{"id":20048,"date":"2026-07-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=20048"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:34:23","slug":"best-xi-world-cup-ultimate-draft-simulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/best-xi-world-cup-ultimate-draft-simulator","title":{"rendered":"Can You Build the Best XI World Cup Team? Play the 365Scores Ultimate Draft Simulator!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every football fan has played the &#8220;Ultimate XI&#8221; game in their head. You know the drill\u2014trying to fit the greatest legends of the beautiful game into a single, unstoppable lineup. But what happens when you don&#8217;t get to just hand-pick anyone? What happens when the clock is ticking, the choices are randomized, and your tactical genius is put to the absolute test?<br>start the <strong>365Scores Ultimate Draft Simulator<\/strong>, and show us your tactical masterclass!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:1100px;\" data-zite-id=\"4ugtxbhgcd\" data-zite-embed-type=\"standard\" data-zite-inherit-parameters><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/server.fillout.com\/embed\/v2-zite\/\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How the Game Works<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pick Your Formation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Choose from 6 tactical setups (4-4-2, 4-3-3, etc.) to shape your dream team.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spin &amp; Draft<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Spin the wheel to get a random team and position. Pick a player from that team&#8217;s roster to fill the slot. You get 1 position reroll \u2014 use it wisely!<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Build Your Best XI<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Repeat until all 11 positions are filled. Each spin gives you a different team, so your squad will be a mix of stars from around the world.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simulate the World Cup<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Your Best XI replaces a random team in the 2026 World Cup. Watch as the group stage and knockout rounds play out live, match by match.<br><br><strong>Share your results<\/strong>&nbsp;and challenge your friends to build a better squad!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every football fan has played the &#8220;Ultimate XI&#8221; game in their head. You know the drill\u2014trying to fit the greatest legends of the beautiful game into a single, unstoppable lineup. But what happens when you don&#8217;t get to just hand-pick anyone? What happens when the clock is ticking, the choices are randomized, and your tactical &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":20067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4286,5239],"tags":[5443,1076,5466,2190],"class_list":["post-20048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2026-world-cup","category-the-playbook","tag-english","tag-quiz","tag-simulator","tag-world-cup-2026","article_type-seo","entity_type-competition","inspiration-365s-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20048"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20110,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20048\/revisions\/20110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}