Matchday 6 Preview: France-Senegal Leads a World Cup 2026 Slate with Expert and Algorithm Picks
The Athletic’s World Cup 2026 Matchday 6 preview lays out expert and reader predictions for four games—France vs Senegal, Iraq vs Norway, Argentina vs Algeria, and Austria vs Jordan—featuring two staff writers, a guest subscriber, and Algo (the predictive algorithm), plus mascots Stanley and Wilfred. It also revisits Matchday 5 results, explains the prediction leaderboard and streaks for The Athletic’s Soccer Pick’em, and invites readers to join the ongoing competition.