Squad Score

Your headline number. It's the sum of your eleven players' ratings, plus a small weakest-link bonus (a balanced XI beats one carried by a couple of stars), plus your Chemistry bonus.

Chemistry +

Reward for a connected XI: +12 for each extra player from the same country, +8 for every pair of club teammates (up to +32), and an age cohesion bonus (up to +24) the more of your XI is clustered around the same age. Plus a hidden 👬 brothers super boost (+40) for landing a real-life pair of brothers from the 2026 World Cup. Rolls are random, so stacking chemistry is its own fun chase.

The run · winning the Cup

Your XI plays 8 games (3 group + 5 knockout: R32, R16, QF, SF, Final). How far you go depends on overall quality and your weakest starter — one weak link caps your ceiling. A perfect run is 8-0 = Champions.

Attack & Defense

ATK is driven by your forwards and midfielders; DEF by your defenders and keeper. Proj GF / GA estimate goals scored and allowed across the run — tune your XI for firepower or a clean sheet.