Help & guide

1. Getting started

This is a free, unofficial tool to track your FIFA World Cup 2026 sticker album on your phone or computer. Everything saves automatically in your browser — no account, no login.

1. Open the tracker.
2. Your collection starts with a sample set of missing stickers (or import a backup if you have one).
3. Mark stickers as you get them — one tap at a time or in bulk.
4. Use Share list to send your needs or spares to swap partners.
5. Export a backup occasionally so you never lose progress.

Tip: add this page to your home screen on mobile for quick access.

2. Adding stickers

Each sticker can be: missing, in your album once (✓), or a spare (+1, +2… if you have extras).

One by one on the album grid

• Tap a sticker row to add one copy.
• Right-click (or use the + button on the row) to add copies.
• Use the − button to remove a copy after a trade.
• Cycle: missing → ✓ in album → +1 spare → +2 spares…

Search by code

Type a code like MEX14 in the search box. You see its status instantly and can jump to that team.

Bulk add

Click ＋ Add stickers at the top and paste or type many at once:

• MEX 1, 2, 3 — Mexico stickers 1, 2, and 3
• ESP15 ARG7 — Spain 15 and Argentina 7
• 570, 571, 572 — by album sequence number

Each entry adds one copy. Run it again if you got duplicates in the same pack.

3. Missing, spares & in transit

• Missing (red) — not in your album yet. Shown on your “I need these” share list.
• Spare (yellow) — extra copies beyond the one in your album. Shown on your spare share list.
• Expecting by post (orange) — someone is sending you this sticker. It is removed from your need list until it arrives or you write it off.

After a swap, use − on spares you sent away. When a sticker arrives by post, confirm it in Postal swaps.

4. Browsing your album

• All teams — full album in order.
• Incomplete / Complete — filter teams still missing stickers or fully done.
• 10+ missing — teams that need the most work.
• Has dupes — teams where you have spares.
• Jump to — country pills to scroll straight to a team.
• Click a team header to expand or collapse its sticker list.

Progress bar at the top shows how much of the album is filled (stickers in album, excluding ones still in the post).

5. Sharing your lists

Click 📋 Share list to generate text you can paste into Facebook, WhatsApp, forums, etc.

• I need these — stickers you are still missing (excludes ones already in the post).
• I have these spare — stickers you can trade away.
• Both — combined list for a full swap post.

Format is simple: ENG: 3, 7, 12 one team per line. Click Copy to clipboard and paste anywhere.

6. Trade matcher

Click 🔄 Trade match when someone shares their lists with you. Three modes:

Their NEED — check one list

Paste only their need list. The tool shows which of your spares match — stickers you can offer them. Also shows your full missing list to share back.

Their SPARE — check one list

Paste only their spare list. Shows which stickers you still need from what they have. Also shows your spare list to offer in return.

Fair swap — both lists

Paste both their need and spare lists. The tool finds:

• Stickers you can send (your spares ∩ their needs)
• Stickers you can receive (their spares ∩ your needs)

Use the slider to pick a balanced count — same number each way (e.g. 10 for 10). Copy the send list, receive list, or both to message your swap partner.

7. Postal swaps

For swaps sent by mail, click 📮 Postal swaps to track what is in transit.

Create a swap

1. Click + New swap.
2. Enter a name (swap partner), source (Facebook, friend, etc.), and date posted.
3. I sent — list spares you put in the envelope. These leave your spare count immediately.
4. Still expecting — list stickers they are sending you. These come off your need/share list while pending.
5. Save. The badge shows how many open swaps you have.

When post arrives

• Received — sticker arrived as expected; added to your album.
• Different — they sent a different sticker; you pick which one actually arrived.
• Write off — never arrived; sticker goes back on your need list.
• All arrived / Write off all pending — batch actions for the whole swap.

When every expected line is settled, the swap moves to completed. You can edit swap details or lists later; removing sent stickers does not restore spares.

8. Backup & restore

Open ⚙ Data & look:

• Export backup — downloads a JSON file with your full collection: missing stickers, spare counts, postal swaps (including pending/received status), and theme.
• Import backup — restores everything on a new device or after clearing browser data.
• Dark / Bright mode — switch appearance; saved automatically.

Export regularly. Browser storage can be cleared if you delete site data or switch browsers.

9. About & privacy

This tool is built to be simple, private, and usable without an account.

Small optional internet requests

When you are online, the page may load fonts from Google Fonts and country flag images from a public CDN. These are cosmetic only — they do not send your collection data anywhere. The core tracker does not need them to work.

GitHub hosts the static website files (HTML/CSS/JS). That is normal web hosting — like any site you visit — not storage of your personal collection.

Website address

The default link is a free GitHub address tied to a personal account. It does not expose your sticker collection — only the public tool.

For a free neutral link (no payment, no company registration), you can use:

• Cloudflare Pages — e.g. wc2026-sticker-tracker.pages.dev (free subdomain)
• GitHub project site — e.g. wc2026-sticker-tracker.github.io (free; uses a neutral GitHub org name, not a legal business)

Step-by-step setup: FREE_URL.md in the project repository.

10. Disclaimer