Nomura Outplays Goldman, UBS in World Cup Winner Predictions
- Japanese bank was the only one to correctly call French win
- None of the banks got more than one right in semifinal guesses
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Tens of thousands of simulations proved no use for banks trying to predict the outcome of the World Cup -- with one exception.
Nomura Holdings Inc. was the only one of six financial institutions that correctly guessed France would lift the trophy at the Luzhniki Stadium Sunday in Moscow. And none of the banks got more than one right when predicting the top four teams in a tournament marked by underdog wins and early exits for top-seeded nations.