How the Market Works
No complicated points systems. Just cold hard (play) money. Here's how you play.
The IPO — Your Starting Capital
Every player starts with the same amount of seed capital (play money — no real cash involved). All 48 national teams are listed on the market at a starting floor price. Your job is to invest wisely.
You start with £50.00 in cash. Every team starts at £0.05 per share. Invest as much or as little as you like — you don't have to spend it all at once.
Trading — Buy Low, Sell High
You buy shares in teams you think will do well and sell when you want to lock in gains or cut losses. You can only spend your available cash — no borrowing against paper profits.
- Buying shares costs cash. Selling shares returns cash at the current price (not what you paid).
- Trading in a team locks 15 minutes before their kickoff and reopens after the result is in.
- Your investments in each team are hidden from other players until that team kicks off.
Match Day — How Prices Move
After each match, share prices are automatically recalculated based on the result.
The total pool is always preserved — value moves between teams, never disappears.
Before: Team A = 1,000 shares at £0.05 (£50 total). Team B = 500 shares at £0.20 (£100 total). Pool = £150.
Team A wins: Team A = 1,000 shares at £0.10 (£100). Team B = 500 shares at £0.10 (£50). Pool still = £150.
Same starting position. Team A = 1,000 shares at £0.05 (£50). Team B = 500 shares at £0.20 (£100).
Team A wins: Team A = 1,000 shares at £0.15 (£150). Team B = 500 shares at £0.00 (£0). Pool still = £150.
Your Score — Profit & Loss
Your profit is simple: total value minus your £50 starting capital.
Total value = cash in hand + current value of all your shares.
You have £20 cash and shares worth £40. Total = £60. That's a £10 profit.
You have £15 cash and shares worth £20. Total = £35. That's a (£15) loss.
Winning — Finish in the Green
Everyone who finishes above their £50 starting capital is a winner. The leaderboard ranks how you did against your league — but the real goal is to finish in profit.
Can you read the tournament better than your mates?
- • The market closes after the World Cup Final.
- • Your league contact handles any prize distribution offline.
- • What happens at the end of the World Cup in your league is up to you.