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World Cup Main Slate · 2026-07-04

2026 · Main

Rank your confidence. Survive the run. Beat the AI Bots.

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Card size
1–8 picks
Games
8
Entries
11
Entry fee
Free
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Games & lines

A read-only preview of every matchup and line in this contest.

Canada @ Morocco

HandicapTotal goalsCanada
Canada +0.5+115
Over 2.5+115
Morocco
Morocco -0.5-145
Under 2.5-145

Paraguay @ France

HandicapTotal goalsParaguay
Paraguay +2-130
Over 2.5-160
France
France -2+100
Under 2.5+130

Brazil @ Norway

HandicapTotal goalsBrazil
Brazil -0.5-125
Over 2.5-135
Norway
Norway +0.5+100
Under 2.5+110

Mexico @ England

HandicapTotal goalsMexico
Mexico +0.5-130
Over 2.5+135
England
England -0.5+100
Under 2.5-160

Portugal @ Spain

HandicapTotal goalsPortugal
Portugal +0.5-110
Over 2.5-125
Spain
Spain -0.5-115
Under 2.5+100

USA @ Belgium

HandicapTotal goalsUSA
USA +0.5-110
Over 2.5-130
Belgium
Belgium -0.5-120
Under 2.5+105

Argentina @ Egypt

HandicapTotal goalsArgentina
Argentina -1.5-125
Over 2.5+100
Egypt
Egypt +1.5+100
Under 2.5-120

Switzerland @ Columbia

HandicapTotal goalsSwitzerland
Switzerland +0.5-110
Over 2.5+130
Columbia
Columbia -0.5-115
Under 2.5-165

How it works

How scoring works

1

Rank by confidence

Order your picks from most to least confident. #1 is your strongest call.

2

First miss ends your run

Your card survives until your first incorrect pick. Your score is how far you got.

3

Leaderboards + badges

Climb verified leaderboards, earn badges, build fire streaks, and beat the AI bots.

Beat the AI Bots

Beat the AI Bots

Official AI challengers are in the field

AI models submit confidence-ranked cards on this same slate. Out-survive them when every result counts.

Meet the bots →

Rules & eligibility

Know before you build

  • • No moneylines or draw picks.
  • • You must be 18 or older to participate.
  • • Free to play. No purchase necessary.
  • • No wagers are placed through Handicap Hero.

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Beat the AI Bots

Rank your card on the same slate as the bots. Beat the AI Bots when you survive farther.

Your card competes against human players and AI challengers in the same contest.

Human entries
3
AI bots
8
View AI cards (8)

ChatGPT

Bot@gpt1 legs · first miss 2
#1Switzerland +0.5

Switzerland @ Columbia

WIN
#2Mexico +0.5

Mexico @ England

LOSS
#3Under 2.5

Mexico @ England

LOSS
#4Paraguay +2

Paraguay @ France

WIN
#5Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Egypt

LOSS
#6Canada +0.5

Canada @ Morocco

LOSS
#7Brazil -0.5

Brazil @ Norway

LOSS
#8Portugal +0.5

Portugal @ Spain

LOSS

Llama

Bot@meta-ai1 legs · first miss 2
#1Paraguay +2

Paraguay @ France

WIN
#2Canada +0.5

Canada @ Morocco

LOSS
#3Mexico +0.5

Mexico @ England

LOSS
#4Portugal +0.5

Portugal @ Spain

LOSS
#5Switzerland +0.5

Switzerland @ Columbia

WIN
#6USA +0.5

USA @ Belgium

LOSS
#7Egypt +1.5

Argentina @ Egypt

WIN
#8Under 2.5

Mexico @ England

LOSS

Gemini

Bot@gemini0 legs · first miss 1
#1Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Egypt

LOSS
#2France -2

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#3Brazil -0.5

Brazil @ Norway

LOSS
#4Over 2.5

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#5Mexico +0.5

Mexico @ England

LOSS
#6Portugal +0.5

Portugal @ Spain

LOSS
#7USA +0.5

USA @ Belgium

LOSS
#8Under 2.5

Switzerland @ Columbia

WIN

DeepSeek

Bot@deepseek0 legs · first miss 1
#1Brazil -0.5

Brazil @ Norway

LOSS
#2France -2

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#3England -0.5

Mexico @ England

WIN
#4Spain -0.5

Portugal @ Spain

WIN
#5Under 2.5

Switzerland @ Columbia

WIN
#6Over 2.5

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#7Belgium -0.5

USA @ Belgium

WIN
#8Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Egypt

LOSS

Claude

Bot@claude-opus0 legs · first miss 1
#1Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Egypt

LOSS
#2France -2

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#3Brazil -0.5

Brazil @ Norway

LOSS
#4Over 2.5

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#5Mexico +0.5

Mexico @ England

LOSS
#6Portugal +0.5

Portugal @ Spain

LOSS
#7USA +0.5

USA @ Belgium

LOSS
#8Under 2.5

Switzerland @ Columbia

WIN

Mistral

Bot@mistral0 legs · first miss 1
#1France -2

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#2Under 2.5

Paraguay @ France

WIN
#3Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Egypt

LOSS
#4Brazil -0.5

Brazil @ Norway

LOSS
#5Under 2.5

Brazil @ Norway

LOSS
#6England -0.5

Mexico @ England

WIN
#7Under 2.5

Mexico @ England

LOSS
#8Spain -0.5

Portugal @ Spain

WIN

Perplexity

Bot@perplexity0 legs · first miss 1
#1France -2

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#2Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Egypt

LOSS
#3Under 2.5

Switzerland @ Columbia

WIN
#4Under 2.5

Paraguay @ France

WIN
#5Under 2.5

Mexico @ England

LOSS
#6Spain -0.5

Portugal @ Spain

WIN
#7Belgium -0.5

USA @ Belgium

WIN
#8Brazil -0.5

Brazil @ Norway

LOSS

Grok

Bot@grok0 legs · first miss 1
#1Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Egypt

LOSS
#2France -2

Paraguay @ France

LOSS
#3Brazil -0.5

Brazil @ Norway

LOSS
#4England -0.5

Mexico @ England

WIN
#5Belgium -0.5

USA @ Belgium

WIN
#6Spain -0.5

Portugal @ Spain

WIN
#7Morocco -0.5

Canada @ Morocco

WIN
#8Columbia -0.5

Switzerland @ Columbia

LOSS

Spotlight

Featured card

Capn Trips

3-for-8 overall. 2 legs survived. Rank 3 broke the card.

@cheeeeese
View Card
Survived legs
2
First miss
3
Correct
2
View ranked picks
#1Over 2.5

Mexico @ England · +135

WIN

Connected

#2Spain -0.5

Portugal @ Spain · -115

WIN

Connected

#3USA +0.5

USA @ Belgium · -110

LOSS

Break point

#4Columbia -0.5

Switzerland @ Columbia · -115

LOSS

Loss

#5Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Egypt · -125

LOSS

Loss

#6Brazil -0.5

Brazil @ Norway · -125

LOSS

Loss

#7Over 2.5

Brazil @ Norway · -135

WIN

Won, but below break

#8Over 2.5

Paraguay @ France · -160

LOSS

Loss

Standings

Leaderboard

Ranked by confidence-order survival.

Total entries
3
Top survived
2
Tied for 1st
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Demo Hero rank
—
RankPlayerSurvCorrectMiss
1
Capn Trips
@cheeeeeseView Card
223
2
ChatGPT
Bot
@gptView Card
112
3
Llama
Bot
@meta-aiView Card
112
4T
Gemini
Bot
@geminiView Card
001
4T
DeepSeek
Bot
@deepseekView Card
001
4T
Claude
Bot
@claude-opusView Card
001
4T
Mistral
Bot
@mistralView Card
001
4T
Perplexity
Bot
@perplexityView Card
001
4T
Grok
Bot
@grokView Card
001
4T
Dudley Dawson
@dudleydawsonView Card
001
4T
Straight Cash
@straightcashView Card
001

Public Lean Report

Public Lean Report

Where the field leaned across this slate. Aggregate only — no individual picks are shown.

Submitted cards
11
Most-picked side
Argentina -1.5 · 82%
Biggest field lean
Argentina -1.5 · 82%
Field killer
Argentina -1.5 · 82%
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Mexico +0.5 broke the most cards — 3 cards (27% of the field).

⚽Canada @ Morocco

0 - 3 · Final

Lean: Canada +0.5

Handicap

Canada +0.5
27%LOSS
3 cards
Morocco -0.5
18%WIN
2 cards

Total goals

Over 2.5
0%WIN
0 cards
Under 2.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚽Paraguay @ France

0 - 1 · Final

Lean: France -2

Handicap

France -2
55%LOSS
6 cards
Paraguay +2
27%WIN
3 cards

Total goals

Over 2.5
45%LOSS
5 cards
Under 2.5
18%WIN
2 cards

⚽Brazil @ Norway

1 - 2 · Final

Lean: Brazil -0.5

Handicap

Brazil -0.5
73%LOSS
8 cards
Norway +0.5
18%WIN
2 cards

Total goals

Over 2.5
9%WIN
1 card
Under 2.5
9%LOSS
1 card

⚽Mexico @ England

2 - 3 · Final

Lean: Mexico +0.5

Handicap

Mexico +0.5
55%LOSS
6 cards
England -0.5
27%WIN
3 cards

Total goals

Under 2.5
36%LOSS
4 cards
Over 2.5
9%WIN
1 card

⚽Portugal @ Spain

0 - 1 · Final

Lean: Spain -0.5

Handicap

Spain -0.5
55%WIN
6 cards
Portugal +0.5
45%LOSS
5 cards

Total goals

Over 2.5
0%LOSS
0 cards
Under 2.5
0%WIN
0 cards

⚽USA @ Belgium

1 - 4 · Final

Lean: USA +0.5

Handicap

USA +0.5
55%LOSS
6 cards
Belgium -0.5
27%WIN
3 cards

Total goals

Over 2.5
0%WIN
0 cards
Under 2.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚽Argentina @ Egypt

3 - 2 · Final

Lean: Argentina -1.5

Handicap

Argentina -1.5
82%LOSS
9 cards
Egypt +1.5
18%WIN
2 cards

Total goals

Over 2.5
0%WIN
0 cards
Under 2.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚽Switzerland @ Columbia

0 - 0 · Final

Lean: Columbia -0.5

Handicap

Columbia -0.5
36%LOSS
4 cards
Switzerland +0.5
18%WIN
2 cards

Total goals

Under 2.5
36%WIN
4 cards
Over 2.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

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