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World Cup Bracket Rules

World Cup Bracket is the full knockout bracket, filled before the first lock. Pick the path. Score points as teams advance. Highest score wins.

Submit once

Each entry submits the full knockout bracket before the first lock.

Score by round

Correct picks score more points as the tournament gets deeper.

Highest score wins

The top-scoring entry wins. If multiple entries tie, they split the prize pool.

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The Format

Before the Round of 32 locks, each entry fills the full knockout bracket through the Final. You predict who advances from every matchup and who wins the World Cup.

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Tournament Slots

Before every knockout team is confirmed, the Bracket may show official tournament-slot labels instead of final team names. Examples include “Winner Group A,” “Runner-up Group B,” or a best third-place slot. These labels are not fake teams. They are official tournament positions that later resolve to the real qualifying team once confirmed. The app will show when Bracket submissions are open. If submissions are not open yet, tournament slots are preview information only.

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Scoring

Points increase each round:
RoundPoints Per Correct Pick
Round of 321
Round of 162
Quarterfinals4
Semifinals8
Final16
The deeper the tournament gets, the more each correct pick matters.

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Example

Suppose your bracket gets:
  • 10 Round of 32 picks correct
  • 5 Round of 16 picks correct
  • 2 Quarterfinal picks correct
  • 1 Semifinal pick correct
  • 0 Final picks correct
Your score would be:
RoundCorrectPoints EachTotal
Round of 3210110
Round of 165210
Quarterfinals248
Semifinals188
Final0160
Total36

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What Counts As Correct

Bracket picks resolve on team advanced. Final score does not matter. If a team advances after extra time, penalties, forfeiture, or another official resolution, that team counts as advanced.

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VOID Matches

If a match cannot produce an official advancing team by the defined deadline, the match may be treated as VOID for game purposes. For Bracket, a VOID match gives 0 points for that match.

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Voting Rights

All Bracket entries can vote on the prize pool strategy each round. There is no elimination in Bracket.

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Winning

The entry with the highest score wins the prize pool. If multiple entries tie for first, they split the prize pool equally. There is no tiebreaker in this version.

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Lock Times

The full bracket must be submitted before the first lock. Strategy votes have their own lock time. The app shows the active deadline for each action.