Please find below details of our football rules regarding outright markets for the FIFA World Cup 2026!
Please note these are the only rules that will apply to this tournament and may differ slightly from our usual outright markets.
You can also find our General Rules for football here.
In the event of a team being removed or disqualified from the competition after the relevant season has begun, all bets on the affected team will made be void unless the result has already been determined.
- Settlement will be determined for all "To Qualify" markets by the final result on the pitch. Settlement will not be reversed if a team is subsequently suspended or removed from a tournament competition.
- Any penalties or appeals heard after the event, which may subsequently alter the tournament placings will not count for betting purposes.
In the case of a tie between two or more teams (i.e two teams tied for highest scoring team in the tournament):
- For bets placed before the 20th May 2026 then any tied winners WILL be settled in line with dead heat rules.
- For bets placed after 20th May 2026 then dead heat rules will NOT apply. All winning selections will be paid out in full at the price the bet was taken.
Tournament Winner
You're betting on: which team will win the stated competition.
First Time Winner
You're betting on: whether the winner will be a team that has never won the tournament before.
Tournament Winner Double Chance
You're betting on: Either of the named teams to win the tournament.
Name The Finalists
You're betting on: which two teams will face each other in the final.
Tournament Winner & Runner Up
You're betting on: which teams - and in which exact finishing positions - will be the Top 2.
Tournament Runner Up
You're betting on: A team to reach the Final of the competition and lose that match.
To Reach The Final/Semi-Finals/Quarter-Finals
You're betting on: A team to reach the Final/Semi-Finals/Quarter-Finals of the competition.
Tournament 3rd Place
You're betting on: which team will finish in 3rd place, decided by the 3rd place play-off match.
Tournament Top 4 Exact Order
You're betting on: which teams and there exact finishing positions - will finish as winner, runner-up, 3rd place and 4th place. 3rd and 4th place decided by the the 3rd place playoff match.
Winning Confederation
You're betting on: which Confederation the winning team will come from (UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, CAF, OFC).
Top Confederation Teams
You're betting on: which Country from each Confederation will reach the furthest stage of the competition (UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, CAF, OFC).
Highest/Lowest Scoring Team
You're betting on: which team will score most/least goals across all their matches in the tournament including extra time (excluding penalty shoot outs) -
Tournament Winning Group
You're betting on: which group will produce the eventual winner of the tournament
Highest/Lowest Scoring Group
You're betting on: which group will have the most/least goals scored across all their matches in the group stages only.
Tournament Total Goals Scored
You're betting on: how many goals will be scored in the tournament in total.
- Includes goals scored in Extra Time
- Does not include goals scored in penalty shootouts.
Total Matches Decided on Penalties
You're betting on: the total number of matches that will be decided by a penalty shootout across the entire tournament.
Total Goals Scored Group Stage
You're betting on: the total number of goals scored across all the group stage games.
Total Goals Scored in Knock Out
You're betting on: the total number of goals scored in knock out stage matches of the tournament, including extra time (excluding penalty shoot outs).
Total Goals Scored in Extra Time
You're betting on: the total number of goals scored in the extra time period of games throughout the tournament.
Player to Score X or more goals
You're betting on: the total number of goals a player will score during the tournament.
Group Outrights
Group Winner
You're betting on: which team will finish top of the stated group.
To Finish 2nd/3rd/4th in Group
You're betting on: which team will finish 2nd/3rd/4th in the stated group.
To Qualify from Group
You're betting on: which team will qualify from the group stage of the tournament.
Not To Qualify from Group
You're betting on: A team to fail to qualify from the group stages of the tournament.
Both to Finish in Top 2 in Group
You're betting on: Which two teams will finish in the top 2 of the stated group.
Group Exact Finish Order
You're betting on: which position within their group the stated team will finish in.
Group Winner Double Chance
You're betting on: Either of the named teams to win the stated group.
Team Outrights
Team Stage of Elimination
You're betting on: which stage of the competition the stated team will be eliminated in. If the team you bet on wins the tournament then your bet will be settled as a loser.
Team Exact Points in Group
You're betting on: the exact number of points the stated team will get in the group stages.
Team Exact Group Goals Scored
You're betting on: the exact number of goals the stated team is going to score in the Group Stage.
Team Tournament Team Clean Sheets
You're betting on: how many clean sheets a team is going to have in the tournament.
Team Tournament Goals Scored/Conceded
You're betting on: the number of goals a team is going to score/concede during the entire tournament, including extra time (excluding penalty shoot outs)
Team Tournament Goals Scored/Conceded in Knock Out Stages
You're betting on: the total number of goals a team is going to score/concede during the knock out stages of the competition, including extra time (excluding penalty shoot outs)
Teams Eliminated by Penalties
You're betting on: the total number of teams that will be eliminated by penalty shootout in the tournament.