Rules


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By creating an account you're participating with the game. When participating you're obligated to enter all required details and you agree upon the rules of the game as well as the terms provided.


Deadline

You are required to submit all your predictions for the entire tournament (all tournament stages) before the start of the tournament: . Until then, you're able to make changes in your predictions.


My prediction

After logging in, you will be redirected to the 'My prediction' page. It is up to you to predict all scores of all matches before the start of the tournament. The score represents the result after the regular playing time of 90 minutes. So, extra time or penalties are not taken into account.

Knockout rounds

For the knockout rounds you need to select the country of whom you think will go through. It is not allowed to select a country double per whole round. If you do this, you will be rewarded with zero points. See below for some examples.

100%

When logged in, you'll see a score in the main navigation bar. This score represents the percentage you filled out on the 'My prediction' page. When you see a 100 % score, you are acknowledged that you entered all predictions. But be aware, it doesn't indicate when countries are selected double in a whole knockout round.


Individual

As an individual you're automatically competing against all members of the pool. You'll play for the prizes described on the Prizes page. The person with the most points wins.

Companies

When you created an account, you needed to enter the company. Not only, you are competing with everybody, but you can become the winner of your company. And, to compete in the company ranking, the company needs to consist of at least 3 members, or otherwise 0 points will be given.


Points

Points to be earned based on the scores

Based on some rules you are able to collect points for the score. The score represents the result after the regular playing time of 90 minutes. So, extra time or penalties are not taken into account. The maximum numbers of points based on the score for all matches is equal to 8 points. Here are some examples:

M Match P Predicted R Results 1X2 1X2 HG Home Goals AG Away Goals MP Max. points
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 3 - 1 4 2 2 8
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 3 - 0 4 2 0 6
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 2 - 1 4 0 2 6
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 2 - 0 4 0 0 4
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 0 - 1 0 0 2 2

Points to be earned based on the predicted countries in the knockout rounds

Next to the points for the score, you are able to collect points by predicting the countries that go through to the next round(s). So, you can earn points based on the correct position (CP), or the incorrect position (IP). For example, correct position is equal by predicting that France will be the winner of Group A. But, if another country comes first and France qualifies, but as runner-up, it will be selected as the incorrect position.

M Match P Predicted C Score CP Correct position IP Incorrect position MP Max. points
all countries qualified on correct position:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal 12 (2 x 6) 0 12
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] ESP - RUS Spain - Russia ESP - RUS Spain - Russia 12 (2 x 6) 0 12
two countries qualified on correct position and two on the incorrect position:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal URU - ESP Uruguay - Spain 6 4 10
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] ESP - RUS Spain - Russia POR - RUS Portugal - Russia 6 4 10
all countries qualified, but at the incorrect position:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal RUS - ESP Russia - Spain 0 8 8
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] ESP - RUS Spain - Russia POR - URU Portugal - Uruguay 0 8 8
one country qualified at correct position, and one at the incorrect position:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal URU - MAR Uruguay - Morocco 6 0 6
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] ESP - RUS Spain - Russia POR - EGY Portugal - Egypt 0 4 4

Warning; no points earned when countries are selected double

Per knockout round it is not allowed to select a country or more countries double. A warning will be presented. But, when you did you'll be rewarded with zero points.

M Match P Predicted C Countries MP Max. points
correct example with all countries selected once:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal 12
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] ESP - RUS Spain - Russia ESP - RUS Spain - Russia 12
incorrect example with Spain selected twice:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] Uruguay - ESP Uruguay - Spain URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal 0
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] Spain - RUS Spain - Russia ESP - RUS Spain - Russia 0

Overview of the maximum number of points that can be earned per round

Per match and knockout round there are points to be collected. In this overview you'll see the maximum number of points that can be collected per round.

Round M Matches S Score CP Correct position IP Incorrect position MP Max. points
Group matches 48 8 384
Round of 16 8 8 6 4 160
Quarter finals 4 8 10 6 112
Semi finals 2 8 14 8 72
3rd Place 1 8 18 10 44
Final 1 8 18 10 44
World Champion 30
Total 846

Rounds

After each match points are awarded. In the table below you'll find an overview of all the rounds in this game. For example, in round 33 two matches will be played at the same time and after the final whistle points are awared for the scores and the countries that qualify for the next round.

# Points for score of match number Points for home team of match number Points for away team of match number Points for champion after final
1 1
2 2
3 4
4 3
5 5
6 7
7 6
8 8
9 10
10 11
11 9
12 12
13 13
14 14
15 16
16 15
17 17
18 19
19 18
20 20
21 22
22 21
23 23
24 25
25 24
26 26
27 29
28 28
29 27
30 30
31 32
32 31
33 33, 34 49 51
34 35, 36 51 49
35 38, 37 50 52
36 40, 39 52 50
37 43, 44 55 53
38 41, 42 53 55
39 48, 47 56 54
40 46, 45 54 56
41 50 57
42 49 57
43 51 59
44 52 59
45 53 58
46 54 58
47 55 60
48 56 60
49 57 61
50 58 61
51 60 62
52 59 62
53 61 63, 64
54 62 63, 64
55 63
56 64 65