Feel the Heat with bet365's Summer Tournament Challenge

When it comes to putting on a Summer spectacular, you can always trust bet365 to go above and beyond, especially with a campaign slogan claiming “More Offers Than Ever”.

With the 2026 World Cup set to be one of the biggest tournaments of its kind, the popular online casino and sports betting provider is stepping up its game by offering free prediction gaming, special promotions, and a new sports-themed jackpot slot!

Read to learn how you can get in on the action without ever setting foot in a stadium.

Set Your WC26 Predictions & Climb the Leaderboard

With 48 premier teams battling it out over 108 matches across three countries, the World Cup offers football fans more matches and sports betting opportunities than ever before.

Building on the success of its previous football-focused outings, bet365 launched a WC26 free-to-play prediction game.

The Summer Tournament Challenge invites account holders to predict the winners of various legs of the competition to score points. The more points you accumulate, the higher up the leaderboard you can climb, with the top spot being worth £50,000 for one lucky punter.

How to Play the Tournament Challenge:

Follow these 3 steps to make your predictions and claim your position on the leaderboards:

1. Predict the Result: Choose the correct result for all fixtures within the Group Stage Matchday and Knockout rounds to score points.
2. Double Down: Select your Daily Double pick. If your prediction is correct, this selection will double the points you are awarded.
3. Play Next: Once a fixture is completed and your points have been awarded, remember to come back and lock in your next selection.

Mirroring the format of the popular tournament, the prediction game has five leaderboards to compete in:  Matchday 1, Matchday 2, Matchday 3, Round of 32, and the World Cup Final.

Each leaderboard holds multiple prize-winning spots, with the winner of each leaderboard receiving £50,000. Since you can win multiple leaderboards, the maximum possible prize for the predictor event is £250,000.

How to Accumulate Points:

Scoring points in the WC26 Tournament Challenge is relatively simple. When you correctly predict the outcome of a fixture, you will be awarded points. The calculation for these points is 10x the odds of your winning selection.

Practically, this means that should you bet on South Africa to beat Mexico at odds of 7.50 (13/2), at a free stake of 10 points, you will be awarded 75 points towards your leaderboard total.

If you’ve set this match as your Daily Double pick, then your points would be 2x, adding 150 to your leaderboard total.

Bet365 Adds New Social Leaderboard Feature

A special addition to the free prediction game for the World Cup is the “Your Leagues” social leaderboards. In addition to the main game leaderboard, you and your friends can join private leaderboards to compete for bragging rights.

Getting your mates into the mix is as simple as sending them a unique league code. Once the matchday is in-play, you can all review one another's picks and compare the results of your predictions and standings on the leaderboard.

The social leagues will make getting together with mates to enjoy the footie that much more engaging, now it's not just your favourite team vying for top spot.

There Are Truly More Offers to Enjoy

As if the free-to-play Tournament Challenge wasn’t enough on its own, the gaming and betting provider has the following boosters for you to enjoy.

• Matchday Reveals: Log into your bet365 account daily during the tournament to claim a random offer. These promotions can include boosts, money back, bet and get, risk-free, safety net bet and x-sell.
• Matchday Reveal Prize Draw: Players who claim all daily offers will be entered into a special weekly luck draw for more tiered rewards.
• Sports-Based Jackpot: The Jackpot365 game has been such a hit that bet365 has created a football-themed version for the event, where any spin resulting in an outcome of  “365” will instantly trigger the Jackpot payout.
• Extra Time: UK players can take full advantage of the full session of play with moneyline bets, Bet Builder, and Sub On Play On wagers carrying on into overtime. Penalty shootouts are excluded from this option.
• Early Payout: This selection means that should your team establish a two-goal lead, your slip is treated as a winner. Even if the opposing team mounts a comeback later in the match.
• Sub On Play On: This fan favourite option means that should your selected player be substituted, your bet will automatically be applied to the new player.

Best of all, if you have an active customer account, you can watch the World Cup live on bet365. Get a fire going, grab a few mates, and enjoy world-class football from the comfort of your own home.

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Full Terms and Conditions

Gameplay:

• For full details on gameplay, please refer to the Tournament Challenge rules on the Bet365 website.
• You are responsible for any tax obligations (reporting and/or tax settlement) that are applicable in your jurisdiction in relation to any deposits, stakes or entry fees or any winnings/prizes or losses, as the case may be. Prize values displayed are exclusive of any tax deductions (where applicable).

Using Bet Credits:

• Free Bets will be added to your Bet Credits balance once your selections are confirmed as correct and once the result of the final fixture is known.
• Your Bet Credits are non-withdrawable. Any returns from Bet Credits stakes will be added to your Withdrawable Balance, but Bet Credits stakes are not included in any returns. For example, a £10 bet placed at odds of 2/1 (3.00) would give a return of £30 (£20 winnings plus £10 stake), whereas a £10 Bet Credits stake placed at odds of 2/1 (3.00) would give a net return of £20, as the £10 Bet Credits stake is not returned.
• Stakes can be funded in part by your Bet Credits and part by your Withdrawable Balance; however, the Bet Credits element of the stake will not be included in any returns. For example, a £10 bet placed at odds of 2/1 (3.00), which was funded by £5 Bet Credits and £5 cash, would give a net return of £25 (£20 winnings plus £5 cash stake) as the £5 Bet Credits stake would not be returned. If a bet is void and has had an opportunity to win (for example, in the event of a push), Bet Credits stakes will not be returned. If a bet is void and has not had an opportunity to win (for example, when a Goalscorer bet is placed on a player who does not then take part in the match), Bet Credits stakes will be returned.
• Your Bet Credits will expire 7 days after they are added to your Bet Credits balance. If additional Bet Credits are added to your Bet Credits balance within these 7 days, the total Bet Credits balance will expire 7 days after the last addition.

General Terms:

• Tournament Challenge is available at the discretion of bet365, and bet365 makes no guarantees regarding its availability. bet365 will not be responsible if the Tournament Challenge feature is not available for technical reasons.
• Please note that bet365 is not responsible for any rewards or promotions offered in connection with the Tournament Challenge by any third party.
• bet365 reserves the right to accept or decline any Tournament Challenge entry.
• bet365 reserves the right to reclaim any prize money or remove Bet Credits awarded for a Tournament Challenge entry if the outcome of a fixture within the relevant game was determined in error.
• bet365 reserves the right to amend, suspend or remove the Tournament Challenge feature (or any part of it) for any event, fixture or customer.
• bet365 reserves the right to remove the Tournament Challenge feature for any customer or group of customers where it has reasonable grounds to believe that the customer or group of customers is misusing the feature.