Sutton: Japan to oust Brazil, France to crush Sweden
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- Chris Sutton picked France as the team to beat in the World Cup last-32, predicting a 4-0 win over Sweden in New York
- BBC users have outperformed both Sutton and AI in match predictions, calling 67% of 72 matches correctly versus Copilot AI's 60% (43/72) and Sutton's 57% (41/72)
- Sutton backed Japan to upset Brazil in Houston, pointing to Japan's first-ever win over Brazil in a Tokyo friendly last October
- Ecuador produced the group stage's biggest shock by beating Germany — a result only 597 of more than 56,000 BBC users predicted
- Microsoft Copilot Chat generated the AI predictions after the BBC simply asked it to 'predict the results of the World Cup last-32 ties'
- Sutton's other bold picks included Senegal to beat Belgium and Norway to eliminate Ivory Coast on penalties after a 2-2 draw
Why it matters: The free BBC predictor game is outscoring both Microsoft's Copilot AI (60%) and celebrity expert Chris Sutton (57%) at this World Cup, with users hitting 67% accuracy across 72 matches — a 7-point accuracy lead for the crowdsourced, no-cost option over the BBC's own AI partner.