular time (including stoppage time). In addition, this user also holds $800,000 worth of shares betting on France to win the World Cup, with an opening price of 16.4¢ and a purchase volume of 2,465,265.0 shares, currently showing a floating profit of $400,000. The Spain vs. Portugal knockout stage match will take place on July 7th at 3:00 AM Beijing time. This match is a highlight of the 2026 USA-Mexico World Cup knockout stage, a classic clash between established and emerging stars. Spain, ranked around 2nd in the world, easily defeated Austria 3-0 in their last knockout match. The team is younger and possesses fluid passing and control, with key players including young talents like Yamal and Orizabal. Portugal, ranked around 5th in the world, is led by Cristiano Ronaldo. In their last knockout match, they came from behind to defeat Croatia 2-1. The team relies on experience, counter-attacks, and the individual abilities of their star players, with midfielders like Bruno Fernandes playing a crucial role. The two teams last met in a significant way in the 2025 UEFA Nations League final, where Portugal won on penalties. Odaily Seer continuously monitors the prediction market, seeing changes before pricing.
South Korea plans to invest 5 trillion won in excess tax revenue from semiconductors to develop "sovereign AI" and purchase 10,000 GPUs to support a single team.
According to Beating's monitoring, the Korea Economic Daily revealed that South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT is in discussions with the Presidential Office and the Ministry of Finance, planning to utilize approximately 5 trillion won in excess tax revenue from the semiconductor industry to purchase about 10,000 of NVIDIA's most advanced Vera Rubin superchip GPU modules this year. This investment will be used to support elite teams developing world-class "sovereign AI" models. This decision stems directly from the sense of crisis caused by US export controls on cutting-edge AI models—Anthropic's Fable 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 have been restricted from external access, forcing South Korean companies to urgently modify systems built on these models. The concept of "national strategic assetization" of AI models has thus become a reality. Currently, although four teams in South Korea—LG AI Research Institute, SK Telecom, Upstage, and Motif Technologies—are advancing independent basic model projects, each team only receives support from 700 to 800 GPUs. This dispersed investment makes it difficult to compete with globally leading models that utilize tens of thousands of GPUs. The government has therefore decided to shift to a "selection and concentration" strategy, allocating 10,000 GPUs to the best teams at once, and plans to include special funds in the supplementary budget for attracting top overseas AI talent. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung publicly stated last month that the GPU procurement pace was too slow and demanded that related funds be ensured when compiling the supplementary budget. The current global competitive window is extremely short, with companies like Anthropic and OpenAI iterating new models weekly. France, with its single-focus strategy, has surpassed Meta to become the seventh largest AI provider globally, thanks to Mistral AI. If South Korea cannot catch up in the short term, it risks becoming an "AI vassal state." The South Korean semiconductor academic community has given this positive feedback, believing that investing the funds gained from hardware prosperity into building software competitiveness is essentially an investment in the country's future. --------------------------------- Click the original link below to join the Beating · Lark AI news channel for 24/7 monitoring of global AI hotspots and news.
A smart money investor bought approximately $150,000 worth of tickets in the World Cup quarter-final match where France defeated Morocco.
PPP's market prediction tool monitoring shows that in Polymarket's "2026 World Cup Quarter-Final France vs. Morocco" prediction event, a smart money account (address: 0x34c5ca7736ab9f4c4e059ef40fa5e4a679010832) with a win rate exceeding 75% purchased approximately $150,000 worth of bets on France defeating Morocco, with an average opening price of 63 ￠. This market only refers to the results of matches within the first 90 minutes of regular time (including stoppage time). France defeated Paraguay 1-0 in the previous round to advance, with Mbappe currently leading the tournament's top scorer list. The team's squad depth and defensive structure are its main advantages. Morocco eliminated Canada 3-0 in the previous round, advancing to the quarter-finals for the second consecutive World Cup, but a recent injury to a key striker has affected market expectations. Join the PPP signal push community to get ahead and seize opportunities.
OKX World Cup prediction event adds a separate prize pool for the quarterfinals, with a total value of approximately 225,000 U.
According to official sources, as the 2026 Odaily Cup enters the quarterfinals, OKX's World Cup prediction activity will add five independent prize pools, covering predictions for the four final teams and multiple single-match predictions. These prize pools are sponsored and co-built by ecosystem partners including Fabric Protocol, Block Street, AIW3, Midnight, and Nesa, with rewards in multiple cryptocurrencies such as ROBO, USDT, and Night, totaling approximately 225,000 USDT. In addition, predictions for the championship team, the Golden Boot award, and other categories are open for users to participate in.