The 2026 World Cup Soccer Pool - Entry Form

Based on Games from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, July 19, 2026 (39 Days!)

Entry Deadline: 9:00 PM Our Time, Thu., June 11 -- Emailed entries go to glenmoor@shaw.ca

Name:       Phone No.:          
Email Address:       Entry Fee: $5.00      
(email address where you would like to receive updates)          
                   
GAME GROUP DATE & TIME (CDT) TEAM 1 TEAM 2 WINNER OR DRAW RANK POINTS   AVAILABLE POINTS  
1 A June 11, 9 PM South Korea Czechia       1  
2 B Jn 12, 2 PM Canada Bosnia & Herz.       2  
3 C Jn 13, 5 PM Brazil Morocco       3  
4 C 8:00 PM Haiti Scotland       4  
5 F Jn 14, 3 PM Netherlands Japan       5  
6 E 6:00 PM Côte d'Ivoire Ecuador       6  
7 F 9:00 PM Sweden Tunisia       7  
8 G Jn 15, 2 PM Belgium Egypt       8  
9 I Jn 16, 2 PM France Senegal       9  
10 I 5:00 PM Iraq Norway       10  
11 L Jn 17, 3 PM England Croatia       11  
12 A Jn 18, 8 PM Mexico South Korea       12  
13 F Jn 20, Noon Netherlands Sweden       13  
14 G Jn 21, 8 PM New Zealand Egypt       14  
15 J Jn 22, Noon Argentina Austria       15  
16 J 10:00 PM Jordan Algeria       16  
17 B Jn 24, 2 PM Switzerland Canada       17  
18 E Jn 25, 3 PM Ecuador Germany       18  
19 D 9:00 PM Türkiye U.S.A.       19  
20 D   Paraguay Australia       20  
21 H Jn 26, 7 PM Uruguay Spain       21  
22 H   Cabo Verde Saudi Arabia       22  
23 K Jn 27, 6:30 PM Colombia Portugal       23  
24 K   Congo Uzbekistan       24  
ROUND OF 16 DATE & TIME (CDT) TEAM 1 TEAM 2 WINNER  RANK POINTS   25  
25 R 16 #1 July 4, Noon           26  
26 R 16 #2 4:00 PM           27  
27 R 16 #3 July 5, 3 PM           28  
28 R 16 #4 7:00 PM           29  
29 R 16 #5 July 6, 2 PM           30  
30 R 16 #6 7:00 PM           31  
31 R 16 #7 July 7, 11 AM           32  
32 R 16 #8 3:00 PM           33  
QTR FINALS DATE & TIME (CDT) TEAM 1 TEAM 2 WINNER  RANK POINTS   34  
33 QF #1 July 9, 3 PM           35  
34 QF #2 July 10, 2 PM           36  
35 QF #3 July 11, 4 PM           37  
36 QF #4 8:00 PM           40  
SEMI FINALS DATE & TIME (CDT) TEAM 1 TEAM 2 WINNER  RANK POINTS   45  
37 SF #1 July 14, 2 PM           50  
38 SF #2 July 15, 2 PM              
MEDAL MATCHES DATE & TIME (CDT) TEAM 1 TEAM 2 WINNER  RANK POINTS      
39 BRONZE July 18, 4 PM              
40 GOLD July 19, 2 PM              
                   
INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 2!!              
* PAGE 2 *                
DEFINITELY CHECK THIS OUT:  Participating countries with their current world rankings! Strongly recommended!  
http://glenmoor.ca/Pools/Soccer/WorldCup2026Groups.htm          
                   
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the winner for every game by putting each winning team name in the "WINNER" column.  
                   
GROUP STAGE:  The first 24 games on the pool are selected Group Stage (round robin) games. For these games, you may
also select "DRAW" for a tie game. There is no bonus for picking a draw. If you put 10 points on a draw, you get 10 points.
(So many ties in soccer!)              
                   
ROUND OF 32:  NOT ON THE POOL!              
The very first Round of 32 in World Cup competition! Well I looked at the structure… to me it's virtually incomprehensible!
And there's NO WAY I'm going to spreadsheet it… let alone try to explain it to everyone. We don't need the stress, thanks!
BUT!! Who makes the Round of 32? FYI:            
THE TOP TWO COUNTRIES FROM EACH OF THE 12 GROUPS, PLUS THE TOP 8 THIRD PLACE COUNTRIES.  
Keep that in mind as we skip ahead to the next stage of the competition…        
                   
ROUND OF 16:  THIS IS ON THE POOL!  The 16 winners from the Round of 32 advance to the Round of 16.  
At this point, I figure pretty much any country can play any other country. Mostly not two teams from the same group,  
though it's possible with the 3rd place wild card teams. Again I strongly encourage you to check out the groups, countries,
and rankings document at the link above!! Whether you're using the entry form spreadsheet, or filling it out on paper.  
Pick eight matchups for the Round of 16. DOESN’T MATTER what order your Round of 16 games are in!  
If you pick 8 winners, you get full points for each! And if you don't pick a winner, you still get one half your points  
for putting teams in the Round of 16. Win or lose! Whatever match they played in!        
                   
QUARTERFINALS:                
Here, all the winners of the Round of 16 play! So put all the teams you think will win in the Round of 16 here!  
And pick your winners. Again, it does not matter what order your Quarterfinal games are in. If you pick 4 winners,  
you get full points for them! Or if not, you still get 1/2 points for correctly putting teams in the Quarterfinals.    
                   
SEMIFINALS:                
Here, all the winners of the Quarterfinals play! Pick all the teams and the winners! Full and half points available!  
                   
MEDAL MATCHES:                
Winners of the Semifinals go to the GOLD match, and the losers go to the BRONZE match. Pick the 4 teams!  
NOTE:  Unlike the previous rounds, you must put teams in the EXACT medal matches to get full or half points!  
But you still get 1/4 of your points for each team you place in the WRONG medal match.        
                   
APPLY YOUR RANK POINTS: Now apply rank points to ALL your picks!          
Points for this pool go from 1 to 37, then 40, 45, and 50! A little bonus for your top 3 games!      
                   
Hopefully that's enough! Remember to check out the country groups document link up above! Very helpful!!  
                   
** GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY, AND ENJOY THE "FOOTBALL"! :-D **
MORE USEFUL LINKS:
 
See how complicated the Round of 32 is! Which is why we're skipping it!        
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Bracket        
The FIFA 2026 World Cup home page:            
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026        
To see countries in ranking order:              
https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men            

This form, and any other Glen pool documents, can be found at:
www.glenmoor.ca/Pools/GlenPools.htm