Free World Cup 2026 Sweepstake Pack for Workplaces
Running a workplace sweepstake for the 2026 football tournament?
Good news: we’ve made it easy.
We’ve created a free printable World Cup 2026 sweepstake pack that you can download, print and use with your team, staff room, office, warehouse, club, pub or customer-facing workplace.
It includes printable team draw cards, a participant allocation sheet, group fixtures, knockout-stage templates and a simple set of sweepstake rules. In other words, most of the admin is already done for you.
You just need a printer, a pair of scissors and something to draw the teams from.
A hat is traditional.
A cardboard box works.
A suspiciously large Sports Direct mug also counts.
Download your free World Cup 2026 sweepstake pack
Get your free workplace sweepstake pack below.
It includes:
- 48 team draw cards
- Participant allocation sheets
- Group overview
- Group-stage fixtures
- Knockout-stage schedule
- Bracket sheets
- Finals writing sheet
- Simple sweepstake rules
Small print:
This is an unofficial printable resource created by XAMAX® for workplace fun. It does not use official tournament logos, mascots, trophy artwork or official branding.
What is included in the sweepstake pack?
The pack has been designed to be practical first.
No fiddly spreadsheet.
No last-minute table drawing.
No “who had that team again?” mystery by the second round.
Inside the download, you’ll find everything you need to run a workplace sweepstake from the group stage through to the final.
Printable team draw cards
Each team has its own card, ready to cut out and fold.
Print the cards, cut along the guides and place them into a hat, tub, box or whatever official draw mechanism your workplace can provide at short notice.
Bonus points if someone takes the draw too seriously.
Participant allocation sheets
Once each person draws a team, write their name next to the country they’ve pulled.
This gives the organiser a clear record of who has which team, which is useful when people suddenly start claiming they “definitely had the favourites”.
Group fixtures
The pack includes group-stage fixture pages so you can follow the matches as the tournament progresses.
These are useful for pinning up in:
- Staff rooms
- Breakout areas
- Warehouses
- Offices
- Canteens
- Reception areas
- Pubs and bars
- Clubhouses
Anywhere people can casually check the scores and pretend they haven’t already checked them six times on their phone.
Knockout bracket
Once the group stage is complete, use the knockout bracket sheets to write in the teams as they qualify.
This gives everyone a clear view of the route to the final and lets the early bragging begin.
Usually from someone who picked a team they couldn’t find on a map two weeks earlier.
How to run a World Cup sweepstake at work
A workplace sweepstake doesn’t need to be complicated.
Here’s the simple version.
Print the pack
Print the team cards, participant sheets and bracket pages.
For best results, print at 100% scale on A4 paper. The draw cards are designed to be cut out cleanly.
Cut out the team cards
Cut along the card borders and fold each card so nobody can see the team before the draw.
Try not to peek.
You’re better than that.
Probably.
Put the teams into a hat or box
Mix the cards properly before the draw starts.
This is important because nobody wants a sweepstake where the first person somehow gets the obvious favourite and the last person gets whatever was stuck to the bottom of the box.
Let everyone draw a team
Each participant draws one country at random.
For larger workplaces, you can run several sweepstakes at once. For smaller teams, some people can draw more than one country.
Write down who has each team
Use the participant allocation sheet to record who has drawn each country.
This avoids confusion later, especially when the tournament reaches the knockout stage and people become emotionally attached to teams they knew nothing about last week.
Follow the tournament
Update the group pages and knockout bracket as the matches are played.
Stick them somewhere visible and let the workplace football debate unfold naturally.
Quietly.
Professionally.
With only moderate levels of overconfidence.
Simple sweepstake rules
You can use your own workplace rules, but here’s a simple structure to keep things fair.
Winner: Participant with the World Cup winning team.
Runner-up prize: For the losing finalist. Prize half the winner’s prize.
Wooden spoon: Optional, for earliest exit or lowest-scoring team. Prize 1/10 of winner’s prize.
Cheaters: Optional, for team with most booking points: Yellow = 1pt, Red = 3pt.
Disputes: Settle with common sense. Or biscuits. Biscuits usually work.
Prize ideas for your workplace sweepstake
You don’t have to make the prize huge.
The real prize is workplace glory.
And possibly being deeply annoying about it for several weeks.
Here are a few simple prize ideas:
- Winner takes the main pot
- Runner-up gets half the winner’s prize
- Wooden spoon gets a token prize
- Best prediction gets a small bonus prize
- Most booking points gets the “cheaters” prize
- Winner gets lunch bought by the rest of the team
- Department winner gets bragging rights until the next tournament
If you’re running it in a workplace, make sure your rules are clear before the draw starts.
Nobody wants VAR-level admin over a sweepstake.
Make workplace match days feel bigger
A sweepstake is a simple way to get people involved, even if they don’t usually follow football.
That’s what makes it work.
Some people will follow every fixture.
Some will only check whether “their” team is still in.
Some will become tactical experts within 48 hours.
It’s all part of the fun.
If you’re planning staff match days, customer events, pub screenings or promotional activity around England games, you may also want to look at our England 2026 customisable T-shirts.
They’re available in England red or white and can include your logo, making them suitable for:
- Staff match days
- Workplace events
- Pub and bar promotions
- Customer giveaways
- Club events
- Hospitality teams
- Promotional campaigns
- Group orders
Why XAMAX® made this pack
At XAMAX®, we usually spend our time helping businesses with workwear, uniforms, promotional clothing and PPE.
This is slightly less serious. But only slightly.
The 2026 football tournament is a great excuse for workplaces to do something light, easy and team-friendly. A sweepstake gives people a reason to get involved without needing to know every player, every fixture or every possible route through the knockout stages.
It’s simple. It’s printable. And above all else, it’s free.
And it might just make the working day a little more interesting.
Download the free sweepstake pack
Ready to run your workplace draw?
Download the free printable World Cup 2026 sweepstake pack below.
Print it, cut it out, draw the teams and let the football chaos begin.
Unofficial resource note
This printable sweepstake pack is an unofficial resource created by XAMAX® for workplace use. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to FIFA, the tournament organisers, national football associations, official sponsors or official licensees.
No official tournament logos, mascots, trophy artwork, marks or branding are used.
Fixture information should be checked before final use, as match schedules and venue details may change.
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