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New benchmark LLM-SoccerArena tests sports prediction accuracy

Researchers have introduced LLM-SoccerArena, a novel prospective live benchmark designed to evaluate the forecasting capabilities of large language models (LLMs) in real-world scenarios, specifically sports events. This open-source platform records timestamped forecasts for unresolved events, varying factors such as model version, information access, prompting strategy, and forecast horizon. An initial evaluation using the 2026 FIFA World Cup demonstrated that LLMs with web access showed only a marginal improvement in prediction accuracy compared to those without, as measured by the Brier score. AI

IMPACT This benchmark could lead to more robust evaluation of LLM forecasting abilities, potentially improving their application in decision-making for uncertain future events.

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New benchmark LLM-SoccerArena tests sports prediction accuracy

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jonas Schr\"oder, Jonas Schweisthal, Oliver M\"uller, Markus Weinmann, Stefan Feuerriegel ·

    LLM-SoccerArena: Benchmarking LLMs on Real-World Predictions in Sports

    arXiv:2607.24573v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) increasingly support decisions about uncertain future events, yet evaluating their ability to forecast real-world outcomes remains difficult. In particular, existing benchmarks are typically static and r…