Bonus Questions: Where Pools Get Personal

Match predictions are the bread. Bonus questions are the butter.

These are the questions that turn a normal prediction pool into a chaotic group-chat prophecy session. Some span the whole tournament. Others zoom in on a single match. All of them give your friends something to be incredibly, confidently wrong about for the next five weeks.

Here's what some pools are running with so far:

🏆 Who'll be the top scorer of the tournament?

The "I called it in June" bragging rights go to whoever locks this in early.

🌎 Which of the organizing teams will go furthest — USA, Canada, or Mexico?

Home advantage or home pressure? Pick your hill.

🏴 In which stage will England go home?

A timeless classic. Answers might include: group stage, Round of 16, quarters, semis, or — and stay with me here — "they actually win it."

⚽ Who scores more goals — Ronaldo or Messi?

Possibly the last World Cup these two play in. The GOAT debate, settled by your friend group, once and for all (until 2030).

⏱️ Until which minute will Germany score their first goal?

A great per-match question. Loose answers, narrow predictions, maximum gloating potential.

Answers your way

As the admin, you choose how people answer each question:

• Pick from a list — clean, fast, easy to score. Perfect for "which team?" or "which stage?"
• Free text — wild, creative, occasionally controversial. Perfect for minute guesses, over/unders, or anything you want to leave wide open

Mix and match. Whatever fits the question.

Running multiple groups? Copy + paste.

If you're admin on more than one pool — say, your work crew, your uni mates, and your cousins back home — you don't need to rewrite the same bonus questions five times.

PoolPlay lets you copy bonus questions from one group to another in a couple of taps. Build your favorite set once, ship it everywhere.

Make it yours

The best part of bonus questions is that they're yours. Drop in the inside jokes. Ask about that one player your friend won't shut up about. Make it weird. Make it specific. Make it the thing your group chat is still arguing about in October.

Go set them up — kickoff is closer than you think.

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