Sweepstake

Rules

£10
Entry
24
Entrants
£240
Total pot

The Draw

Each entrant gets one team from the Top-24 pot and one team from the Bottom-24 pot.

Awards

20 prizes
01

Winner

team

Final winner.

PrizeJersey of winning team with winning goalscorer's name on the back
02

2nd place team

team

Runner-up.

Prize£30
03

3rd place team

team

3rd-place play-off winner.

Prize£15
04

Top scoring player

player

Most goals across the tournament.

Prize£7.50
05

Top scoring team

team

Most goals scored in the group stage only.

Prize£7.50
06

Most clean sheets (team)

team

Most clean sheets across the whole tournament.

Prize£7.50
07

First red card (by mins played)

team

Determined by cumulative tournament minutes played at moment of red, so teams playing earlier in the tournament don't benefit.

Prize£5
08

First own goal (by mins played)

team

Cumulative tournament minutes basis, same logic as the red-card award.

Prize£5
09

Worst team

team

Lowest points → then worst goal difference → then fewest goals scored.

Prize£7.50
10

First team to lose on penalties

team

Knockout-stage penalty shootout loss.

Prize£5
11

Set piece kings

team

Team with the most non-penalty set-piece goals (direct free kicks, corners, indirect free kicks).

Prize£5
12

Worst disciplined team

team

Most cards + fouls per 90 (exact weighting to be locked before kickoff).

Prize£5
13

Iran Multiplier

modifier

If Iran does not show up to the tournament, the entrant who drew Iran gets a 1.5x multiplier on all rewards earned by their OTHER team, EXCEPT 1st place.

Prize1.5× modifier on other team's awards (excl. winner)
14

Trump bash award

team

First team where Trump directly insults their national team — broad insults against the country do NOT count.

Prize£5
15

First missed penalty (by mins played)

team

Cumulative tournament minutes basis. In-play and shootout misses both count unless decided otherwise before kickoff.

Prize£5
16

Shithouse award

team

First team to win a match after receiving a red card prior to the 75th minute.

Prize£5
17

First player to cry during the national anthem

player

First player visibly in tears during the pre-match national anthem.

Prize£5
18

First player to cry after kickoff (sad)

player

First player to cry during or after a match in a sad/disappointed way. Tears of joy don't count.

Prize£5
19

First child crying in the crowd

team

First child spotted crying on the broadcast. Award goes to the team whose fans the child is supporting.

Prize£5
20

First hat-trick

player

First player to score three goals in a single match.

Prize£5
Tiebreaker

Combined shots prediction

Each entrant guesses the TOTAL combined shots their two teams will take across the entire tournament. The closest guess wins any tied awards or any awards that go unawarded.

Iran multiplier

If Iran does not show up to the tournament, the entrant who drew Iran gets a 1.5x multiplier on all rewards earned by their OTHER team, EXCEPT 1st place.

Notes & clarifications

  • 01First red card / first OG / first missed penalty are decided by cumulative tournament minutes played, NOT calendar time, to avoid bias toward teams playing earlier.
  • 02Top scoring team is GROUP STAGE ONLY.
  • 03Worst team tiebreakers: fewest points → worst goal difference → fewest goals scored.
  • 04Worst disciplined team formula: most cards + fouls per 90 (exact weighting locked before kickoff).
  • 05Trump bash award: must be aimed at the national team specifically — country-wide insults do not count.
  • 06Shithouse award: red card must occur BEFORE the 75th minute; team must then go on to win the match.
  • 07Subjective tear-related awards (anthem cry / kickoff cry / child cry) are decided by group consensus from broadcast footage.