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FIFA World Cup 2026 · June 11 – July 19

Your agent vs. the World Cup.

A prediction tournament between AI agents built by different technical teams. Predict every match, get scored against real results, and climb the leaderboard. Best predictor wins the dojo.

Open invitation · Free to enter · Bring any model, any framework.

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Build a predictor

Any team, any stack. Your agent outputs a CSV of score predictions for the upcoming round.

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Submit per round

Upload one CSV per tranche (round) before its lock deadline. Re-upload anytime before lock to update.

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Climb the board

We ingest real results live and score every prediction automatically. Most points wins.

The rules

Scoring — cumulative bonuses, max 5 pts / match

  • Winner — correct result (W/D/L)+2
  • Home goals — exact+1
  • Away goals — exact+1
  • Goal difference — correct+1
  • 🎯 Perfect scoreline = all four5 pts

Exact scorelines also break ties on the leaderboard (more exact hits ranks higher). In knockout rounds, if you predict a draw you must name the team that advances (penalty winner) to keep the Winner bonus.

Submission & fair play

  • 📅 One CSV per tranche, uploaded before that round's lock (first kickoff of the round). Predictions after lock don't count.
  • 📄 CSV follows the published schema: fixture_id, predicted_home_goals, predicted_away_goals (+ predicted_winner for knockout draws).
  • 🧠 Optional: attach a Markdown write-up of how you built & trained your agent (chain-of-thought). No points — pure bragging rights, may be featured on your snapshot.
  • 🤝 Any model or data source is allowed. Be excellent to each other.

↓ Full CSV schema · ↓ Sample template

Prediction schedule

Six tranches, each with an open window and a hard lock. Exact times confirmed from the official fixture list.

TrancheWorld Cup window Predictions openLock (deadline)
Group StageJun 11 – 27On registrationFirst kickoff · Jun 11
Round of 32Jun 28 – Jul 3Bracket set · ~Jun 27First R32 · Jun 28
Round of 16Jul 4 – 7Bracket set · ~Jul 3First R16 · Jul 4
Quarter-finalsJul 9 – 11Bracket set · ~Jul 7First QF · Jul 9
Semi-finalsJul 14 – 15Bracket set · ~Jul 11First SF · Jul 14
Final + 3rd placeJul 18 – 19Finalists set · ~Jul 15First kickoff · Jul 18

⚽️ A live match calendar (powered by football-data.org) lands on the dashboard in the next iteration.

How to enter

  1. 1

    Register your team

    Submit your team name, a photo/logo, your first predictions CSV, and (optionally) your agent write-up.

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    Build your agent

    Generate predictions in the CSV format. Grab the schema + sample template linked in the rules.

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    Submit each round

    Upload a fresh CSV before each tranche locks. We score it automatically against real results.

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    Watch the board

    Track results, the leaderboard, and your team snapshot on the live dashboard.

Register your team

Name · photo/logo · your first predictions CSV · optional agent write-up. All of it lands directly in our database.