Predict every match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Build your bracket, join leagues with friends, and compete on the global leaderboard. Free to enter — no purchase necessary. Top finishers on the Global Quick Picks Leaderboard win prizes. Skill-based contest, not gambling. Prediction engine compliant with the official FIFA World Cup 26 rulebook including Annexe C third-place routing (all 495 combinations).
Rank the four teams in each of the twelve groups (scoring 3 / 2 / 1 / 1 by finishing position, 84 points), select the eight best third-placed teams who advance (2 points each, 16), and fill in your knockout bracket, where later rounds are worth more (up to 109). That's 209 points in total, and it takes about ten minutes. The leaderboard ranks by total points — most points wins.
Yes. GoalOracle is completely free to play. There is no entry fee, no purchase requirement, and no wagering of any kind. The top finishers on the Global Quick Picks Leaderboard at the end of the World Cup 2026 Final win prizes — this is a skill-based contest, not gambling. See the Official Rules for prize details.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on 11 June 2026 at 15:00 ET, hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The final is on 19 July 2026.
Quick Picks is GoalOracle's simple prediction mode. Rank the four teams within each group, choose the eight best third-placed teams, and pick winners through the knockout bracket. The app fills in the rest.
You fill out a guided bracket worth 209 points: group rankings score 3 / 2 / 1 / 1 by finishing position (84), each best-third pick is worth 2 (16), and knockout winners are worth more in later rounds — 2 in the Round of 32 up to 12 for the final (109). The leaderboard ranks by total points — most points wins — with accuracy shown as a secondary stat.
GoalOracle uses a dual-source oracle. Both football-data.org and api-football.com must agree on the final score before points are awarded. Disputes trigger manual admin review.
No. GoalOracle is free. Sign up with email, Google, or Twitter/X. An embedded wallet is created for future features but no funds are collected.
Predictions lock five minutes before each match kicks off. You can update your picks as many times as you want before the lock.
Annexe C is FIFA's official routing matrix for the 8 best third-placed teams. With 12 groups in the 2026 World Cup, 12 teams finish third; the top 8 advance to the Round of 32. Annexe C determines which 8 advance and which specific bracket slot each one fills — there are 495 possible combinations, all enumerated in the FIFA rulebook. GoalOracle's prediction engine implements all 495 combinations exactly, making it the only public English-language tool that's fully rule-faithful on this.
104 matches total: 48 group-stage games + 16 Round of 32 + 8 Round of 16 + 4 Quarterfinals + 2 Semifinals + 1 Third-Place Match + 1 Final.