48 teams. 4 pots. 16 picks. One trophy.
The World Cup 2026 Fantasy Contest is live now at sportsblock.app/contests/world-cup-2026. Free to enter. 500 HIVE plus 10,000 MEDALS in the pool. Entries lock at 23:59 UTC on 10 June 2026 — the night before Mexico kicks the whole thing off in the Estadio Azteca. Thanks to 
That's roughly seven weeks to go so start planning. Course we don't want you to enter straight away. Injuries could play a crucial part in your selection process over the next couple of week.
The format
FIFA split 48 nations into 4 pots of 12. You pick 4 teams from each pot — 16 teams total — and slap a unique multiplier from 1 to 16 on each. Higher multiplier = you're more confident = more points when that team cooks.
Half fantasy, half conviction test. Yes, you can whack Argentina with a ×16 — but that means you've then only got a ×1 left for whoever you rate from Pot 4, and four of your picks are coming from the likes of Haiti, Curaçao, Cape Verde, Czechia. Those teams don't need to win the thing. They just need to nick a couple of points you weren't expecting.
Then you lodge a tie-breaker guess: how many goals the tournament will cough up in regulation time. Group stage plus knockouts. Extra time and pens don't count. Use it to separate yourself from the herd.
How you score
Every match your picked teams play:
- Win → 3 points
- Draw → 1 point
- Goal scored → 1 point per goal
Multiply by the coefficient you gave that team. Then hand it in.
If you've got Brazil on a ×10 and they win 3-0, that's (3 + 3) × 10 = 60 points.
If you've got Curaçao on a ×1 and they lose 4-0, that's zero. It happens.
Knockout bonuses — this is where it gets interesting
Teams that make it past the group stage rack up cumulative bonuses. Every round reached pays on top of the match points. All multiplied by your coefficient, obviously.
- Round of 32 → +2
- Round of 16 → +3
- Quarter-final → +4
- Semi-final → +5
- Runner-up → +6
- Champion → +7
Pick the eventual winner with a ×16 multiplier and just their knockout bonuses are worth (2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 7) × 16 = 336 points. On top of every match point they rack up along the way.
This is why your ×16 is a terrifying decision.
The prizes
500 HIVE + 10,000 MEDALS. Split 60/25/15 across the top three:
| MEDALS | HIVE | |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1st | 6,000 | 300 |
| 🥈 2nd | 2,500 | 125 |
| 🥉 3rd | 1,500 | 75 |
Funded by Sportsblock. Free to enter. If the leaderboard ties, the tie-breaker prediction separates you.
The deadline
Entries close 23:59 UTC on 10 June 2026. Roughly 24 hours before Mexico v whoever-wins-qualifying-Group-A in the opener.
Once the first whistle goes, picks are locked forever. No group-stage rebalance. No "can I just swap Czechia for Ghana?" No soft-close Thursday extension. The whole point of this contest is that you pick in April and live with it for five weeks.
So yes — it matters whether you do this today or leave it until 22:00 on 10 June with Wi-Fi that "usually works."
How to enter
- Sign in at sportsblock.app — Hive Keychain, HiveSigner, Google, whatever you've got
- Head to /contests/world-cup-2026
- Pick your 16. Assign your multipliers. Lodge your tie-breaker.
- Hit enter and forget about it until June
No stake. No rolling reselect. No paid premium tier. Just your 16 picks against the rest of Sportsblock for seven weeks of football.
Pure sports. Real rewards. Pick 16.
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