Road to the Cup

Rules

FIFA World Cup 2026 • United States, Canada, Mexico

Rules

The prediction engine is simple enough to read fast and strict enough to stay fair.

Scores lock before kickoff. Exact scores, correct outcomes, and champion picks drive the ranking.

Exact score

Exact hit stands on its own and does not stack with outcome or side-goal bonus points.

Correct outcome

If exact misses, home win, draw, or away win still keeps the ticket alive.

Goal bonus

1+1

Each side can add one extra point when exact is missed but one goal count lands.

Champion pick

Champion bonus feeds total ranking and only touches sharpshooters as a tie-break via total points.

Match scoring

Extra time and penalties never change awarded prediction points. The engine always scores the regulation result only.

Exact score awards 8 points and stops there.
Correct outcome awards 3 points when exact is not correct.
Correct home goals and correct away goals can each add 1 point when exact is not correct.
Cancelled fixtures are excluded from ranking and streak calculations.

Leaderboards

The same scored predictions power both global and group views, then the app presents them through two competitive lenses.

Total Ranking sorts by total points first.
Sharpshooters puts exact-score count first, then total points as tie-break support.
Champion points contribute to total ranking directly.
Global and private group boards use the same calculation rules.

Momentum

Engagement stays grounded in the active tournament edition so a new competition always starts with a clean slate.

Current streak counts consecutive correct outcomes.
A finished fixture with no prediction breaks the active streak.
Badge awards are deterministic and idempotent during recalculation.
Leaderboard, follow, and profile summary all surface the same streak and badge story.