Player guide
How Cup League works
A short, plain-language tour of picks, scoring, knockouts, and your leaderboard — no spreadsheets required.
2026 at a glance
You join a company workspace (private to your org) or the global open pool. Fixtures, scores, and results are kept up to date for you. You earn points when your predictions match how matches end — the leaderboard adds up everything from 2026 World Cup fixtures only.
Making your picks
Open Matches, choose a year if offered, then tap a match card. Each pick is one of three outcomes:
- Home — the team listed on the left wins.
- Away — the team on the right wins.
- Draw — the match ends level after normal time (group stage draws are common; knockouts usually produce a winner after extra time or penalties).
Choose before lock
Each match locks when it is about to start (or when your league has already recorded a kickoff). After lock, your pick is saved and cannot be changed for that match.
One pick per match
You can update freely until lock. The app always keeps your latest saved choice.
Champion tab (when shown)
For 2026, you may also see a podium tab: pick which nations finish 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. That is separate from individual match picks and uses its own lock time.
How match points are calculated
When a match is marked finished, the system compares the official result to your pick:
- Global pool: Selenera admin configures points for correct win picks, correct draw picks, and wrong picks (including negative penalties).
- Company workspace: your organizer sets point values for a correct pick when the result is a home/away win, when the result is a draw, and optionally for a wrong pick (which can even be negative). Ask your admin if you are unsure.
If your pick does not match the recorded result, your workspace may award zero or another value your admin configured. There is no partial credit for “almost right” — simplicity keeps the game fair and easy to explain at the office.
Behind the scenes: the winner side is read from the final score first. If the score is level on a knockout match, the app uses the recorded winning side (for example after extra time or penalties) so the right pick is credited.
Knockouts & the bracket — what you need to know
After the group stage, teams move into single-elimination rounds (Round of 32, 16, quarter-finals, and so on). You do not run the bracket yourself. The schedule in the app shows who is scheduled to play in each slot.
“TBD” Some slots may show “TBD” until qualifiers are known. As soon as both teams are confirmed, the match card updates — then you make your pick like any other fixture.
The tournament’s real-world rules decide who advances. Cup League mirrors those pairings so your job stays simple: pick the winner (or draw where applicable) for each listed match.
Podium / champion picks (bonus points)
Where enabled, you choose the nations you believe will finish gold, silver, and bronze. After the final and third-place match are both finished, the app compares your choices to the official podium.
- Each correct placement earns bonus points (1st, 2nd, 3rd can each award a different amount).
- Your workspace or global settings define the exact values; defaults are often 10 / 5 / 3 points.
- Picks lock at the time shown for your league — typically before the opening match if no custom time is set.
Podium points add on top of your regular match points for the same 2026 season.
Leaderboard & live updates
The Leaderboard ranks everyone using 2026 match points plus any podium bonus. Names and emails help teammates find each other; use Account to update how you appear.
Scores refresh as matches complete — you do not need to refresh manually, though you may still pull to refresh on mobile like any web app.
Questions about your company’s settings? Ask your workspace admin. Ready to play? Global league · Company league