Rules - Fantasy Football World Cup 2018

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By creating an account you're participating with the game. When participating you're obligated to enter all required details and you agree upon the rules of the game as well as the terms provided.

Deadline

You are required to submit all your predictions for the entire tournament (all tournament stages) before the start of the tournament: . Until then, you're able to make changes in your predictions.

My prediction

After logging in, you will be redirected to the 'My prediction' page. It is up to you to predict all scores of all matches before the start of the tournament. The score represents the result after the regular playing time of 90 minutes. So, extra time or penalties are not taken into account.

Knockout rounds

For the knockout rounds you need to select the country of whom you think will go through. It is not allowed to select a country double per whole round. If you do this, you will be rewarded with zero points. See below for some examples.

100%

When logged in, you'll see a score in the main navigation bar. This score represents the percentage you filled out on the 'My prediction' page. When you see a 100 % score, you are acknowledged that you entered all predictions. But be aware, it doesn't indicate when countries are selected double in a whole knockout round.

Individual

As an individual you're automatically competing against all members of the pool. You'll play for the prizes described on the Prizes page. The person with the most points wins.

Best league

Everybody who signed up for a league is not only competing in the individual ranking, but also in the league ranking. This means that you can win individually, win with your league and become the winner of your league. And, to compete in the league ranking, the league needs to consist of at least 3 members, or otherwise 0 points will be given.

Add League

Do you want to organise a pool? Click here to do so. On both pages you'll find further instructions of how to add a pool. In this way you're able to organise a pool with friends, colleagues, sport buddies, neighbours, or more.

Participate in pool

On the 'Pool'-page you are able to sign up for a pool. Just below the title on the left side you'll see a button that you can click. You should be logged in to sign up for a pool.

Invite friends for my pool

On the 'Pool'-page you are able to invite friends. Just below the title you'll see Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp logos that you can can click. In this way you can invite friends to participate.

Points

Points to be earned based on the scores

Based on some rules you are able to collect points for the score. The score represents the result after the regular playing time of 90 minutes. So, extra time or penalties are not taken into account. The maximum numbers of points based on the score for all matches is equal to 8 points. Here are some examples:

M Match	P Predicted	R Results	1X2 1X2	HG Home Goals	AG Away Goals	MP Max. points
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia	3 - 1	3 - 1	4	2	2	8
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia	3 - 1	3 - 0	4	2	0	6
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia	3 - 1	2 - 1	4	0	2	6
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia	3 - 1	2 - 0	4	0	0	4
RUS - KSA Russia - Saudi Arabia	3 - 1	0 - 1	0	0	2	2

Points to be earned based on the predicted countries in the knockout rounds

Next to the points for the score, you are able to collect points by predicting the countries that go through to the next round(s). So, you can earn points based on the correct position (CP), or the incorrect position (IP). For example, correct position is equal by predicting that France will be the winner of Group A. But, if another country comes first and France qualifies, but as runner-up, it will be selected as the incorrect position.

M Match	P Predicted	C Score	CP Correct position	IP Incorrect position	MP Max. points
all countries qualified on correct position:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B]	URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal	URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal	12 (2 x 6)	0	12
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A]	ESP - RUS Spain - Russia	ESP - RUS Spain - Russia	12 (2 x 6)	0	12
two countries qualified on correct position and two on the incorrect position:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B]	URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal	URU - ESP Uruguay - Spain	6	4	10
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A]	ESP - RUS Spain - Russia	POR - RUS Portugal - Russia	6	4	10
all countries qualified, but at the incorrect position:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B]	URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal	RUS - ESP Russia - Spain	0	8	8
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A]	ESP - RUS Spain - Russia	POR - URU Portugal - Uruguay	0	8	8
one country qualified at correct position, and one at the incorrect position:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B]	URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal	URU - MAR Uruguay - Morocco	6	0	6
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A]	ESP - RUS Spain - Russia	POR - EGY Portugal - Egypt	0	4	4

Warning; no points earned when countries are selected double

Per knockout round it is not allowed to select a country or more countries double. A warning will be presented. But, when you did you'll be rewarded with zero points.

M Match	P Predicted	C Countries	MP Max. points
correct example with all countries selected once:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B]	URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal	URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal	12
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A]	ESP - RUS Spain - Russia	ESP - RUS Spain - Russia	12
incorrect example with Spain selected twice:
1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B]	Uruguay - ESP Uruguay - Spain	URU - POR Uruguay - Portugal	0
1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A]	Spain - RUS Spain - Russia	ESP - RUS Spain - Russia	0

Overview of the maximum number of points that can be earned per round

Per match and knockout round there are points to be collected. In this overview you'll see the maximum number of points that can be collected per round.

Round	M Matches	S Score	CP Correct position	IP Incorrect position	MP Max. points
Group stage - Matchday 1	16	8			128
Group stage - Matchday 2	16	8			128
Group stage - Matchday 3	16	8			128
Round of 16	8	8	6	4	160
Quarter finals	4	8	10	6	112
Semi finals	2	8	14	8	72
3rd Place	1	8	18	10	44
Final	1	8	18	10	44
World Champion					30
Topscorer					10
Yellow cards					10¹⁾
Red cards					10²⁾
Goals					10³⁾
Total					886

Bonus Questions

For each bonus question you can get between 0 and 10 points.

1) Per yellow card difference 1 point(s) will be deducted.
For example: you've predicted 220 yellow cards, the actual amount was 226, than you'll get 10 - 6 = 4 points.

2) Per red card difference 2 point(s) will be deducted .
For example: you've predicted 10 red cards, the actual amount was 8, than you'll get 10 - 4 = 6 points.

3) Per goal difference 1 point(s) will be deducted.
For example: you've predicted 160 goals, the actual amount was 165, than you'll get 10 - 5 = 5 points.

Rounds

After each match points are awarded. In the table below you'll find an overview of all the rounds in this game. For example, in round 33 two matches will be played at the same time and after the final whistle points are awared for the scores and the countries that qualify for the next round.

#	Points for score of match number	Points for home team of match number	Points for away team of match number	Points for champion after final
1	1
2	2
3	4
4	3
5	5
6	7
7	6
8	8
9	10
10	11
11	9
12	12
13	13
14	14
15	16
16	15
17	17
18	19
19	18
20	20
21	22
22	21
23	23
24	25
25	24
26	26
27	29
28	28
29	27
30	30
31	32
32	31
33	33, 34	49	51
34	35, 36	51	49
35	38, 37	50	52
36	40, 39	52	50
37	43, 44	55	53
38	41, 42	53	55
39	48, 47	56	54
40	46, 45	54	56
41	50		57
42	49	57
43	51	59
44	52		59
45	53	58
46	54		58
47	55	60
48	56		60
49	57	61
50	58		61
51	60		62
52	59	62
53	61	63, 64
54	62		63, 64
55	63
56	64			65