# The World Cup Game

The World Cup Game is a board game for 3–16 players. It plays in 180 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6. It is rated 6.9 out of 10 by 7 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–16 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2006
- **Categories:** Sports
- **Mechanics:** Tile Placement
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.9 out of 10, from 7 reviews
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 13
- **Unique players:** 29

**Designers:** Shaun Derrick

**Artists:** Jan Derrick, Shaun Derrick, Martin Whelan

**Publishers:** Games for the World

## Expansions

- [The World Cup Game:  Expansion Set 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-world-cup-game-expansion-set-1)
- [The World Cup Game:  Expansion Set 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-world-cup-game-expansion-set-2)
- [The World Cup Game:  Expansion Set 3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-world-cup-game-expansion-set-3)
- [The World Cup Game:  Expansion Set 4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-world-cup-game-expansion-set-4)
- [The World Cup Game:  Expansion Set 5](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-world-cup-game-expansion-set-5)
- [The World Cup Game: Expansion Set 6](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-world-cup-game-expansion-set-6)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-world-cup-game)
- [The World Cup Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-world-cup-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23604)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._