FIFA Club World Cup AI Predictions: ChatGPT's Best Picks to Win, Long Shots & Props

We've asked AI, via ChatGPT, to weigh in on the forthcoming Club World Cup, offering a winner and a long-shot pick, along with a few tantalizing props.

Gary Pearson

Last updated: June 11, 2025 1:23 PM EDT • 5 min read

FIFA Club World Cup AI Predictions & Best Bets: ChatGPT's Pick to Win, Long Shot & Prop Picks — Pictured: Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola directs his team. Photo by Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images.

The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on Saturday, featuring a new format that mirrors the World Cup before it expanded to 48 teams - got all that?

The world's top 32 club teams battle for soccer supremacy, and we've enlisted the help of AI, specifically ChatGPT, to provide its Club World Cup AI predictions and best bets.

🤖 FIFA Club World Cup AI picks & predictions

We used ChatGPT for its March Madness bracket, Kentucky Derby picks, and Masters predictions, and we're once again turning to OpenAI's popular chatbot to predict the winner of FIFA's Club World Cup.

ChatGPT made its decisions based on extensive research of each team's domestic campaign, historical results, personnel comparison, and schedule in the opening round of proceedings.

Club World Cup AI Predictions & Best Bets: ChatGPT's Pick to Win, Long Shot & Prop Bets — Manchester City's Erling Haaland. Photo by Imagn Images

🏆 ChatGPT's pick to win the FIFA Club World Cup 2025

ChatGPT predicts Manchester City will win the 2025 Club World Cup, which takes place from June 14, 2025 to July 13, 2025.

🔍 Why Manchester City will win

Despite finishing third in the 2024–25 Premier League, Manchester City remains arguably the most complete and tactically advanced club in world football. Their high-possession, positionally fluid system under Pep Guardiola is built for tournament play, particularly in a format like the Club World Cup, where consistency and control often outperform volatility and flair.

Key assets include:

Squad depth: Even with likely rotation, City can deploy a second XI stronger than many opponents’ first team.
Tournament experience: UCL champions in 2023, plus multiple deep tournament runs.
Tactical versatility: Guardiola adapts to diverse playing styles - from Brazilian flair to African physicality.

✅ Best Odds: +410 via FanDuel

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🇪🇸 Who will face Manchester City in the final?

ChatGPT predicts Real Madrid will face the Cityzens in the final, which takes place on Sunday, July 13 at MetLife Stadium (3 p.m. ET).

🥊 AI predicted knockout bracket

Round of 16

Matchup	Predicted winner
Manchester City vs Benfica	Manchester City
Palmeiras vs Atlético Madrid	Palmeiras
Real Madrid vs Al Ahly	Real Madrid
Flamengo vs Chelsea	Flamengo
Bayern Munich vs Pachuca	Bayern Munich
Porto vs Inter Miami	Porto
Al Hilal vs River Plate	Al Hilal
Juventus vs Botafogo	Botafogo

Quarterfinals

Matchup	Predicted winner
Manchester City vs Palmeiras	Manchester City
Real Madrid vs Flamengo	Real Madrid
Bayern Munich vs Porto	Porto
Al Hilal vs Botafogo	Al Hilal

Semifinals

Matchup	Predicted winner
Manchester City vs Porto	Manchester City
Real Madrid vs Al Hilal	Real Madrid

🎯 Best FIFA Club World Cup AI long-shot prediction: Botafogo (Brazil)

🐎 Why Botafogo is the best long-shot bet

⚫️⚪️ Background:

Botafogo are the 2024 Copa Libertadores winners and also won the 2024 Brazilian Série A, giving them momentum and confidence.
The squad blends experienced South American veterans with dynamic attacking midfielders and wingers.
They’ve rebuilt into a serious power under the Eagle Football Group (which also owns Lyon and Crystal Palace), giving them structural stability and a global scouting footprint.

🔥 Key advantages:

Chemistry & cohesion: Most of the starting XI are Brazilian-based players who’ve played together across multiple seasons.
Underdog freedom: With no pressure and no European expectations, they can play fluid, fearless football.
Physicality + flair: A classic South American mix that gives trouble to structured European sides.
Tournament-style toughness: Winning Libertadores and Série A in the same year shows they thrive under fatigue and pressure.

✅ Best Odds: +4700 via FanDuel

💰 ChatGPT's best Club World Cup prop bets

Here are some of ChartGPT's favorite prop bets for the 2025 Club World Cup.

🔹 Real Madrid to reach the final

✅ Best Odds: +200 via DraftKings

Insight: Real Madrid vs Manchester City feels inevitable in this format — two titans destined to meet.

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🔹 Erling Haaland to win the Golden Boot for most goals

✅ Best Odds: +550 via FanDuel

Insight: He has averaged over one goal per 90 minutes in UEFA competition since joining Manchester City.

🔹 Club World Cup group winners

⚽ Group A: FC Porto
⚽ Group B: PSG
⚽ Group C: Bayern Munich
⚽ Group D: Flamengo
⚽ Group E: River Plate
⚽ Group F: Borussia Dortmund
⚽ Group G: Manchester City
⚽ Group H: Real Madrid

Odds to win the FIFA World Cup 2025

Here are the live odds to update the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which update in real time through the tournament:

🧐 FIFA Club World Cup picks & info

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Written By:
Gary Pearson

Gary Pearson has written professionally since 2010, focusing on sports betting since 2014. Before entering the sports betting space, he contributed to the Canadian Press, FanSided, the Hockey Writers, the Calgary Herald, and other publications. His work has also been featured in Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Report. Gary, who consumes sports like a blue whale devours plankton, has a penchant for writing predictions and analyses across several sports, including hockey, soccer, football, tennis, and more. He bets regularly, preferring single-game picks, props, and live betting. While there isn't a sport he has yet to dabble in, Gary prefers betting on soccer, hockey, and football. He studied at various post-secondary institutions, including the University of Calgary, SAIT Polytechnic, and Griffith University, located in Brisbane, Australia. Gary has a marketing degree and completed his bachelor's degree in journalism at Griffith University. He feels strongly that life experience is as essential as post-secondary education, helping formulate more accurate predictions and analyses. Gary believes that competing at a high level of amateur sports during his formative years helped him better understand an athlete's psyche and the nuances and complexities of a team's dynamic, both on and off the playing surface. He feels that knowledge is immeasurably important when offering his analytical expertise. He has lived on five continents and currently resides in Canada.