GULWC 2026 is an exciting two-phase competition that brings the best national teams in goalunited together to compete for glory!
The Qualification phase will take place starting from 11.05.2026, following the official ranking recorded on 27.04.2026
Participants
The Top 8 national teams from the ranking recorded on 27.04. will automatically qualify for the Final phase
The next 32 national teams (ranked 9–40) will compete in the Qualifications phase
Each team consists of the strongest players, based on the strength value for the current best position. The game for each team picks 31 players (3 Goalkeepers and 7 for each other position.
Ranking is based on:
Nations ranking layer 1 (best 15 players), without active "Ranking top 100 clubs" filter
How it works
The 32 national teams in the Qualification phase are split into 4 groups (divisions):
League A
League B
League C
League D
Each group contains 8 teams
Each team plays:
14 matches in total
2 matches against each opponent in their league
Matches are played daily:
After all matches are played:
The top 3 teams from each group qualify for the Final
Total clubs advancing from Qualifications
12 teams (3 teams × 4 leagues)
The Final phase is planned for June 2026.
Participants
A total of 20 national teams will compete:
8 directly qualified teams
12 teams coming from the Qualifications phase
How it works
Group Stage
The 20 teams are split into 2 groups, 10 teams in each group
Each team plays matches against group opponents
The best 4 teams advance to the Knockout Rounds
Knockout Rounds
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Match
Final – to crown the Champion!
During both the Qualifications and Final phases, all managers in goalunited can make their prediction for a given match and also for the group winner and the Final winner.
