{"id":525,"date":"2026-04-30T06:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T06:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nifty-mccarthy.213-158-90-193.plesk.page\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:17:45","slug":"how-to-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nifty-mccarthy.213-158-90-193.plesk.page\/?page_id=525","title":{"rendered":"How to play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nifty-mccarthy.213-158-90-193.plesk.page\/register\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"400\">You must register<\/a>, in order to submit your prediction then complete your <strong>2026 World Cup Predictor<\/strong> in 2 quick steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pick all group winners (A-L), then pick Cup Winner, 2 finalists, Best Offense, and Worst Defense before the deadline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scoring: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Group Winners 5 pts each (max 60)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Offense 30 pts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worst Defense 30 pts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finalists 15 pts each (max 30)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cup Winner 50 pts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>200 pts max total<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After official results are confirmed, points are calculated and the&nbsp;Leaderboard&nbsp;ranks all players by total score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create an account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nifty-mccarthy.213-158-90-193.plesk.page\/register\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"400\">You must register, in order to submit your prediction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not logged in, you can\u2019t save answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Complete your prediction form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The form has 2 steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Group Winners (A\u2013L)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pick 1 winner for each group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Final Tournament Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pick the&nbsp;World Cup Winner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick&nbsp;two Finalists&nbsp;(must be different teams)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick&nbsp;Best Offense&nbsp;(team with most goals scored)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick&nbsp;Worst Defense&nbsp;(team with most goals conceded)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;Submit Prediction&nbsp;to save.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadline rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can submit\/edit your prediction&nbsp;before the deadline. After the deadline (tournament start), submissions are closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Points System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You earn points when your picks match the official final results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Group Winners<\/strong>:&nbsp;5 points each (max 60)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>World Cup Winner<\/strong>:&nbsp;50 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Best Offense:<\/strong>&nbsp;30 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Worst Defense<\/strong>:&nbsp;30 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Finalists<\/strong>:&nbsp;15 points each (max 30)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximum total score: 200 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leaderboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nifty-mccarthy.213-158-90-193.plesk.page\/leaderboard\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"394\">leaderboard<\/a> ranks players by&nbsp;total points. Higher points = better rank. 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