Official Contest Rules

Open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry (19 or older in Alabama and Nebraska). Void where prohibited by law. Employees of PickProphecy and their immediate family members are not eligible.

Entry is free. No purchase necessary. To enter, visit pickprophecy.com/world-cup/2026 and submit one or both of the following:

• Perfect Qualifier — Select the 32 nations you predict will advance from the group stage and designate one group winner per group (12 total).
• Perfect Bracket — Predict the winner of all 32 knockout matches from the Round of 32 through the Final, including the 3rd place match.

Entries open May 1, 2026. Entry deadline: June 11, 2026 at first kickoff. No entries accepted after that time.

Each participant receives one free entry per contest (qualifier and bracket are separate contests). Additional entries, up to a maximum of 2 per contest, may be earned by referring new entrants via your unique referral link. Each confirmed referral unlocks one additional entry for you and one for the referred participant.

Group competitions are optional. Create or join a group to compete on a private leaderboard with friends. Joining a group does not affect your eligibility for the main prize pool.

• Perfect Qualifier — $5,000 for correctly predicting all 32 advancing nations and all 12 group winners.
• Perfect Bracket — $5,000 for correctly predicting every knockout match winner from the Round of 32 through the Final.
• 3rd Place Bonus — +$1,000 bonus for correctly predicting the 3rd place match winner (in addition to Perfect Bracket prize).
• Perfect Sweep Bonus — +$10,000 bonus for winning both the Perfect Qualifier and Perfect Bracket in the same season.

All prizes are funded by PickProphecy. If multiple participants achieve a perfect result in the same contest, the prize for that contest is split equally among all winners.

All picks lock at the June 11, 2026 kickoff of the first match. No changes are accepted after that time, regardless of circumstances. Participants may update their picks any number of times before the lock deadline.

Perfect Qualifier is scored after the group stage concludes on June 27, 2026. A pick is correct if the nation advances from the group stage and the group winner pick matches the actual group winner.

Perfect Bracket is scored match by match as the tournament progresses from the Round of 32 through the Final on July 19, 2026. A match pick is correct if the predicted team wins that match.

Winners will be contacted via email within 5 business days of the final scoring event. Prizes are paid via Wise, Venmo, PayPal, or bank wire transfer at PickProphecy's discretion. Winners must respond within 30 days of contact to claim their prize. Unclaimed prizes are forfeited.

Winners are solely responsible for any applicable taxes on prize winnings.

• One account per person. Multiple accounts are prohibited.
• No automated or programmatic entries are permitted.
• Self-referrals are not permitted and will be disqualified.
• Groups must have a minimum of 4 members for entries within that group to be prize-eligible.
• PickProphecy reserves the right to disqualify any entry found to be fraudulent, abusive, or in violation of these rules.
• PickProphecy reserves the right to modify or cancel this contest at any time with reasonable notice.

Questions about the contest or these rules? Email us at hello@pickprophecy.com.