FT · World: International Friendly · Wednesday, 07 October 2026

Argentina 3–0 BeninMatch recap & how our call landed · Wednesday, 07 October 2026

Argentina
3–0
Argentina win
Benin

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Argentina to win at 95%. Bawler had Argentina at 95%, the draw at 4% and Benin at 1%. The match finished 3–0.

Pre-match probability vs result

Argentina win
95%
Result
Draw
4%
Benin win
1%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
3.6 – 0.2
Total 3.9
Actual
3 – 0
Total 3 (−0.9 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
3.2 – 0.7
From the match itself

The match produced 0.9 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Argentina to win
Pre-match: 95%
Landed
Medium confidence
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 54%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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