Rules | World Cup Knockout Predictor

Predict every knockout match score after 90 minutes.

If you predict a draw, choose who goes through and whether they win in extra time or on penalties. Keep your player code after the first submit so your next-round predictions attach to the same league entry.

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Base Points

Exact 90-minute score: 12 pts
Correct 90-minute result: 6 pts
Each goal off: -1 pt

Knockout Bonus

Only applies when both your prediction and the real match are level after 90 minutes.

Correct extra-time winner: +2 pts
Correct penalty winner: +4 pts

Round Multipliers

Multipliers keep each round worth roughly as many total points as the others, even though there are fewer matches later on.

R32 x1 R16 x2 QF x4 SF x8 Final x16

Predictions lock one hour before the first match in each round and cannot be changed after that.

Examples

Prediction England 2-1 Germany Actual England 3-1 Germany Score 5 pts

Correct result is 6 points, minus 1 because England scored one more than predicted.

Prediction England 1-1 Germany, England on penalties Actual England 1-1 Germany, England on penalties Score 16 pts in R32

Exact score is 12, penalty bonus is 4, then R32 multiplier is x1.

Prediction Brazil 2-0 Japan Actual Brazil 2-0 Japan in a quarter-final Score 48 pts

Exact score is 12, then quarter-final multiplier is x4.