A World Cup bracket challenge is a multiplayer prediction game where friends, coworkers, or family each fill out their own 48-team tournament bracket, share it, and compete to see whose picks score the most points after the group stage and knockout rounds. Since 1998, "bracket challenges" have been an office and friend-group tradition in the US and UK. In 2026 the format matters more than ever: the new 48-team structure means 104 matches and 8 third-placed teams advancing — way more prediction points than the 32-team era, and way more bragging rights to earn. This page shows you how to run a challenge today using bracket2026.com — no accounts, no apps, no backend. Just build, share a link, and keep score with one of the templates below.

Bracket 2026

Predict the First-Ever 48-Team World Cup

Predict the First-Ever 48-Team World Cup