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World Cup 2026: Your Guide to Score Predictions
Everything you need for World Cup 2026 score predictions, from group deadlines to knockout rounds.
Why World Cup 2026 is different
Forty-eight teams. Three host countries. More group games than you are used to, which means more fixtures to predict each week and deadlines tied to local kick-off times in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Third-place teams can still go through, so goal difference keeps mattering late into the group. A 90th-minute goal in Vancouver can shove you up or down a leaderboard with thousands of entries.
Example: points at stake per match in a typical score prediction competition
| Outcome | Points |
|---|---|
| Exact score | 3 |
| Correct goal difference | 2 |
| Correct result | 1 |
| Wrong result | 0 |
How tournament scoring works
Exact scores pay the most. Correct goal difference and result still add up when knockouts get tight and favourites slip.
Extra time in a knockout does not always count for points. Check your competition rules: most rounds score on 90 minutes only.
Knockout-round tips
Quarter-finals and semi-finals often finish 1-0 or 2-1. Patient scorelines beat wild guesses once the stakes go up. Save the bold exact scores for group games where one team is clearly outclassed.
Fixtures and brackets are on the World Cup hub. To enter a ticket, go to Predictions.
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