Tennis legend Novak Djokovic largely weighs in on the FIFA World Cup closely, offering passionate predictions that often reflect their national pride or highlight unexpected dark-horse teams. The 2026 FIFA World Cup also brings forward predictions from Tennis Stars that are a bit unexpected, and some are, in fact, bold.
Rather than choosing favourites like France, Brazil, or the defending champions Argentina, the tennis icon Novak Djokovic firmly backed Cristiano Ronaldo's squad. Even more surprisingly, Djokovic predicted that Portugal would defeat co-hosts Mexico in the final match.
Brazilian tennis star João Fonseca has predicted that Brazil will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Despite being 19 years old and not having witnessed many of Brazil's historic World Cup victories firsthand, Fonseca emphasised that the current group is incredibly strong, saying, "We have a good team. All the players are huge."
Let us have a look at few other notable and bold prediction from Tennis stars
Italian tennis star Flavio Cobolli predicted Portugal can win the trophy as his own nation has failed to qualify for the World Cup. British tennis star Jack Draper has predicted that England will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Draper stated that he is "praying that football finally comes home for England" to secure the historic trophy.
French tennis star Gael Monfils has predicted that France will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 39-year-old leaned heavily into national pride, confidently backing Les Bleus to lift the historic trophy. Monfils isn’t alone in his optimism. Fellow French tennis star Arthur Fils also backed France, though Fils acknowledged defending champions Argentina as an equally dangerous threat to win it all. On the other hand, Ben Shelton made the boldest prediction, choosing an underdog. The 23-year-old world No. 6 let national pride take centre stage as he chose 17th rank USA to win the World Cup.
