Game Rules

How the prediction pool works

Everything you need to know about predicting matches, earning points and climbing the standings.

Goal of the game

The goal of the prediction pool is to score as many points as possible by predicting the results of the 2026 World Cup matches as accurately as possible.

How does the prediction pool work?

You predict the result of every World Cup match. The closer you are to the actual result, the more points you earn.

You can adjust your predictions until shortly before the match starts.

Making predictions

Predict the final score of every match (e.g. 2–1).
You can enter and change predictions up to 15 minutes before kick-off.
After that, predictions become final.

Result determination

Only the score after 90 minutes + injury time counts.
Extra time and penalties do not count.

Points system

Exact score correct 200 pts

Correct winner / draw 75 pts

Correct goals per team 25 pts per team

Important: If you get the exact score right (200 pts), you don't receive extra points for the other categories.

Examples

Example 1: Exact score

Result 2–1

Prediction 2–1

Score 200 points

Example 2: Correct winner + one team correct

Result 2–1

Prediction 3–1

Winner correct → 75 pts

Away team correct → 25 pts

Score 100 points

Example 3: Exact draw (0–0)

Result 0–0

Prediction 0–0

Score 200 points

Example 4: Draw, but not exact

Result 1–1

Prediction 2–2

Draw correct → 75 pts

Score 75 points

Example 5: Wrong winner

Result 2–1

Prediction 1–2

Score 0 points

Example 6: Wrong winner, one team correct

Result 2–1

Prediction 0–1

Away team correct → 25 pts

Score 25 points

Example 7: Correct winner, no exact team scores

Result 4–2

Prediction 3–2

Winner correct → 75 pts

Away team correct → 25 pts

Score 100 points

Knockout stage

Knockout matches become visible as soon as the teams are known.
From that moment you can predict these matches too.
The same scoring applies.

Bonus Questions

During the tournament you can earn extra points:

Bonus questions have their own deadline
Points are variable
Two types:
- Exact questions → fully correct = points
- Estimation questions → closest wins

Leaderboard

All points are tracked automatically.
The leaderboard is continuously updated.
The player with the most points wins.

Tiebreaker

In case of a tie, the following are considered:

Number of exact results
Number of correct winners
Bonus Questions

Important rules

Predictions after the deadline do not count
Check your predictions on time
In case of technical issues or ambiguity, the organisation decides

Strategy tip

Since you can adjust up to 15 minutes before the match:

Check lineups
Watch for injuries
Follow the latest news

Summary

Go for exact results (200 pts)
Otherwise: combine winner (75 pts) + team scores (25 pts)
Even partially correct predictions earn points

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