World Cup 2026 Pool Leaderboard

Cumulative points growth over the course of the finished tournament matches. Hover over dots to view match scores.

Points Breakdown

Group Match Predictions 0
Knockout Predictions 0
Final Score Bonus Points 0

Championship Circle Picks

Winner Prediction
None -
Losing Finalist Pick
None -
3rd Place Winner Pick
None -

Points are awarded as follows: 1 pt for outcome, +1 pt for goal diff, +1 pt for exact score.

Group standings predictions (1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed teams in each group).

Knockout stage picks. Points awarded: R32 (3 pts), R16 (6 pts), QF (12 pts), SF (24 pts), Finalist (36 pts), Champion (48 pts), 3rd Place (12 pts).

Round of 32 Picks

Round of 16 Picks

Quarter-finals Picks

Semi-finals Picks

Final Picks

v1.7.0 June 28, 2026

Group stage complete: all 32 R32 qualifiers and the full knockout bracket (16 matchups) are now hardcoded. Group stage scores are frozen and no longer recalculated on each update — cron now only processes live knockout matches. Fixed R32 standings badge to only show ✓ and +3 pts when the entrant's bracket correctly predicted that team advancing. Eliminated teams now appear with strikethrough in both the Standings tab and the Knockout Bracket tab.

v1.6.0 June 22, 2026

Added Best Possible Finish column — click any BPF rank to see a full projected bracket and standings assuming all remaining predictions come true (R32 scoring activates once group stage concludes). Added Scenario Picker modal with Random fill, per-participant optimization, and +8 final score bonus; activates after group stage.

v1.5.0 June 22, 2026

Added scoring rules popup sidebar link, integrated strikethroughs for eliminated teams (Haiti, Turkiye), renamed Turkey to Turkiye globally, and fixed vertical alignment shifts for rank badges.

v1.4.0 June 18, 2026

Added prediction hover tooltips, restricted live scoring activation to active match schedules, and enabled real-time standing recalculation.

v1.3.0 June 18, 2026

Integrated real-time live scoring API auto-polling and timezone-aware schedules.

v1.2.0 June 17, 2026

Added upcoming matches preview, interactive fixture modals, and fully responsive tablet/mobile layout adjustments.

v1.1.0 June 17, 2026

Introduced advanced UI styling including dark/light mode toggle, waving flag overlays, interactive mapping, and participant charts.

v1.0.0 June 17, 2026

Initial release of the consolidated World Cup 2026 Pool Leaderboard dashboard.

Group Stage Scoring

For each group stage match, points are awarded based on predictions:

Correct Outcome (+1 pt): Predict the winner or a draw (W/D/L).
Correct Goal Difference (+1 pt): Predict the exact goal difference (requires correct outcome first). E.g. predicting 2-1 and match ends 1-0.
Correct Exact Score (+1 pt): Predict the exact score (requires correct outcome & goal diff).

* Maximum of 3 points per group stage match.

Knockout Stage Points

Points are awarded for each team you correctly predict to advance to the respective knockout stages (regardless of match outcomes):

Round of 32: +3 pts

Round of 16: +6 pts

Quarter-finalists: +12 pts

Semi-finalists: +24 pts

Finalists: +36 pts

3rd Place Winner: +12 pts

Champion & Bonus Points

Correct Champion (+48 pts): Predict the tournament winner.
Exact Final Score Bonus (+8 pts): Predict exact final score AND correct champion.

WC2026

Participant Map

Standings

Participant Map

Standings

Participant Map (Enlarged)

Participant Name

Points Breakdown

Championship Circle Picks

Round of 32 Picks

Round of 16 Picks

Quarter-finals Picks

Semi-finals Picks

Final Picks

Tournament Fixture & Standings

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Version History

Scenario Picker

Best Possible Finish

Scoring Rules

Group Stage Scoring

Knockout Stage Points

Champion & Bonus Points