Competition rules

Rules & Scoring

Everything you need to know about how points are earned — and how a winner is decided.

The basics

1
Group Stage
4 pts Correct team qualifies in the correct position (1st, 2nd or 3rd)
1 pt Correct team qualifies but in the wrong position
2 pts Correct group winner
5 pts Perfect group — all three teams qualify in the correct positions
2
Team Progression

Points are cumulative — they stack as your picked teams progress further.

3 pts Team reaches the Round of 32
3 pts Team reaches the Round of 16
7 pts Team reaches the Quarter-finals
10 pts Team reaches the Semi-finals
15 pts Team reaches the Final
20 pts Team wins the World Cup
3
Knockout Match Scores

Points below are awarded per match across all knockout rounds.

3 pts Correct winner
2 pts Correct number of goals for Team 1
2 pts Correct number of goals for Team 2
1 pt Correct goal difference
2 pts Exact score (e.g. you predict 2–1 and it finishes 2–1)
Maximum per match: 10 pts
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Important Rules

No draws are allowed in knockout predictions.

A penalty shootout win counts as a 1-goal win in the score.

Scores are applied to the fixture position, not the team — so if teams are listed home/away, your score prediction applies in that order.

The third-place play-off match is not included in the competition.

Tiebreakers — applied in this order
#1 Total points
#2 Progression points (total from team progression category)
#3 Number of exact score predictions
#4 Group stage points
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