 World Cup 2026
Rules of the game
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Entering predictions |
| In order to enter predictions you need to be signed up for the according prediction game. |
| You might enter/change your prediction until the according match starts. |
| All predictions must be entered on this website. All predictions sent by email are without exception invalid. |
| There are two different ways to enter your predictions and submit them to the database.
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| Most of the prediction games also include an overall result prediction. Depending on the prediction game this might be a season prediction, a tournament prediction or a general classification prediction. The deadline for entering this overall prediction is dependent on the prediction game. |
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| Result | Prediction | Points |
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| Spot-on prediction | 2:0 | 2:0 | 6 |
| 1:2 | 1:2 |
| 1:1 | 1:1 |
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| Predicting the correct outcome AND (predicting the number of goals scored by one of the teams OR predicting the correct goal difference) | 2:0 | 2:1 | 4 |
| 3:1 | 2:1 |
| 0:1 | 0:3 |
| 1:2 | 1:3 |
| 0:0 | 1:1 |
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| Predicting the correct outcome AND not predicting the number of goals scored by one of the teams | 1:0 | 3:1 | 3 |
| 2:4 | 1:2 |
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| Predicting the wrong outcome but predicting the number of goals scored by one of the teams | 1:0 | 1:2 | 1 |
| 1:2 | 3:2 |
| 1:1 | 2:1 |
| 2:0 | 2:2 |
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None of the above
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if you didn't enter a prediction | 1:0 | 0:2 | 0 |
| 2:1 | 0:0 |
| 0:3 | 2:1 |
| 2:0 | - |
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What about goals scored in extra time? |
| Result | Prediction | Points |
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| All goals scored during extra time are part of the match result. | 0:0 (1:0 a.e.t.) | 1:0 | 6 |
| 1:1 (2:1 a.e.t.) | 2:1 |
| 0:0 (1:1 a.e.t.) | 1:1 |
| 0:0 (1:0 a.e.t.) | 2:1 | 4 |
| 0:0 (1:1 a.e.t.) | 0:0 |
| 1:1 (1:2 a.e.t.) | 0:1 |
| 1:1 (2:3 a.e.t.) | 0:2 | 3 |
| 2:2 (4:2 a.e.t.) | 1:0 |
| 0:0 (1:2 a.e.t.) | 1:0 | 1 |
| 0:0 (1:1 a.e.t.) | 1:2 |
| 1:1 (3:2 a.e.t.) | 0:1 | 0 |
| 2:2 (3:4 a.e.t.) | 2:2 |
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What about penalty shootouts? |
| Goals scored in a penalty shootout will NOT be part of the result and therefore should NOT be part of your predictions. |
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Rules: Classic contest |
The rules are as as simple as it gets. The better your predictions, the more points you'll get. The player with the best score wins the Classic contest. The final score is the sum of the points from round predictions and the points from the overall result prediction.
- If two or more players have the same score, the ranking will be determined by the points won with the round predictions: Points from the round predictions weigh more than points from the season/tournament prediction.
- Not all prediction games include an overall result prediction.
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Rules: Challenge contest |
| The Challenge contest differs substantially from the other contests. Unlike all contests where each player needs to predict the final result (independently of the other players), in the Challenge contest the players interact with each other. |
| Please notice: There is no obligation to enter a challenge or objection every week. The participation is completely voluntary. The scoring system of the Challenge contest is entirely isolated from the scoring system of other contests. |
| The basic principle is simple: Every player can enter a challenge or raise an objection to challenges from opponents. If his prediction turns out to be right he'll get points according to the number of objections which were entered by the other players. If his prediction turns out to be wrong he'll lose points according to the number of objections. |
| How does the Challenge contest work? |
- A challenge can be entered soonest 14 days before kick-off time.
- A challenge can be entered not later than 1 day before kick-off time.
- A challenge can only deleted as long as there is no objection from another player.
- It is not possible to enter the same challenge twice for one match.
- All challenges without objections will be deleted: No points for anybody.
- An objection can be set until kick-off time.
- An objection can be deleted until kick-off time.
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| How does the points system work? | In case of a lost challenge...
- the player who entered the challenge will lose 1 point for each objection that was raised against his challenge.
- every player who sets an objection against this challenge will get 1 point.
In case of a won challenge...
- the player who entered the challenge will get 2 points for each objection that was raised against his challenge.
- every player who sets an objection against this challenge will lose 1 point.
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Rules: Supporters contest |
| This contest groups the best three players to a team according to the team they support. |
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Rules: Country contest |
| This contest groups the best three players to a team according to their originating country. |
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Rules: Championship contest |
| This contest uses an indirect scoring system: The winner of a round gets 25 points, the 2nd best player gets 24 points, the 3rd gets 23, and so on down to the 25th player who gets 1 point. |
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Rules: Pools contest |
| The Pools contest uses the following simple scoring system: 1 point for predicting the correct winner or draw.
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Rules: 3/1 contest |
| The 3/1 contest uses the following scoring system: 3 points for for a spot-on prediction, 1 point for predicting the correct outcome. |
