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Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026 · Canada · Mexico · USA

One World Cup.
Two ways to play.

48 qualifiers. 12 groups. 104 matches. Pick your weapon — a free prediction pool with friends, or a full console tournament where the CPU plays the empty seats.

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No credit card · Free forever for prediction pools

The draw

All 12 groups · 48 qualifiers

Top 2 from each group + 8 best 3rd-placers advance to the Round of 32.

A
  • Mexico
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Czechia
B
  • Canada
  • Switzerland
  • Qatar
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
C
  • Brazil
  • Morocco
  • Haiti
  • Scotland
D
  • United States
  • Paraguay
  • Australia
  • Türkiye
E
  • Germany
  • Curaçao
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ecuador
F
  • Netherlands
  • Japan
  • Tunisia
  • Sweden
G
  • Belgium
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • New Zealand
H
  • Spain
  • Cabo Verde
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Uruguay
I
  • France
  • Senegal
  • Norway
  • Iraq
J
  • Argentina
  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Jordan
K
  • Portugal
  • Uzbekistan
  • Colombia
  • Congo DR
L
  • England
  • Croatia
  • Ghana
  • Panama
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Prediction pool · Free

Pick every match. Beat your friends.

72 group-stage matches + 32 knockout matches. Pool creator invites friends via short link. Picks lock at midnight UTC on match day. Auto-scored against real WC results — leaderboard updates as the tournament plays out.

  • ✓ Unlimited members per pool
  • ✓ Auto-scoring with +1 exact-score bonus
  • ✓ +32 bonus for correct tournament champion
  • ✓ Signup required (free)
Start a pool →
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Console tournament · Pass

Play the whole World Cup — even with 4 friends.

Pick any number of friends. Each claims a real WC team. Unclaimed slots are run by the simulator — every match gets played, no empty brackets. Group stage, Round of 32, all the way to the Final.

  • ✓ 1 to 48 real human players
  • ✓ Simulated team strength + randomness
  • ✓ Real groups, bracket, fixture schedule
  • ✓ Shareable live scoreboard
Sign up free to start

48 real qualifiers · 12 groups · full knockout bracket

How the prediction pool works

From invite link to crowned winner in 3 steps

1

Create a pool

Name your pool (e.g. "Dave's Pub Pool"). Get a short link like elounges.io/p/7f3kA2/ — share it with your group chat.

2

Friends pick every match

Everyone clicks the link, signs up free, and submits their predictions. Group stage, Round of 32, all the way to the Final. Picks lock at 00:00 UTC on match day.

3

Leaderboard updates live

As the real WC matches play, results roll in. Scores auto-update. Watch the leaderboard shift every match day.

FAQ

Frequently asked

Is it really free?

Yes — the prediction pool is free forever, for any number of friends. Signup is required so we can track your picks and put you on the leaderboard, but there's no card or paid tier.

How is scoring done?

Correct group-stage winner = 1 point (+1 bonus if you also got the exact score). Knockout points ramp up per stage: Round of 32 = 2 pts, R16 = 4, QF = 8, SF = 16, Final = 32. Plus a +32 bonus for picking the eventual champion correctly. Results are entered by our admin as each match finishes.

When do picks lock?

For now, picks for a given match lock at 00:00 UTC on kickoff day — that's the evening before in most of the Americas. Once kickoff times are individually verified against FIFA's schedule, we'll tighten to exactly 30 minutes before each match.

What if my friends can't make a full pool?

The prediction pool works with any number of members — a solo bracket is fine too. For a console tournament, the paid version lets you run a 48-team World Cup even with just a few friends: empty slots auto-play via match simulation based on team strength and a randomness factor (so upsets still happen).

Does this work with FIFA 26 / EA Sports FC 26?

The prediction pool is game-agnostic — you're predicting the real tournament. The console tournament works great with EA Sports FC 26 (still known as FIFA to most), older FIFA editions, eFootball, and classic PES. Any football sim works.

Are the 48 real qualifiers pre-loaded?

Yes. All 48 teams from the official December 2025 draw are in — Argentina, France, Brazil, Spain, England, and 43 others across 12 groups. See the full list on any pool page or in the tournament creator.

Kick-off is June 11.

Get your pool running before the group stage starts. Friends join with one link. It's free.

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