How It Works
Contest Rules
Free to play. Pick the teams you think will advance at each stage of the 2026 tournament. Earn points for every correct prediction. Most points wins.
Key Dates
Picks lock automatically at 2:59 PM ET on June 11 — no changes allowed after that.
Prizes
Free to play · No purchase necessary · Winners contacted within 14 days of the Final
Making Your Picks
1Group Stage
The tournament has 12 groups of 4 teams each. For each group, pick the 2 teams that qualify for the knockout round. Tap a team once to select them as a qualifier. Tap again to mark them as your group winner 👑.
You can also pick a wildcard 🃏 from each group — the 8 best 3rd-place finishers globally also advance. Tap a 3rd team in any group to nominate them as your wildcard pick. You get 8 wildcard picks total.
2Knockout Rounds
Once you've completed your group stage picks, unlock the knockout tab. Pick which teams advance through each round — Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final, and Champion. Each round narrows your pool to teams you previously picked.
Don't worry about where in the bracket your teams end up — just pick each team as far as you think they'll make it. The app handles the rest.
3Tiebreakers
If two players finish with equal points, tiebreakers are applied in order:
- Closest prediction for total goals scored in the tournament
- Correct Leading Goal Scorer prediction
- Most total correct predictions (highest raw count of picks that hit)
Scoring
| Pick Type | Points |
|---|---|
| Knockout qualifier (any) | 1 |
| Group winner (bonus) | +1 |
| Round of 16 | 1 |
| Quarterfinal | 2 |
| Semifinal | 4 |
| Final | 8 |
| Champion | 16 |
| Max possible score | 124 |
A correct group winner pick earns 2 pts total (1 qualifier + 1 bonus). All other qualifiers and wildcards earn 1 pt each.
Points are awarded automatically as results come in — no manual entry needed.