"Group to Glory" — every pick counts, from the group stage to the trophy
Your bracket is scored in two halves. First you predict how the group stage shakes out — which teams advance and where they land. Then you play out the knockout rounds all the way to the champion. Points pile up the whole way, and the most points wins.
Get a team into the Round of 32 and you score. Put it in the exact right spot and you score even more.
| What you got right | Points |
|---|---|
| Correct qualifier — a team you sent to the Round of 32 actually made it | +1 |
| Exact bracket slot — & in the right place (group winner, runner-up, or a third-place team you correctly sent through) | +1 |
| Perfect group — all four finishing spots in a group exactly right | +2 |
Group points bank as each group finishes — a half-played group shows 0 until its last match. Best possible from the group stage: 88 points.
Every team you correctly send through a round scores, and the points grow the deeper the round goes. Values below are the full amount — earned when your pick wins that exact bracket matchup.
| Round | Per correct pick | Round max |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 (16 games) | 1 pt each | 16 |
| Round of 16 (8 games) | 2 pts each | 16 |
| Quarterfinals (4 games) | 4 pts each | 16 |
| Semifinals (2 games) | 8 pts each | 16 |
| Final (1 game) | 16 pts | 16 |
Bonus points on top:
| Champion bonus — you named the eventual winner | +10 |
| Perfect round (a "sweep") — every pick in a round correct: R32 +5, R16 +4, QF +3, SF +2 | +14 |
Best possible from the knockout: 104 points.
On the leaderboard, next to your Total you'll see a Potential number: the most points your bracket can still reach — everything you've locked in, plus everything that's still up for grabs. It's shown as a fraction of the perfect bracket (e.g. 180 / 192). Once a team you picked is knocked out, the points riding on it drop out of your Potential. When your Potential falls below the leader's Total, your bracket can no longer catch up.
If two brackets finish on the same Total, ties break in this order: