§ 01 — What this is
Perfect Eleven is a free browser game at theperfecteleven.com. The brief is simple: pick the strongest possible starting eleven from the players actually called up for the 2026 World Cup, beat the clock, and chase the leaderboard. It was built because the best version of this argument — who really makes the perfect XI — usually happens in a group chat with no scoreboard. Perfect Eleven turns that argument into a daily game with real squads, real constraints, and a number at the end. No accounts, no download, no setup — open the page, pick your eleven, and see where you land. It is meant to be the thing you play once and then send to the one friend who always has an opinion about the bench.
Perfect Eleven is built and operated by SportsMarket LLC, the studio behind the @SportsMarket_FC football brand. SportsMarket builds football products and content for people who follow the game closely — the kind who know a squad list dropped before the press release did. The team's background is in football media and small, fast-shipping product work — people who watch the matches, read the team sheets, and care about getting the details right. Perfect Eleven is one of those products, shipped lean and updated as the tournament moves.
The squads in the game are the real squads as announced for the 2026 World Cup (June 2026), built from publicly reported call-ups via ESPN reporting. When a federation confirms its list, that list is what you play with — no invented players, no filler. Player ratings are an editorial formula, not an official metric: they are derived primarily from each player's 2025-26 league finish and form, weighted into a single number so the game stays playable and comparable across positions. Reasonable people will disagree with a rating here and there — that disagreement is the point, and corrections are welcome (see below).
Perfect Eleven is an independent, unofficial fan project — not affiliated with FIFA or any federation. Club and country names appear for identification only. Nothing here is endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to any official governing body, competition, or club.
Spotted a wrong squad, a bad rating, or a bug? Email sportsmarketllc@gmail.com and we will take a look.
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