How to Say ‘Who do you think will win the World Cup?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Quién crees que gane el Mundial?
kyehn KREH-ehs keh GAH-neh el moon-DYAHL
[kyehn KREH-ehs keh GAH-neh el moon-DYAHL]
💬 Usage Tip: After crees que in a question, Mexicans often use gane, not va a ganar, because the outcome is uncertain. The same thing happens in ¿Crees que llueva? "Do you think it'll rain?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Quién crees que gane
kyehn KREH-ehs keh GAH-neh
Who do you think will win
'Crees' has two e's: CRE-es. 'Gane' is subjunctive and is used after 'crees que' in questions.
¿Quién crees que llegue primero?
Who do you think will arrive first?
Words in this phrase
Quién
[kyehn]
whom / who
Question word asking about a person; carries an accent.
¿Con quién vienes?
Who are you coming with?
crees
[KREH-ehs]
you think / believe
Informal 'you' form of creer.
¿Crees que llueva?
Do you think it will rain?
que
[keh]
that
Used to introduce a defining clause which specifies a person/thing previously mentioned.
La casa que compramos es grande.
The house that we bought is big.
gane
[GAH-neh]
will win
Subjunctive of ganar (to win).
Espero que gane mi equipo.
I hope my team wins.
el Mundial?
el moon-DYAHL
the World Cup?
'Mundial' is the common word for the World Cup: mun-DIAL. Raise your tone at the end.
El Mundial es cada cuatro años.
The World Cup is every four years.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
Mundial
[moon-DYAHL]
World Cup
The soccer World Cup tournament.
El Mundial es en 2026.
The World Cup is in 2026.
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