Rules - Fantasy Football World Cup 2014
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By creating an account you're participating with the game. When participating you're obligated to enter all required details and you agree upon the rules of the game as well as the terms provided.
Deadline
Save all your predictions before the start of the tournament: . Until then, you're able to make changes in your predictions.
My prediction
After logging in, you will be redirected to the 'My prediction' page. It is up to you to predict all scores of all matches before the start of the tournament. The score represents the result after the regular playing time of 90 minutes including stoppage time. So, extra time or penalties are not taken into account.
Knockout rounds
For the knockout rounds you need to select the country of whom you think will go through. It is not allowed to select a country double per whole round. If you do this, you will be rewarded with zero points. See below for some examples.
100%
When logged in, you'll see a score in the main navigation bar. This score represents the percentage you filled out on the 'My prediction' page. When you see a 100 % score, you are acknowledged that you entered all predictions. But be aware, it doesn't indicate when countries are selected double in a whole knockout round.
Individual
As an individual participant, you'll automatically compete against all other members in the fantasy league. Your score is based on your own predictions, and your performance is ranked alongside others throughout the league.
Best Pool
Everybody who signed up for a Pool is not only competing in the individual ranking, but also in the Pool ranking. This means that you can win individually, win with your Pool and become the winner of your Pool. And, to compete in the Pool ranking, the Pool needs to consist of at least 3 members, or otherwise 0 points will be given.
Add Pool
Do you want to organise a pool? Click here to do so. On both pages you'll find further instructions of how to add a pool. In this way you're able to organise a pool with friends, colleagues, sport buddies, neighbours, or more.
Participate in pool
On the 'Pool'-page you are able to sign up for a pool. Just below the title on the left side you'll see a button that you can click. You should be logged in to sign up for a pool.
Invite friends for my pool
On the 'Pool'-page you are able to invite friends. Just below the title you'll see Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp logos that you can can click. In this way you can invite friends to participate.
Points
Points to be earned based on the scores
Based on some rules you are able to collect points for the score. The score represents the result after the regular playing time of 90 minutes including stoppage time. So, extra time or penalties are not taken into account. The maximum numbers of points based on the score for all matches is equal to 8 points. Here are some examples:
| M Match | P Predicted | R Results | 1X2 1X2 | S Score | GD Goal difference | MP Max. points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP - NED Spain - Netherlands | 1 - 3 | 1 - 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| ESP - NED Spain - Netherlands | 0 - 2 | 1 - 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| ESP - NED Spain - Netherlands | 0 - 1 | 1 - 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ESP - NED Spain - Netherlands | 1 - 0 | 1 - 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Points to be earned based on the predicted countries in the knockout rounds
Next to the points for the score, you are able to collect points by predicting the countries that go through to the next round(s). So, you can earn points based on the correct position (CP), or the incorrect position (IP). For example, correct position is equal by predicting that France will be the winner of Group A. But, if another country comes first and France qualifies, but as runner-up, it will be selected as the incorrect position.
| M Match | P Predicted | C Score | CP Correct position | IP Incorrect position | MP Max. points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| all countries qualified on correct position: | |||||
| 1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] | BRA - ESP Brazil - Spain | BRA - ESP Brazil - Spain | 12 (2 x 6) | 0 | 12 |
| 1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] | NED - MEX Netherlands - Mexico | NED - MEX Netherlands - Mexico | 12 (2 x 6) | 0 | 12 |
| two countries qualified on correct position and two on the incorrect position: | |||||
| 1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] | BRA - NED Brazil - Netherlands | BRA - ESP Brazil - Spain | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] | ESP - MEX Spain - Mexico | NED - MEX Netherlands - Mexico | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| all countries qualified, but at the incorrect position: | |||||
| 1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] | MEX - NED Mexico - Netherlands | BRA - ESP Brazil - Spain | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] | ESP - BRA Spain - Brazil | NED - MEX Netherlands - Mexico | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| one country qualified at correct position, and one at the incorrect position: | |||||
| 1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] | BRA - CHI Brazil - Chile | BRA - ESP Brazil - Spain | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] | ESP - CRO Spain - Croatia | NED - MEX Netherlands - Mexico | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Warning; no points earned when countries are selected double
Per knockout round it is not allowed to select a country or more countries double. A warning will be presented. But, when you did you'll be rewarded with zero points.
| M Match | P Predicted | C Countries | MP Max. points |
|---|---|---|---|
| correct example with all countries selected once: | |||
| 1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] | BRA - ESP Brazil - Spain | BRA - ESP Brazil - Spain | 12 |
| 1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] | NED - MEX Netherlands - Mexico | NED - MEX Netherlands - Mexico | 12 |
| incorrect example with Spain selected twice: | |||
| 1/8F [1A - 2B] Round of 16 [1A - 2B] | Brazil - ESP Brazil - Spain | BRA - ESP Brazil - Spain | 0 |
| 1/8F [1B - 2A] Round of 16 [1B - 2A] | Netherlands - BRA Netherlands - Brazil | NED - MEX Netherlands - Mexico | 0 |
Overview of the maximum number of points that can be earned per round
Per match and knockout round there are points to be collected. In this overview you'll see the maximum number of points that can be collected per round.
| Round | M Matches | S Score | CP Correct position | IP Incorrect position | MP Max. points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group matches | 48 | 8 | 384 | ||
| Round of 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 160 |
| Quarter finals | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 96 |
| Semi finals | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 56 |
| 3rd Place | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| Final | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| World Champion | 20 | ||||
| general-vc-champion-short | 20 | ||||
| Total | 800 |