How to play

  1. Choose your draft pool — All-Time Legends (every era, peak ratings) or 2026 World Cup (current rosters, current ratings).
  2. Pick a formation — 4-3-3, 4-4-2, 3-5-2 or 4-2-3-1.
  3. Draft your XI — each slot offers 3 players; pick one. You get 2 rerolls for the whole draft.
  4. Build chemistry — adjacent players link through shared nation, era and confederation. Strong links glow gold on the pitch. Chemistry counts as much as star power in matches.
  5. Pick bench and manager — 3 subs and a manager whose tactical perk shapes your squad.
  6. Win all 8 — 3 group games, Round of 32, Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final. Lose and the run ends.

A full chemistry explainer arrives with the chemistry engine.

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