World Cup Fever Sends Fan Token Sector Soaring, Predictions Market Shows Top Seed Spain has 16% Chance of Winning

BlockBeats News, March 29th, according to HTX market data, with the World Cup approaching, today the fan engagement platform Chiliz's native token CHZ rose by 15.24%, leading the gains among altcoins, now trading at $0.04. Among other fan tokens:

SANTOS 24-hour change +13.3%, currently at $1.12;

ASR 24-hour change +8.45%, currently at $1.32;
ALPINE 24-hour change +5.7%, currently at $0.408;

OG 24-hour change +4.18%, currently at $2.61.

The 2026 World Cup will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, starting with the opening match on June 11th and concluding with the final on July 19th, lasting a total of 39 days. It is worth noting that amidst the US-Iran conflict, Iran is expected to play New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15th in the group stage, followed by Belgium on June 21st and Egypt in Seattle on June 26th. Former President Trump had previously stated, "I couldn't care less whether Iran participates in the World Cup," but later reversed his stance during a meeting with the FIFA President, welcoming Iran's participation.

According to PolyBeats monitoring, the current top favorite to win the 2026 World Cup on the prediction market Polymarket is Spain, with a 16% chance of winning, followed closely by England, Argentina, and France.