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World Cup Predictions League

The World Cup 2026 prediction campaign is complete. Existing entries, results and leaderboard history are preserved for read-only viewing.

Campaign archive

The ITNB World Cup 2026 Prediction League has now finished.

Thank you to everyone who took part. Entries are now closed, and the campaign is preserved as a read-only part of the ITNB community history.

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World Cup 2026 archive

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The ITNB World Cup 2026 Prediction League has now finished.

Thank you to everyone who took part.

Entries are now closed.

Existing entries and campaign history are preserved.

We’ll be back for the next World Cup.

Competition status

Completed campaign status

Public prediction entry has finished. Historical fixtures and existing entries remain preserved, and no winner will be named until the final leaderboard has completed protected review.

Predictions

Locked / closed

Results

Historical record

Scoring

No public controls

Leaderboard

Final review required

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About the leagueShow

The Predictions League brought the ITNB community together around match score predictions and tournament-long picks. The campaign is now complete, with its existing history preserved.

Tournament prediction historyShow

Tournament winner, runner-up, semi-finalists, top scorer, dark horse, Group A-L winners, Group A-L automatic qualifiers and eight best third-placed qualifier picks formed part of the competition. Entries are closed and these historical predictions are no longer editable.

The top two teams from each of the 12 groups qualify for the Round of 32, joined by the eight best third-placed teams.

Group A-L winners

Group A-L automatic qualifiers

Best third-placed qualifiers

Tournament winner

Runner-up

Semi-finalists

Top scorer

Dark horse

Scoring and locking rulesShow

Correct match outcome

3 points

Correct exact score

5 points total

Correct goal difference

2 points

Each fixture locked individually at kick-off.

World Cup 2026 public entries are now closed.

Existing predictions remain preserved as campaign history.

Deadlines, knockout route and fixture previewShow

Prediction locking model

Gameweek lock deadlines

Each Gameweek locks one hour before the first kick-off in that Gameweek. Times are shown in your local timezone.

Database deadlines

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Gameweek 1

8 fixtures

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First match

Match 001: Mexico v South Africa

Gameweek 2

8 fixtures

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First match

Match 009: Germany v Curaçao

Gameweek 3

8 fixtures

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Match 017: France v Senegal

Gameweek 4

8 fixtures

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Match 025: Czechia v South Africa

Gameweek 5

8 fixtures

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Match 033: Netherlands v Sweden

Gameweek 6

8 fixtures

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Match 041: Argentina v Austria

Gameweek 7

8 fixtures

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Match 049: Switzerland v Canada

Gameweek 8

8 fixtures

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Match 057: Tunisia v Netherlands

Gameweek 9

8 fixtures

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First match

Match 065: New Zealand v Belgium

Gameweek 10

16 fixtures

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First match

Match 073: South Africa v Canada

Expected no more than 8 fixtures for Gameweek 10, found 16.

Gameweek 11

8 fixtures

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First match

Match 090: Winner Match 73 v France

Gameweek 12

4 fixtures

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First match

Match 097: Winner Match 89 v Winner Match 90

Gameweek 13

2 fixtures

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First match

Match 101: Winner Match 97 v Winner Match 98

Gameweek 14

2 fixtures

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First match

Match 103: Loser Match 101 v Loser Match 102

Planned knockout Gameweeks

Route to the Final deadlines

Knockout Gameweeks will unlock once qualifiers and knockout fixtures are confirmed. Deadlines will follow the same rule: one hour before the first kick-off in that Gameweek.

Placeholders only

Awaiting qualifier data

Teams populate after the group stage

No knockout countdowns yet

GW10

Round of 32

Planned

Expected slots

16 fixtures

Deadline

To be confirmed once knockout fixtures are confirmed

GW11

Round of 16

Planned

Expected slots

8 fixtures

Deadline

To be confirmed once knockout fixtures are confirmed

GW12

Quarter-finals

Planned

Expected slots

4 fixtures

Deadline

To be confirmed once knockout fixtures are confirmed

GW13

Semi-finals

Planned

Expected slots

2 fixtures

Deadline

To be confirmed once knockout fixtures are confirmed

GW14

Third-place play-off + Final

Planned

Expected slots

2 fixtures

Deadline

To be confirmed once knockout fixtures are confirmed

Fixtures preview

First look at the group-stage schedule

Database fixtures

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Kick-off times are shown in your local timezone.

Fixtures are currently group-stage fixtures only.

Showing the first fixtures because no future fixtures were found.

Match 001

Group A

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Home

Mexico

Away

South Africa

Local kick-off

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Venue

Mexico City Stadium

Host city

Mexico City

Match 002

Group A

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Home

South Korea

Away

Czechia

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Venue

Guadalajara Stadium

Host city

Guadalajara

Match 003

Group B

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Home

Canada

Away

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Local kick-off

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Venue

Toronto Stadium

Host city

Toronto

Match 004

Group D

Kick-off in Preparing countdown

Home

United States

Away

Paraguay

Local kick-off

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Venue

Los Angeles Stadium

Host city

Los Angeles

Match 005

Group B

Kick-off in Preparing countdown

Home

Qatar

Away

Switzerland

Local kick-off

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Venue

San Francisco Bay Area Stadium

Host city

San Francisco Bay Area

Match 006

Group C

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Home

Brazil

Away

Morocco

Local kick-off

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Venue

New York New Jersey Stadium

Host city

New York New Jersey

Entry status

Thank you for taking part

Entries are now closed.

Existing predictions and campaign history are preserved.

Final winner details will follow only after protected review.

Leaderboard

Final standings require review

Final standings remain subject to protected review.

No winner is published from this page.

Any public leaderboard must use approved, persisted standings.

Hidden and test users remain excluded from public output.

Privacy

Public display names, private contact details

The public leaderboard shows display name only.

Email stays private and is used for competition messages.

Rules acceptance is required. Optional community update consent is your choice.

Campaign complete

We’ll be back for the next World Cup

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