World Cup 2026
How points work
Default scoring for the family World Cup 2026 sweepstake
You earn points based on how your picked teams perform. Only results for your picked teams count — not the whole tournament.
Group stage
72 matches · Groups A–L
Group stage win
Each win in the 3 group matches
1pts
Group stage draw
Each draw in the group stage
0.5pts
Advance from groups
One-off bonus when your team reaches the knockout round
3pts
Knockout stage
Round of 32 through the final
Win Round of 32
Each knockout win in the Round of 32
2pts
Win Round of 16
Each knockout win in the Round of 16
3pts
Win quarter-final
Each knockout win in the quarter-finals
4pts
Win semi-final
Each knockout win in the semi-finals
5pts
Win the final
Bonus for winning the World Cup final (becoming champion)
8pts
Worked example
A team that wins 2 group games, draws 1, then wins through to the quarter-finals (and loses there):
- 2 group wins
- 2 pts
- 1 group draw
- 0.5 pts
- Advance from groups
- 3 pts
- Win Round of 32
- 2 pts
- Win Round of 16
- 3 pts
- Win quarter-final
- 4 pts
- Total
- 14.5 pts
Tie-breakers
If two members have the same total, the leaderboard ranks by:
- Higher total points
- Team that went further in the tournament
- More combined wins (group + knockout)
Join your sweep to see the exact rules your organizer has set.