World cup verbs

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One of the groups (BE) a research team from Germany. Andreas Groll of the Technical University of Dortmund (LEAD) the group. In a report on the results, Groll (SAY) his team (USE) computers to simulate the whole World Cup competition 100,000 times. Machine learning (USE) to predict the (EXPECT) number of goals (MAKE) by each team in each game. The prediction method (COMBINE) large amounts of information on the teams’ abilities and individual players’ performances from the past.
So who Groll’s machines (PICK) as the winner? The results (CHOOSE) Spain as the most likely World Cup champion, with a probability of 17.8 percent. Germany (BE) next, (FOLLOW) by Brazil, France and Belgium. However, Groll’s team (SAY) it (NEGATIVE MODAL) predict Spain as the sure winner. This (BE) because of the way the World Cup competition .(STRUCTURE)