When you can make picks
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Step 1 · Group stage.
Pick the 1st- and 2nd-place finisher in all 12 groups, plus the 8 best third-place teams.
Picks lock June 11, 2026 · 2:00 PM.
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Step 2 · Knockout.
When the group stage ends, your bracket is seeded with the teams that actually advanced —
then you predict every match through the Final.
Opens June 27, 2026 · 11:00 PM
and locks June 28, 2026 · 3:00 PM.
- You can edit your picks as often as you like — only your last save before each deadline counts.
How scoring works
Group stage
- Each team you correctly pick to finish in the top 2
- 5 pts
- Getting its exact 1st / 2nd placement right
- +5 pts
- Each correct best third-place qualifier
- 5 pts
Knockout
Points double each round. A pick scores only if that team wins the match in the slot you placed it.
- Round of 32
- 10 pts
- Round of 16
- 20 pts
- Quarterfinals
- 40 pts
- Semifinals
- 80 pts
- Final (the champion)
- 160 pts
Ties are broken by whoever comes closest to the total goals scored in the Final.
