World Cup Time Machine
Rate itSpin a real World Cup squad, take one legend, and build an eleven to win the cup.
on wctm.app
World Cup Time Machine is a football draft game: a wheel deals you a real World Cup squad from 1970 to 2026, you take one player for a slot in your eleven, and the finished team plays for the cup. The numbered Daily gives everyone the same draw, with a top 10 for the day.
About World Cup Time Machine
World Cup Time Machine lets you draft one team from across more than fifty years of World Cups. Each round the wheel rolls in a real squad, Brazil in 1970 or England in 2018, and you choose one player from it. The player's position decides which slot of your 4-3-3 he fills: a goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards, eleven rounds in all.
You are not stuck with every spin: two redraws let you bin a squad and spin again. Players carry traits, and three or four of the same trait, or a spread of five different ones, add combo bonuses to the team's raw rating. Once the eleven is complete, your side plays through a tournament, and the result and points go on the board.
The Daily is numbered, counting from the opening of the 2026 World Cup, and every player drafts from the same wheel that day, so scores compare directly on the day's top 10 and yesterday's champion is named on the home page. Outside the daily there is a classic mode, a World Cup 2026 mode, multiplayer drafts for two to six managers with friends, and an experimental Lab.
It suits football fans who enjoy building a fantasy side and arguing about eras, more than those after a quiz.
How to play World Cup Time Machine
- Open wctm.app and tap to play the day's Daily draft.
- Spin the wheel to get a real World Cup squad.
- Pick one player from it; his position fills that slot in your eleven.
- Use one of your two redraws if you want a different squad.
- Fill all eleven slots in eleven rounds, then watch your team play for the cup and see your points on the daily top 10.
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Tips
- Save the redraws for later rounds, when only one or two slots are left and a bad spin hurts most.
- Look at traits as well as ratings: three or four of the same trait, or five different ones, add combo bonuses.
- Fill the scarce positions early; strong goalkeepers come up less often than forwards.
Questions
Is the daily the same for everyone?
Yes. The Daily draft uses the same wheel for every player that day, and the best scores show on a daily top 10.
When does a new daily start?
At midnight UTC, with a new Daily number.
Can I play with friends?
Yes. Multiplayer drafts take two to six managers, outside the daily.
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