Living Nostradamus confirms World Cup 2026 winner prediction

The Living Nostradamus has released his prediction for who will win the 2026 World Cup. Athos Salomé, the Brazilian-born soothsayer, correctly predicted the outcome of both Euro 2024 and the 2022 World Cup. His bold predictions saw him successfully detail an England vs Spain Euro 2024 final and a France vs Argentina showdown at the previous World Cup tournament.

The psychic also predicted the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the Coronavirus pandemic. Salomé has since shared his wisdom with the world in time for the 2026 World Cup. Speaking to the Express, Salomé suggested the winner of this year's World Cup is the very team that pipped England to Euro 2024 glory, Spain.

Salomé mustered his powers of the paranormal to reach his verdict, with flashes of colour informing his decision. He said: "There is red. A great deal of red or orange. I see heavy, deep, dominant colours. Colours of fire. It is an energy of heat, friction and intense force. The national sides that survive this tournament will be those wrapped in the colours of flame."

From his description of reds and oranges Salomé shared a selection of teams which could be tipped for World Cup glory. While England, Portugal, and Morocco all featured on his shortlist, it is Spain that comes out on top as the statistical favourite.

Spain were dubbed a "statistical darling" and the "literal embodiment" of Salomé's vision of the World Cup winner. He added: "In an era where football is heavily governed by data syndicates, Salomé's cryptic warnings provide a romantic and classical counterbalance to the sterile world of modern sports analytics."

Salomé's predictions match somewhat with traditional bookmakers and professional pundits but the soothsayer says he is guided more by the state of the world than xG or squad line-ups.

He shared: "The major bookmakers and mathematical models point directly to Spain as the team to beat, followed closely by an exceptionally deep French side and an England squad reaching its peak. Even the data models place Portugal and a restructured Brazil, focused on defensive consistency, among the leading giants capable of making the long march to the final.

"Still, football has always been a game governed by the unpredictable - by moments, psychological collapse and flashes of inexplicable brilliance. By foreseeing an atmosphere of 'fire and red', Salomé has only heightened the drama surrounding teams such as Spain and Portugal, whose visual identities are deeply tied to these very shades."