PLAY NOW: The 2018 FIFA World Cup Ultimate Bracket Challenge

Think you know your stuff when it comes to the 2018 FIFA World Cup? Now it's time to prove it.

It's time to lock in those picks for the 2018 Ultimate Cup Bracket Challenge, where you get to predict what happens at the most unpredictable tournament in sports, and compete for prizes and giveaways while you're at it.

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Just click the button above and register with your e-mail, pick Atlanta United as your favorite club and compete against your fellow Five Stripes fans to see who can call the most results correctly. The winner from the Atlanta United bracket competition will get a JLAB Audio Block Party Wireless Multi-Room Bluetooth Speaker and be entered for the grand prize of a $2500 Target Gift and a $250 MLSStore.com Gift Card.

Contestants must register before 11:00 a.m. on June 14^th.

How to play

1. Click the button above and sign in with your MLS Profile account. If you don't have an account, you can create your free account now.
2. Pick the two teams that you predict will advance out of each group and then pick the winners of each knockout round match. When picking the teams that will advance out of the group, you’ll pick which team will finish first in the group and which team will finish second in the group.
3. Join or create leagues so you can play with friends, family, or fellow soccer fans. There are official leagues for every MLS club that include the opportunity to win prizes.
4. The bracket that you have saved at the start of the first match on June 14, 2018 at 11AM ET is your locked bracket and cannot be updated.

Scoring

GROUP STAGE:

100 points for each correct prediction.

Correctly predicting the teams that finish first and second in a group would earn 200 total points.

50 points for correctly predicting a team that will advance.

KNOCKOUT ROUND:

• Round of 16 - 200 points for each correct pick
• Quarterfinals - 400 points for each correct pick
• Semifinals - 800 points for each correct pick
• Final - 1,600 points for each correct pick

TIEBREAKERS:

• Tiebreaker #1 - Number of points scored in Final
• Tiebreaker #2 - Number of points scored in Semifinals
• Tiebreaker #3 - Number of points scored in Quarterfinals
• Tiebreaker #4 - Number of points scored in Round of 16
• Tiebreaker #5 - Number of points scored in Group Stage
• Tiebreaker #6 - Final tiebreaker is a game of Trivia hosted by MLS Staff