World Cup 2026 predictions: how to predict every match & pick your winner

The 2026 World Cup is the biggest ever — 48 teams across 12 groups — which means more matches, more shocks and more chances to prove you called it. A prediction game is the best way to make every fixture matter, even the ones that don't involve your country.

How World Cup predictions work

You predict the scoreline of each match and earn points for correct results and exact scores. As the tournament moves from the groups into the knockouts, the points multiply — so a sharp call in the final is worth far more than one in the group stage.

Predict the groups, then the knockouts

• Lock in your group-stage scores before the tournament kicks off.
• Pick your group winners, finalists and overall champion for bonus points.
• As knockout fixtures confirm, predict those scorelines too — they're worth the most.
• Back a bonus team to multiply the points on every match they play.

Picking your World Cup winner

Backing a champion is part skill, part heart. The favourites win more often than not, but tournament football rewards a hot goalkeeper and a kind draw — so a smart outsider pick can be the difference in your league.

Play the World Cup with your mates

Create a private league, share the invite code and battle it out across the whole tournament. Pickz launched with World Cup 2026, so you can sign up and start predicting today — free, no entry fee.