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| Introduction |
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ASFL2 World Cup Pickem is meant to provide a means of competition during the world's most popular tournament. The game will be scored based on predicted individual game results, submitted both before and during the competition and cumulative group results all submitted before the tournament begins.
The pre-tournament entry is due before the first game of the tournament begins and is broken down into a group stage and knockout round section. You need to submit the group stage portion of your entry before the knockout rounds portion as it determines the seeds for your knockout round bracket. If you alter your group stage entry after submitting your knockout round bracket and the alteration changes your bracket structure, you'll need to resubmit your knockout rounds entry or any points you would have earned from the nation that was misplaced will be nullified as penalty points.
The in-tournament score picks are due before the scheduled start time of each of the 64 games. You can change your pick as often as you'd like up to that point.
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Group Stage |
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The pre-tournament entry's group stage is scored based on the 48 group stage games, six from each of the eight groups. The system will automatically calculate the standings for each group based on the score you submit for each game.
The tiebreaking procedure for the World Cup is, (1) goal difference, (2) goals for, (3) points earned between tied teams, (4) goal difference in games between tied teams, (5) number of goals scored in games between tied teams. |
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Knockout Rounds |
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Two teams advance from each group into the knockout rounds starting with the round of 16. The full bracket layout can be found on the Tournament Bracket page.
As with the group stage, you make your picks by submitting a score for each game in the round. The system will detect your winners and advance the appropriate teams. You also have the option to choose whether or not a game will go into extra time (AET) or penalty kicks (PKs). If a game goes into penalty kicks, it will effect the way the game is scored as the final score will be kept as a tie instead of a flat out win. However, if you choose a game to be completed in PKs, you'll still need to submit the game score with the winner having a higher total, the system will automatically correct the score once submitted when it detects your pick of "PKs" from the drop down. Selecting "AET" doesn't have an effect on your entry's scoring. |
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Scoring |
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| In-Tournament Score Picks |
| Correct Pick: |
3 Pts |
| Correct Score: |
1 Point |
| Perfect Game*: |
1 Point |
*In the knockout rounds this includes picking the correct PK winner if applicable. |
| Pre-Tournament Entry |
| Correct Group Stage Point Total: |
6 Pts |
| Point Total Within 1 Point: |
4 Pts |
| Point Total Within 3 Points: |
2 Pts |
| Correct Goal Differential: |
2 Pts |
| Goal Differential Within 2^: |
1 Point |
| Correct Group Placement: |
4 Pts |
| Group Placement Within 1: |
2 Pts |
| Correct Advancement~: |
3 Pts |
| Correct Quarterfinal Pick: |
6 Pts |
| Correct Semifinal Advance/Wrong Game: |
8 Pts |
| Third Place Game Advance Correct/Wrong Result: |
9 Pts |
| Correct Fourth Place: |
10 Pts |
| Correct Third Place: |
11 Pts |
| Correct Final Advance/Wrong Result: |
12 Pts |
| Correct Second Place: |
13 Pts |
| Correct Champion: |
15 Pts |
*Includes knockout round games, where correctly determining whether or not a game went to PKs is factored in. The winner must be correctly picked in all rounds. |
^This can be in the positive or negative direction and only factors in group stage games. |
~Regardless of whether or not the correct group placement was picked. |
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