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Each player picks a national team. The other 47 are CPU sides — you can Play your own matches, Watch any CPU match (both sides auto-roll), or Sim through them.
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When it's your turn in a match, tap the dice. The number that comes up determines your goals.
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Goals = Dice − 1. If you roll a 1, you score 0. If you roll a 6, you score 5.
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Each team rolls once per match. Whoever has more goals wins.
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Knockout draw → penalty shootout. 5 alternating kicks per side, then sudden death if still level. Each kick is a dice roll:
dice ≥ 4 → GOAL, dice ≤ 3 → MISS (50/50).
The match header shows "Penalty Shootout · Penalty 3 of 5", then "Sudden Death · Kick 6" if it goes the distance.
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Top 2 from each of the 12 groups + 8 best 3rd-placed teams advance to the Round of 32. Win 5 knockouts to lift the trophy.
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Dashboard controls. Tap any unplayed match to open it. Matchdays unlock one at a time — future matches show 🔒 until the current matchday is finished.
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Play ▶ is smart. Tap it any time — even before the current matchday's CPU games have been simmed, or after you've played but the matchday isn't finished, or even when your next match is locked behind another matchday entirely. The game auto-simulates everything up to your team's next kick-off and opens your match.
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Sim ⏩ is the finer-grained control: it only sims the CPU matches scheduled before your next match in the current matchday (or finishes the matchday if you've already played). Use it to watch the standings update step-by-step instead of jumping straight to your match.