USA · Canada · Mexico 2026
The World Cup
Gamble
Live Standings
Lock in your captain, wildcard & predictions!
Selections lock at first kickoff — 5am AEST Jun 12
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All selections locked · Tournament underway
⚽ How It Works
48 teams. ? players. One winner. Everyone's randomly assigned a mix of teams across every FIFA seed bracket, picks a captain for each, chooses a wildcard team, and locks in four predictions before a ball is kicked. Every goal scored, every round survived, every correct prediction — it all adds to your points total. Highest points at the end takes first prize.
Points come from four sources: match results, captain goals & assists, your wildcard team's doubled points, and correct predictions. Scroll down for the full breakdown.
🏆 Points System
Group · Knockout · Captain · Wildcard · Predictions
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⚽ Group Stage
Once your group is done, bonus pts awarded:
🏅 +2 pts for topping the group
🎖 +1 pt for finishing 2nd
🏟 Knockout & Final
Pts per win, rising each round. Then final bonus pts:
🥇 Champion +12 pts
🥈 Runner Up +6 pts
🥉 Third Place +3 pts
🧢 One captain per team — tracked via Sofascore
⚠️ Shootout goals excluded · regular penalties count
🔒 Locked in before Matchday 1
✌️ All match & knockout pts doubled
🚫 Cannot be your top-seeded team
🧢 Captain pts are not doubled
🔒 Locked in before Matchday 1
🔮 Predictions
Submit four predictions before Matchday 1. Each correct answer earns +10 pts.
- 🏆 Tournament Winner — pick the team that lifts the trophy
- ⚽ Best Underdog — most goals by a team seeded 25–48
- 👟 Golden Boot — the tournament's top scorer
- 💀 Biggest Flop — fewest goals from a top 10 seeded team
🎲 How Teams Are Assigned
Seeded random draft · Trades
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🎲 Seeded Random Draft
All 48 World Cup teams are seeded 1–48 by FIFA ranking — seed 1 is the highest ranked qualifier, seed 48 the lowest. Each player gets one team per seed bracket (seeds 1–12, 13–24, 25–36, 37–48), randomly assigned — guaranteeing everyone gets a realistic spread of strong and weaker nations. With 12 players that's one team per player from each bracket. So yes — someone ends up with New Zealand (seed 48). That's the gamble. (Sorry Trenny.)
🔄 Trades
Not happy with your draw? You can trade any team with any other player — no bracket restrictions. Both players must agree and confirm in the group chat. No backsies once the whistle blows.
⚖️ Tiebreaker
What happens if two players finish level
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⚖️ If Two Players Finish Level
- Most total goals scored across all owned teams wins
- If still tied → prize money is split equally
🔮 Predictions
Mark each player's predictions correct once the tournament resolves them. +10 pts each.