World Cup 2026 Predictor

Forecast the whole tournament. £10 a go (18+). Winner takes £100. All proceeds go to Summertown Stars AFC — and under-18s play free in their own junior league, where the Junior Champion wins a World Cup football — courtesy of Beyond Dental.

Predict the score of all 72 group games, pick who comes through the knockout rounds, and climb our league table over five glorious weeks. Rankings emailed every week during the tournament.

• Group games: 3 pts for the correct result, +2 bonus for the exact score (72 games)
• Best third-placed qualifiers: 5 pts each (pick 8)
• Round of 16 teams: 10 pts each · Quarter-finalists: 20 pts each
• Semi-finalists: 30 pts each · Finalists: 40 pts each
• Third-place winner: 20 pts · Champions: 60 pts

The weightings climb as the tournament does — the final weekend alone is worth up to 160 points, so nobody is ever out of it.

The £10 entry is a donation to Summertown Stars AFC and is open to over-18s only. There is one outright winner, decided by total points; ties are settled by the tiebreak question (closest to the total goals scored across all 72 group games). The prize is £100 — or 50% of the entry pot if we receive 30 entries or fewer. Under-18s enter free, compete in their own junior league for a World Cup football and the title of Junior Champion, and aren’t eligible for the cash prize (under-13s should enter with a parent or guardian’s email). Entries close at 7:45pm (UK) on Thursday 11 June 2026, before the opening match. Late entries may be accepted but score nothing for games already played. We store your name and email only to run the game and will delete them after the tournament.

This game is based on “Wardie’s Wayger”, by kind permission, and£2 from every paid entry goes to Wardie’s Way, supporting research into children’s cancers. Wardie runs his own forecast game too — find it at wardiesway.com.