FT · World: World Cup · Tuesday, 30 June 2026

France 30 SwedenMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Tuesday, 30 June 2026

France
30
France win
Sweden
> Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had France at 57%, draw at 27%, Sweden at 17%. The match ended 3-0 — confirming the model's lean toward France.

> Pre-match probability vs result
France win
57%
Actual ✓
Draw
27%
Sweden win
17%
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.940.97
Total 2.91
Actual
30
Total 3 (+0.1 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.1 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> Bawler's picks · how they landed
Banker
Over 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 75%
✓ Won
Dark Horse
Under 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 25%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Over 2.5 Goals sits at 77% because France's 2.01 xG dwarfs Sweden's 0.95, giving the hosts the firepower to breach a porous visitor defence."

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