Meadow of Shame 2026 World Cup Pool

Welcome to my World Cup Challenge Pool!

This pool includes both the group stage and the knockout stage, meaning you will need to fill out two pick sheets. The group stage picksheet will involve ranking how the 48 teams will finish in each group and must be completed by June 11. Once these games have been completed the knockout stage pick sheet will be available, where you will fill out a bracket for the remaining 32 teams. Your final score will be determined by the points received in both stages. Point breakdowns and pick deadlines can be found below in the pool rules.

Good luck to everyone. If you have any questions, please contact me at brian@breadpool.com.

— Brian Higgins

• There are no restrictions on how many entries a member can have in the contest.
• Members will submit two sets of picks.
  • Before the tournament starts, members will submit their picks for the group stage. For this pick sheet, members will guess the finishing position for each country in each group.
  • When the group stage is over, members will submit their picks for the knockout stage in a standard bracket pick sheet, picking the winner for each game.
• The pick deadline for the group stage will be when the first game starts, and is currently set to June 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET.
• Members will receive the following points for each correct group finishing position:

  	First:	4 pts.
  	Second:	3 pts.
  	Third:	2 pts.
  	Fourth:	1 pt.

• Members will receive the following points for each correct pick in the knockout stage:

  	Round of 32:	5 pts.
  	Round of 16:	8 pts.
  	Quarter Final:	12 pts.
  	Semi Final:	16 pts.
  	Final:	21 pts.

• The tie-breaker is the total number of goals in all 31 games of the knockout round, excluding shootout goals.