Did the group stage wreck your bracket? Second Chance is a clean slate. Skip the groups entirely, predict every knockout match from the Round of 32 to the final, and play on a separate leaderboard.
Second Chance opens once the group stage wraps up, so a busted group bracket does not follow you in. You start fresh and predict only the knockout rounds, which makes it the fastest way to jump back into the run for a leaderboard spot.
You fill out the full knockout bracket against a projected Round of 32 that firms up as the groups finish. Pick every winner from the Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, all the way to your champion.
Each pick is scored on its own: a team you advance earns that round’s points whenever it reaches that round, even if its path differs from your bracket. The mode runs on a separate Second Chance leaderboard, with a maximum of 1,840 points, and you can play solo or in a private group.
Second Chance edits stay open right up until the first Round of 32 match kicks off on June 28, 2026. After that single lock, your bracket is set and scoring follows the knockout rounds as the results come in.
Second Chance is a knockout-only bracket. You skip the group stage and predict every match from the Round of 32 through the final, so even a wrecked group bracket gets a fresh run.
No. Second Chance is fully self-contained. You only predict the knockout rounds, with no group standings or best third-place picks to fill out.
Points are awarded team by team across the knockout rounds, with later rounds worth more, up to 1,840 points. It runs on its own leaderboard, separate from the full-bracket modes.
Because the groups are still being decided, the Round of 32 matchups start as a projection and firm up as group results land. You predict against that bracket, and your picks are scored on where teams actually reach.
It opens after the group stage and locks once at the first Round of 32 kickoff on June 28, 2026. You can edit your picks freely until then.