World Cup Gold Slot Review

World Cup Gold Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The World Cup Gold slot begins with 5 reels, 3 rows and 243 ways to win. Look out for 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols appearing on consecutive reels as this will constitute a winning combination. Symbols needs to start on reel 1 and can appear on any position within the reel.

Spin away from 20p to £300 a spin. Under the reels, there are plus and minus buttons either side of the Bet section. These can be used to change your bet to suit your pocket. Beginning with a £1 default bet, it’s pretty simple to change.

Above the main Spin button are 2 more buttons. Firstly there is the Autoplay button which sees the reels spin automatically until you stop it. You also have a Turbo Mode button which gives you quicker spin speed basically. Both these buttons will not appear if you’re playing in the UK.

The World Cup Gold RTP is 96.5%. This is significantly higher than the 96% online slots average rate. At some of the best UK slot sites, you may find a 94.5% RTP version to check before playing. In terms of volatility, it’s medium to high and classed as 4/5.

The World Cup Gold slot comes with a 31.44% hit frequency rate meaning you’ll land a win, on average, every 3.18 spins. Win potential is good though with max wins of 5,000 x your total bet. Bigger wins will come when playing with 7,776 ways to win in the free spins.

Theme – celebrate the World Cup with Skywind

With a football theme, the World Cup Gold slot was released just in time for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Set inside a football stadium, there’s an upbeat soundtrack which adds to the atmosphere and intensity. Not being an official World Cup slot, the graphics are a little cheesy but you get the idea.

On the reels, you will come across low value A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 royals. The higher value symbols include referee whistles, football shirts, goalkeeper gloves, football boots and footballs. Best paying is the football symbol which awards 1, 2 or 8 x your total bet if you land 3, 4 or 5 in combination.

Then you have the World Cup Wild symbol that appears only on reels 2, 3 and/or 4 (the 3 middle reels). It substitutes for all symbols. Keep an eye out for the Ticket Scatter symbol which is key to triggering the free spins.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
9	3, 4 or 5 = 0.05, 0.1 or 0.5 x bet
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.05, 0.1 or 0.5 x bet
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.05, 0.1 or 0.5 x bet
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.05, 0.1 or 0.5 x bet
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.05, 0.1 or 0.5 x bet
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.05, 0.1 or 0.5 x bet
Referee Whistle	3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.25 or 1 x bet
Football Shirt	3, 4 or 5 = 0.25, 0.5 or 2.5 x bet
Goalkeeper Gloves	3, 4 or 5 = 0.4, 0.75 or 3.75 x bet
Football Boots	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 5 x bet
Football	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2 or 8 x bet
World Cup Wild	Substitutes for paying symbols above
Ticket Scatter	3+ triggers Football World Cup feature

World Cup Gold Mobile

With all Skywind slots being created with HTML5 technology, the World Cup slot game can be enjoyed on mobile, laptop, PC and tablet devices. Offering crystal clear graphics and animations, smartphone players can play on iOS, Android and Windows devices. A larger screen is recommended though, particularly in the free spins.

World Cup Gold Bonus Features

The World Cup Gold slot comes with just 2 bonus features. Wilds can randomly give you the chance to win 1 of 4 jackpots. The Grand Jackpot is worth 1,000 x your total bet. Then you have the free spins where you choose from 5 different modes. You get 3-15 free spins with 243-7,776 ways to win.

World Cup Bonus feature

The World Cup Bonus feature can be activated randomly when 1 or more World Cup Wild symbols lands on the reels. Once in, you are taken a second screen with a selection of 12 coins.

Reveal a Gold Ball/Coin will reveal the Grand, Major, Minor or Mini World Cup Bonus prize. The fixed jackpot you’ll win depends on you matching 3 symbols. Here’s what prizes they offer:

Football World Cup feature

The Football World Cup feature is triggered by landing 3 or more Ticket Scatter symbols on consecutive reels beginning from reel 1. 3, 4 or 5 will also pay 2.5, 10 or 50 x your total bet. You are then presented with 5 free spins modes:

If you choose the Mystery option, you will get 3 to 15 free spins with 243 to 7,776 ways to win. You could get lucky and win 15 free spins on 7,776 ways to win. Furthermore, 2 or more Ticket Scatters appearing on consecutive reels (beginning from reel 1) will reward you with 3 extra free spins, with no limits.

World Cup Gold Review Summary – free spins key to World Cup glory

With a rather generic football theme, the World Cup Gold slot won’t be winning any prizes for offering anything out of the ordinary graphically at least. The cheesy soundtrack will grow on you though.

In terms of the gameplay, wild symbols can randomly reward you with 1 of 4 fixed jackpots. The Grand Jackpot is the one you want with a decent 1,000 x bet payout. It’s all about the Football World Cup feature where you have 5 free spins modes.

Personally, I would opt for 3 free spins with 7,776 ways to win or the Mystery option (the latter could give you 7,776 ways to win and 15 free spins). With many more ways to win, it would only take 1 lucky free spin to win big.

The World Cup Gold slot comes with 5,000 x bet max wins. This is more than likely to land when playing with more rows and ways to win. The 96.5% RTP rate is also higher than most other online slots.

In summary, World Cup Gold is a decent football themed slot with good win potential and a high return rate. It won’t achieve GOAT status but it’s definitely worth playing if you’re a footie fan.

If you’re a fan of Skywind game, the Disco Mania Megaways Merge slot would be my pick. This disco themed game comes with 2 reel sets that can merge into 1 and give you 7,529,536 ways to win. Also with free spins, it boasts a high 96.5% RTP rate and 10,000 x bet payouts.