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How It Works · FIFA World Cup 2026
Two games. One bracket. Bragging rights.
The GSB World Cup challenge has two scored games — the group stage and the main knockout bracket. Here's exactly how both work.
1Game 1 of 2
Predict the Groups
Rank the 4 teams in each of 12 groups. The top 3 in each group advance to the Round of 32 — your job is to predict the order.
- ✓+10 pts for each team you place in the correct position
- ✓+25 pts bonus if you nail all 3 positions in a group (perfect group)
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+ 6 more groups
2Game 1 of 2
Pick the Best Third-Placed Teams
Only 8 of the 12 third-place finishers advance to the Round of 32. Pick the 8 you think will make it through.
- ✓+20 pts for each third-place team you correctly advance
Third-Placed Teams3 / 8 picked
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5Egypt
7Senegal
19Australia
21Tunisia
24Saudi Arabia
+ 7 more candidates
3Game 2 of 2
Predict the Knockout Bracket
Once groups settle, the 32-team knockout opens. Predict every match-up from R32 to the Final. Each team scores for every round they reach.
- ✓Each team earns points for every round it reaches — and the points stack
- ✓+25 R16 · +50 QF · +100 SF · +200 Final · +400 Champion
- ✓+10 upset bonus when a Pot 2–4 team you advanced reaches the R16
- ✓Max 2,000 pts for a perfect knockout bracket
Brazil
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Uruguay
Brazil
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How scoring works
Two independent games, one running total. Every point you bank in the group stage and the knockout bracket adds straight to your leaderboard score — here's exactly what each pick is worth.
Game 1 of 2
Group Stage
Correct team position (1st / 2nd / 3rd)+10 each
Perfect group — all 3 positions right+25 bonus
Correct third-place team that advances+20 each
Up to 820 pts
Game 2 of 2
Knockout — per-team advancement
Team reaches the Round of 16+25
Team reaches the Quarterfinals+50
Team reaches the Semifinals+100
Team reaches the Final+200
Team is crowned Champion+400
Upset bonus — Pot 2–4 team reaches R16+10
Up to 2,000 pts
Worked example · Round of 32
You score for outcomes, not individual matches — every team you advance earns points for each round it reaches, and the points stack. Say you sent Morocco, Canada, and Brazil through the Round of 32, and all three win. That's +25 each for reaching the R16 (+75). Morocco is a Pot-4 underdog, so it also banks the +10 upset bonus — 85 pointsfrom the Round of 32 alone. If Morocco then keeps winning, you'd add +50 (QF), +100 (SF), and so on, with no need to nail every match in between.
Group Stage max
820 pts
44 picks · perfect groups bonus
Knockout Bracket max
2,000 pts
per-team-advancement scoring
Combined max
2,820 pts
if you go undefeated on both games
Group-stage picks lock at the first kickoff on June 11, 7:00 PM UTC (Mexico v South Africa). The knockout bracket opens once group standings are settled — you'll have 6+ hours between the R32 reveal and the first knockout match to fill it in.
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