v1.8.0
June 29, 2026
Radial (circular) bracket view added — toggle between list and radial in the Tournament Fixture bracket tab, each entrant's Knockout tab, and the Scenario Picker. Radial view shows flag icons on outer ring, connecting lines colored green for confirmed advances, flag icons at R16/QF/SF nodes, and hover tooltips with match scores and team names on all lines and flags. Fixed R16+ scoring: points now awarded immediately when a team wins their previous-round match (e.g. Canada's R16 points activated as soon as they beat South Africa in R32) rather than waiting for R16 matches to be played. Standings table now shows R32/R16/QF/SF/W breakdown columns.
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.
