FAQ & Rules

It's a football prediction game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. You predict the final score of each match and pick one ZINGO Zone player — a player you expect to score or assist from the 70^th minute onwards. Bonus points are stacked on top if your pick delivers in the last 20 minutes (or in extra time / shootouts).

Any goal or assist a player records from minute 70 onwards. That includes:

• Normal time after 70:00 — including stoppage time
• Extra time (90–120 + stoppage)
• Penalty shootout goals (counts for POTT — see below)

Goals or assists before the 70^th minute do not earn ZINGO Zone bonus points (they still count toward the actual match scoreline though).

Outcome	Points
Correct exact score	10
Correct result only (win/draw direction)	4
ZINGO Zone goal (Forward)	6
ZINGO Zone goal (Midfielder)	7 (+1 bonus)
ZINGO Zone goal (Defender or GK)	8 (+2 bonus)
ZINGO Zone assist (any position)	4

You don't get both 10 + 4 for a correct exact score — the exact-score award replaces the correct-result one. Your player can rack up multiple ZINGO Zone contributions in a single match and all of them count.

90 minutes before kick-off of each match. This is enforced on the server (not your browser clock), so there's no way to sneak in a late one. Up until lockout you can change your prediction as many times as you like.

One tournament-wide pick. You choose a single player you think will rack up the most ZINGO Zone contributions (goals + assists from 70:00 onwards) across the entire World Cup. Extra time and penalty shootout goals all count.

Your POTT pick locks 90 minutes before the first match of the tournament. After that it can't be changed.

The user(s) who picked the player with the most ZINGO Zone contributions at the end of the tournament win the POTT prize (if any — see prizes below).

Yes — you can create up to 3 mini-leagues and join any number of leagues other people invite you to. Each league has a 6-character code. Share the code and your mates can join with their own team name.

League owners can delete the league at any time (which removes it for everyone). Members can leave at any time.

Best Mini-League Creator prize: €250 + FIFA merch + ZINGO Assortment. The creator of the league with the highest combined points of its top 10 players wins. Build the strongest crew, take home the prize.

On the Leagues page, every league card has a green Share ↗ button. On a phone it opens your native share sheet — pick Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Messages, or anything else you have installed. On desktop you'll get a WhatsApp link + copy buttons.

The share message includes a one-tap join link — when a mate clicks it, the join form auto-fills with the code.

Yes — over €2k in prizes across the tournament, plus the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Zayu™ trophy for the Overall Winner. Every prize is guaranteed:

• Overall Winner — €1,000 cash + FIFA World Cup 2026™ Zayu™ trophy + an official FIFA World Cup 2026™ team jersey of your choice + the official Ballers Assortment + a ZINGO Assortment
• Best Mini-League Creator (top-10 combined points) — €250 cash + FIFA World Cup 2026™ mascot + official Ballers Assortment + ZINGO Assortment
• Runner-up — €250 cash + FIFA World Cup 2026™ mascot + official Ballers Assortment + ZINGO Assortment
• Knockout Finals Champion (QF + SF + 3rd + Final combined) — €200 cash + FIFA World Cup 2026™ mascot + official Ballers Assortment + ZINGO Assortment
• Knockout R1 & R2 Winner (R32 + Last 16 combined) — €150 + FIFA World Cup 2026™ Ballers Series 1 Assortment + ZINGO Assortment
• Group Stage Winner — €150 + FIFA World Cup 2026™ Ballers Series 1 Assortment + ZINGO Assortment
• Most ZINGO Zone Picks — Team supply of ZINGO (€150 value) + FIFA World Cup 2026™ mascot + official Ballers Assortment + ZINGO Assortment

You don't have to lead from day one. With a runner-up prize, three stage prizes and a ZINGO Zone prize, there's something to play for right through to the final. A single player can win multiple categories.

When are prizes paid? All winners are paid after the World Cup Final, once final scores and tiebreakers have been applied — one consistent payout across every category. Live standings are visible the whole way through.

See full prize details →

It depends on your age, in tiers:

• Under 13: account creation is not permitted.
• 13-15: you can view the site but can't create an account.
• 16-17: you can create an account, play, and appear on the leaderboard. You're eligible to win, but cash prizes require parent/guardian consent and may be substituted for an equivalent non-cash prize (merch, voucher, trophy) at ZINGO's discretion.
• 18 or over: fully eligible to win prizes.

Plus — to receive a prize, you must be a resident of one of these countries:

🇮🇪 Ireland · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 🇺🇸 United States · 🇨🇦 Canada · 🇦🇺 Australia · 🇳🇿 New Zealand · 🇪🇸 Spain · 🇫🇷 France

Outside those countries, you can still play and climb the leaderboard — but you're not eligible to win or claim any prize, even if you finish first.

Prize winners must provide proof of age, identity and country of residence before any prize is awarded. The competition is free to enter — no purchase, no stake, not gambling. See full conditions on the Prizes page or in the Terms of Service.

If two or more players finish level on points for a prize, ties are broken in this order:

1. Closest prediction to the minute of the first goal in the World Cup Final.
2. If still tied, closest prediction to the total goals across the 8 knockout-finals matches (QF + SF + 3rd + Final, including penalty shootouts).
3. If still tied, the earliest valid tiebreaker entry wins.

If two players are equally close on a tiebreaker, we move to the next one. The tiebreaker form is open in the windows between matches for anyone who hasn't submitted yet, and locks 90 min before each match. Once you submit, your answers are final the moment the next match kicks off — no editing after that.

Two short predictions, submitted on the Player of the Tournament page along with your POTT pick. The form is open continuously for unsubmitted users — between every pair of matches, with a 90-min cool-off before each kick-off. Once you submit, your answers lock the moment the next match begins (so an early submitter doesn't have an unfair advantage over a late joiner editing as info comes in).

1. Minute of the first goal in the World Cup Final. Dropdown lets you pick any minute from 1' through 120'+5, or "PENS" if the Final is decided on penalty shootout.
2. Total goals across the 8 knockout-finals matches (Quarter-Finals + Semi-Finals + 3rd-place + Final, including penalty-shootout goals).

Closest answer wins. If still tied: earliest valid entry into the tiebreaker submission wins.

Your display name (used on the global leaderboard) is editable on the Profile page. Your team name in a league is set when you join that league; to change it, re-join with the same code and your new team name (it'll just update).

Go to Profile → "Danger zone" → "Delete my account". This permanently wipes your predictions, POTT pick, and league memberships. Leagues you own are deleted for everyone. The action cannot be undone.

Yes. Passwords are stored hashed (we never see them). Account data lives on Supabase (EU, Ireland region). We don't use behavioural tracking or advertising cookies. Full detail in our Privacy Policy.

Email info@zingo.buzz and we'll come back to you. Mention what you were doing and which match (if relevant) so we can spot it.