🏆 The Bracket Challenge
WC 2026Predict the entire knockout path — from the Round of 32 all the way to the champion — and score points as the tournament unfolds. Build one bracket, enter as many challenges as you like, and climb the live leaderboard.
How to play
Build your bracket
Pick the winner of every knockout match — Round of 32 all the way to the Final — plus the 3rd-place play-off.
Enter a challenge
Join the free Global Bracket Challenge, or a sponsor’s prize draw. One bracket can enter as many challenges as you like.
Score all tournament
As results come in, correct picks earn points — worth more in later rounds — and your name climbs the live leaderboard.
💡 Building your bracket doesn’t put you on the leaderboard on its own — you have to enter a challenge with it. One bracket can enter several.
Predict the whole path
32 teams, one champion. You call every winner along the way — plus the 3rd-place play-off.
Scoring — 80 points up for grabs
Later rounds are worth more — calling the champion alone is worth 12 pts. A wrong pick simply scores 0; there’s no penalty. And if your champion is knocked out, you keep every point you’ve already earned.
Tie-breakers
Prizes & sponsors
The Global Bracket Challenge is the leaderboard for everyone — free to play.
Sponsor challenges are branded prize draws you enter with the same bracket — a sponsor puts up the prize, and the challenge gets its own co-branded leaderboard.
Want your brand on a challenge? See tribepicks.com/sponsor.
FAQ
Do I have to enter to be on the leaderboard?▾
Yes — building a bracket isn’t enough. You must enter a challenge to appear on its leaderboard. The good news: one bracket can enter many challenges.
When do my picks lock?▾
Each match locks at its own kick-off — you can edit that pick right up until the match starts. Once a result is in, the winner carries forward so you can keep building. New entries stay open all the way until the semi-finals.
Can I change my bracket after entering?▾
Yes. Edit any pick or tie-breaker until that match kicks off — changes apply to every challenge you’ve entered, automatically.
What if my champion gets knocked out?▾
You keep every point you’ve already banked from correct earlier-round picks. Only future picks that involve the eliminated team miss out.
What about penalty shootouts?▾
You’re picking who advances, so the shootout winner is the correct pick. (This is different from the main prediction game, where a penalty shootout scores as a draw.)
Is it free?▾
Yes — the Global Bracket Challenge is free, and sponsor challenges are free to enter too. A sponsor simply puts up a prize for their challenge.
Can I be in more than one challenge?▾
Absolutely — one bracket, many draws. Enter the Global Bracket Challenge and any sponsor challenge with the very same bracket.
How are ties broken?▾
By your predicted total goals in the Final, then the 3rd-place match, then earliest entry.