World Cup Bracket Pool

Valley's Edge · 2026

Standings

Scoring

Group stage — team in exact position+1 each max 48
Best-3rd pick that advanced+2 each max 16
Quarterfinal winner+4 each max 16
Semifinal winner+8 each max 16
Both finalists correct+8 bonus
Champion+16 max 16
Total possible120

FIFA-style doubling: each round is worth as much as everything that came before. Group standings are pulled live from ESPN's public soccer API on every refresh — tap the freshness pill above to force an immediate re-sync. The picks themselves come from the locked bracket sheet (Chase, Kristina, Brad, Henry, Claudius Maximus). Knockout results aren't on the API feed yet; those points stay 0 until the tournament progresses and I wire them in.

Group Stage

Best Third-Placed Teams

Knockout Bracket

Green = correct pick · Red = wrong · Dim/neutral = result not yet known. Both-finalists bonus requires picking the exact two teams who reach the final, in either order.