World Cup Map

World Cup Map is a web-based interactive platform that visualizes how fans from different countries are predicting the outcome of the 2026 World Cup. The tool allows users to submit their tournament winner and matchday predictions without the need for an account. Each country on the map is colored according to the team most frequently picked by its fans, providing a live, global view of tournament favorites and national sentiments.

Users can participate by selecting their country and submitting their picks, which are then aggregated to update the map in real time. The platform also features a match accuracy leaderboard, showing which nations have the best track record for predicting match results as the tournament progresses. After each match, user predictions are scored, and individuals can view their own prediction accuracy statistics. The map uses population-weighted estimates for country representation, rather than pinpointing actual user locations.

Privacy is a central aspect of the service. World Cup Map does not require users to create accounts and does not display ads or use third-party trackers. Data storage is minimal: only functional cookies for remembering a user's country, pick, and voting date (expiring after 60 days), a one-way hashed IP address to prevent duplicate votes, and a hashed browser fingerprint to allow users to track their prediction history. Individual users are not identifiable, and the platform explicitly avoids using data for advertising or analytics purposes. Bot protection is handled via Cloudflare's Turnstile service, which may set its own cookies.

Designed for football fans interested in global predictions and community engagement, World Cup Map offers a simple, privacy-conscious way to participate in World Cup forecasting and see how opinions differ around the world.