The 2026 World Cup will indeed be a grand finale of a major event. But from another perspective, this tournament might also become the catalyst for the true takeoff of the prediction market track. Massive global attention, a multitude of event variables, and endless betting demand — all of these provide fertile ground for decentralized prediction platforms to explode. When hundreds of millions of people flood into prediction markets to bet and hedge, this once marginal Web3 track could usher in its own moment of glory.