How It Works
WC26 Predict is a free, skill-based World Cup 2026 score prediction game. Here's the full picture.
100% free to play — no purchase necessary
Every feature — predicting, scoring, leaderboard — is available completely free. An optional £11.50 supporter contribution exists for prize eligibility only.
Getting started
Create your free account
Sign up with just your email address. No payment, no card — instant access. Takes less than 60 seconds.
- Enter your name and email address
- Pick your favourite national team (optional)
- Start predicting immediately
Predict the score of every match
Visit the Predict page and pick your expected scoreline for each of the 72 group stage matches across all 48 nations.
- 72 group stage matches to predict
- Also pick your tournament winner (bonus 5 pts)
- Each prediction locks 1 hour before kick-off
Earn points as results come in
Points update live after every match. Exact score = 3 points. Correct result = 1 point. Wrong prediction = 0 points.
- 3 pts — exact correct scoreline
- 1 pt — correct result (win/draw/loss)
- 5 bonus pts — correct tournament winner
Follow the live leaderboard
See exactly where you rank among every player after every result. Climb the table as your predictions prove right.
- Live rankings after every match
- Full breakdown of your scores
- Compare with friends in private groups
How points are scored
Exact score
Both goals exactly right
Correct result
Right outcome, wrong scoreline
Incorrect prediction
Wrong result outcome
Tournament winner
Pre-tournament pick, correct
Scoring is identical for all players — free players and supporter-contributors use the same prediction form, the same deadlines, and are scored identically.
Optional supporter contribution
£11.50 — entirely optional
Players who choose to make a supporter contribution of £11.50 are recognised on the separate Prize Leaderboard. The top 10 supporter-contributors by total points win a share of the community prize fund at the end of the group stage.
50% goes to charity
Half of every supporter contribution is donated directly to Thurso and District Pipe Band. The remaining 50% forms the prize fund distributed to the top 10 contributors.
Not required to play
No purchase is necessary to participate. All players appear on the Overall Leaderboard regardless of contribution status. Free entry is not second-tier — it uses the same predictions and the same scoring.
Knockout Stage
After the group stage, a separate knockout prediction game runs alongside the World Cup knockouts. The top 10 group stage players qualify free. Everyone else may enter free or make an optional £11.50 contribution for knockout prize eligibility.