The draw

• All 48 teams are sorted by FIFA rank and split into six strength tiers of eight.
• Each player receives exactly one team from every tier.
• No player holds two teams from the same group.
• The draw is randomised but optimised to keep total squad strength balanced.

The scoring

Group stage: 3 points per win, 1 per draw (maximum 9 per team).

Knockout progression bonuses, cumulative — a team keeps the points for every round it clears. The ladder doubles each round, so each stage is worth about as much as the entire run up to it:

Reach the Round of 32 (qualified)	5
Reach the Round of 16	10
Reach the Quarter-final	20
Reach the Semi-final	40
Win the third-place play-off (beaten semi-finalists only)	60
Reach the Final	80
Win the World Cup	160

The third-place play-off is the one step off the straight climb: a beaten semi-finalist who wins it banks 60 (their 40, plus 20), while the losing semi-finalist (fourth place) keeps 40.

A player's score is the sum across their six teams of group points plus the deepest progression bonus reached. The table sorts by points, then goal difference, then goals for.