The official World Cup fantasy game has been launched ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Take a look at all you need to know about scoring, transfers, rules and more for the World Cup fantasy game below.
Scoring
Scoring works in a largely similar way to Fantasy Premier League with points given for appearances, clean sheets, assists and goals. Points are also given out for tackles, chances created and shots.
| |
Appearance (Up to 60 minutes) | +1 |
Appearance (60+ minutes) | +1 |
Assist | +3 |
Yellow Card | -1 |
Red Card | -2 |
Own Goal | -2 |
Winning a penalty | +2 |
Conceding a penalty | -1 |
Goalkeepers
Action | Points |
Clean Sheet (must have played 60+ minutes) | +5 |
First goal conceded | 0 |
Each additional goal conceded | -1 |
Goal Scored | +9 |
Penalty save (not including shootouts) | +3 |
Every 3 Saves | +1 |
Defenders
Action | Points |
Clean Sheet (must have played 60+ minutes) | +5 |
First goal conceded | 0 |
Each additional goal conceded | -1 |
Goal scored | +7 |
Midfielders
Action | Points |
Clean Sheet (must have played 60+ minutes) | +1 |
Goal scored | +6 |
Every 3 tackles | +1 |
Every 2 chances created | +1 |
Forwards
Action | Points |
Goal scored | +5 |
Every 2 shots on target | +1 |
In addition to the above, there are bonus points, whereby a player earns an extra point for scoring from a direct free-kick, as well as two bonus points for a player who scores more than four points and is selected by fewer than 5% of all teams.
Picking a team/Making transfers
Fantasy players are given a budget of $100m to spend on their squad (increasing to $105m for the knockouts), which must consist of two goalkeepers, five defenders, five midfielders and three forwards.
Teams are restricted to a maximum of three players per country for the group stage and round of 32, increasing to four per country for the round of 16, five for the quarter-finals, six for the semi-finals and eight for the final.
Teams must adhere to the following formations: 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-5-1, 3-4-3, 3-5-2, 5-4-1, 5-3-2.
Players are able to make unlimited changes to their team prior to the competition starting, but are given a limited number of transfers from there. Managers will be given two transfers after the first round of group games and two more after the second round of group games. Teams can be rebuilt in full with an unlimited number of transfers ahead of the knockout round.
From there, four transfers are given ahead of the round of 16 and the quarter-finals, with five given before the semi-finals and six before the final
Transfers can be carried over from one round to the next in the group stage, and transfers exceeding the allocated amount will incur a three-point penalty.
Unlikely the Fantasy Premier League game, changes can be made within a round. For example, if your captain in the round of 16 blanks, you have the option to change your captain to a player who hasn't yet played (double points would be forfeited for any player who loses the captaincy). Similar with substitutions, you can sub out poorly performing players for a sub who's yet to play.
Boosters
There are additional 'boosters' available to use throughout the tournament. The Wildcard, familiar to many fantasy players, allows managers to make unlimited transfers ahead of a round.
The 12th Man booster allows you to select one extra player to score points for a given round.
The Maximum Captain gives managers double points from their highest scoring player, meaning a captain doesn't need to be manually selected for that round.
The Qualification Booster is available from the knockout rounds and grants two extra points to any player in the starting XI who progresses to the next round of the knockout stage (or wins the final).
Full rules and T&Cs can be found on the official FIFA website.
