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Competition ended · 20 July 2026 — submissions are closed.
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Zindi World Cup 2026

A Telegram bot and a web leaderboard that tracked Zindi WC2026 Goal Prediction Challenge submissions live: RMSE, F1, rank and goal alerts. The competition is over — see the final standings.

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WC2026 Live Tracker
@heoshua_zwc_2026_bot
/me
📊 Your live standingRMSE (goals): 1.58Macro F1 (stage): 0.58Rank: 7 / 24
⚽ GOAL — Netherlands 1–0 Sweden (9')Your predicted goals: 4.00 · real: 2.00RMSE: 1.62 → 1.58 (+0.04)
What you track

The competition's dual score, recomputed on every match.

RMSEGoals · 60%Squared error on predicted cumulative goals per team, updated on every verified goal.
F1Stage · 40%Macro F1 across the 7 predicted exit stages, from group to champion.
RankLeaderboardCombined score 0.6·RMSE + 0.4·F1 and your live position in the cohort.
AlertsTelegram · WebTelegram push on every goal and full-time. Live web leaderboard without a Telegram account.
The interface

Everything runs on Telegram commands.

/setnameSet your leaderboard name (required).
/uploadSend your submission CSV — validated and stored.
/meYour live RMSE, F1 and rank.
/rankThe live leaderboard.
/team <ISO3>A team's status and your pick.
/today · /yesterdayToday's and yesterday's matches.
/scorersThe tournament's top scorers.
/standings [group]The group tables.
How it works

Three steps, then it runs itself.

01
Connect
Start the bot and pick your name with /setname.
02
Upload
Send your CSV via Telegram (/upload) or directly on the web leaderboard — no account needed.
03
Track & get alerted
Check /me or visit the web leaderboard anytime. Get a Telegram push on every goal and full-time.
Channel
Telegram · Web
Competition
Zindi WC2026
Format
48 teams · 104 matches
Window
11 Jun → 19 Jul 2026
Result
#203 / 841
Results · July 2026

The competition is over. Thank you.

841 joined, 393 active, a $1000 prize. Here is the official final standing from the Zindi private leaderboard.

841
Joined
393
Active
$1000
Prize
#203 / 841
Our placement
RankParticipantPrivate scoreSubm.
🥇
NaNchester United
Team
0.66484
🥈
Kamenialexnea
ENSP Yaoundé · Cameroon
0.64229
🥉
Mouhamad
Niger
0.629411
#4
Blessing_irene
Ambrose Alli University · NG
0.607319
#5
exclusifayodeji
Nigeria
0.60639
#6
crypto
Ethiopia
0.60174
#7
yvettextymz
CMU Africa · Rwanda
0.601611
#8
Samyakraj_Bayar
0.598033
#9
Ager
Huawei ICT · Kenya
0.596722
#10
Anesu_Nunkha
Zimbabwe
0.594611
#203
Heoshua← us
Togo
0.49559
See on Zindi →

Thank you to everyone who played along.

To every person who uploaded a submission and tracked their score, match after match: thank you. You brought this first tool to life.

Official results come from the Zindi private leaderboard. The Heoshua tracker was a real-time companion, not the source of truth.

Thanks for following the competition.

The code stays open. The final results are above.

Web leaderboard