How this pool works
The draft
Snake draft, 4 rounds, 8 managers, 4 teams each. Slot numbers are the Round 1 order; it reverses every round (1→8, 8→1, 1→8, 8→1). 32 of the 48 teams get drafted — the 16 left behind score for no one.
Group stage scoring
| Result | Points |
|---|
| Win | 3 |
| Draw | 1 |
| Advance to the Round of 32 | 3 |
Knockout scoring (per win)
| Round | Points |
|---|
| Round of 32 | 4 |
| Round of 16 | 5 |
| Quarterfinal | 6 |
| Semifinal | 8 |
| Final | 10 |
Extra time or penalties: advancing team gets the win. No draw points in the knockouts.
Underdog bonus 🐺
| FIFA draw pot | Bonus on every win |
|---|
| P1 Pot 1 (hosts + top seeds) | +0 |
| P2 Pot 2 | +1 |
| P3 / P4 Pots 3 & 4 | +2 |
Applies to group-stage AND knockout wins. Example: a Pot 3 team winning a quarterfinal scores 6 + 2 = 8; a Pot 1 team scores 6. Heads up — Pot 4 includes the March playoff winners (Türkiye, Sweden, Czechia, Bosnia, Iraq, DR Congo), all carrying the +2.
Winner & runner-up
Final standings by total points. Ties broken in order:
- Most combined wins across your 4 teams (draws excluded)
- Deepest single-team run (furthest stage reached by any one team)
- Total goals scored by your 4 teams across the tournament
- Later first-round draft pick wins
First place is the champion; second under the same rules is runner-up. Tiebreaker 4 guarantees a result.