Group Standings

In World Cup bracket pools, you predict where each team finishes in their group (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th). Group standings are also auto-derived from real match results to score your picks.

How Standings Are Derived (FIFA Tiebreak)

Standings follow official FIFA tiebreak order:

1. Points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
2. Goal difference (goals scored minus goals conceded)
3. Goals scored
4. Head-to-head points between tied teams
5. Head-to-head goal difference between tied teams

If teams are still tied after all five, official rules use fair play and drawing of lots — the app reflects whatever the real tournament rules produce.

How You Score Group Standings

Default scoring for each group:

Pool creators can customize these values — see the scoring config page.

Per-Match Scoreline Picks

You can also predict the exact result of each group match (Brazil 2-1 Morocco, etc.). Per-match picks share the same scoreline bonus as knockout picks — exact score, goal difference, or result-only — defined once in the pool's scoring config.

When real match results come in, the app re-scores all group entries:

1. The new scoreline awards or removes per-match points
2. Standings recalculate using FIFA tiebreak
3. If your 1st/2nd/3rd picks now match (or no longer match) the new standings, those points adjust too

Re-Scoring Is Automatic

You don't refresh the leaderboard manually. Whenever a new group result lands, the app re-scores affected entries and updates the leaderboard. See auto-result sync for the full flow.

When Group Picks Lock

Side predictions (Champion, Golden Boot, Total Goals) and group standings always lock at the first kickoff of Round 1, regardless of which prediction mode the pool uses. Per-match scoreline picks lock by round: Round 1 picks at Round 1 first kickoff, Round 2 at Round 2, Round 3 at Round 3 (in the default round-by-round mode).

Read Next

• Bracket scoring config
• Lock windows
• Auto-result sync