Pick Your Knockout Bracket
Enter your details, fill in all 31 matches from the Round of 32 through to your champion, then submit. Takes about 5 minutes.
Winner's Prize — 30% of Total Pot + Ulman Foundation Shirt
The highest-scoring KO-only bracket wins 30% of the entry pot in cash plus an official Ulman Foundation shirt. 70% of all entry fees go directly to the Ulman Foundation supporting young adult cancer survivors.
Prize pot grows with every entry. Example: 20 entries × $10 = $200 total → $60 winner's prize + $140 to Ulman Foundation.
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Knockout Bracket Leaderboard
KO-only entries only. Scores update as real results come in.
Rules & Scoring
This is the Knockout-Only Pool — $10 Entry
- This is a separate pool from the full $35 bracket pool — KO-only entries compete only against each other
- Pick winners for all 31 knockout matches from the Round of 32 through the Final
- Submit before June 28, 2026 (before the first R32 kickoff)
- Send $10 to Venmo @wmtirone with your name in the note
- 70% of every entry ($7) goes to the Ulman Foundation
- 30% of the total pot goes to the single winner — plus an Ulman Foundation shirt
- Example: 20 entries = $200 pot → $60 winner's prize + $140 to Ulman Foundation
Knockout Scoring
- 2 pts — correct Round of 32 winner (×16 matches, max 32 pts)
- 4 pts — correct Round of 16 winner (×8 matches, max 32 pts)
- 6 pts — correct Quarterfinal winner (×4 matches, max 24 pts)
- 8 pts — correct Semifinal winner (×2 matches, max 16 pts)
- 12 pts — correct Champion pick
- Maximum possible score: 116 pts
Tiebreakers
- 1st: Closest predicted total goals in the Final
- 2nd: Exact Final scoreline (e.g. 2-1)
- 3rd: Earlier entry submission timestamp
Key Dates
- Bracket submission deadline: June 28, 2026 before first R32 kickoff
- Round of 32: June 28 – July 3, 2026
- Round of 16: July 4 – July 8, 2026
- Quarterfinals: July 9 – July 11, 2026
- Semifinals: July 13 – July 14, 2026
- Final: July 19, 2026 — MetLife Stadium, NJ
Want to Do the Full Pool Instead?
- The full pool includes group stage predictions + knockout picks for $35
- Full entrants compete for a separate prize structure (50/30/15/5% split)
- Group stage deadline has passed — full entries are now closed
- Visit the main bracket pool page or contact Mike at wmtirone on Venmo