The World Cup is the most viral stage of the year. A Brazil match, a pundit feud, a crowd reaction, a last-minute goal — during the Cup, there's great content to clip everywhere. So we've opened the doors: welcome to Copa dos Cortes, the stretch when Viral Day is 100% free from kickoff to the final whistle of the World Cup.
The idea is the same as always: you paste the link, the AI watches, and hands back clips ready for Reels, Shorts and TikTok — and during the Cup, you pay zero credits for it, within a cadence that varies by plan. This post explains how the event works in practice, each plan's rhythm, what the community pool is, and how to get the most out of it while the ball is rolling.
When it runs and how long it's free
The Copa dos Cortes window is fixed and runs on Brasília time:
- Start: Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 00:00 BRT
- End: Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 23:59 BRT
That's the whole World Cup. Before midnight on the 13th, everything follows the normal credit flow. After 23:59 on the 19th, same thing — the final whistle blows and credit charging resumes as usual.
Practical tip: if you want to jump in from the very first minute, create and log into your account ahead of time. The switch happens at midnight and the doors open the second after.
How much each plan can process for free
In Copa dos Cortes, every plan gets 1 video at a time, free — what changes is the cadence at which the queue releases the next one. The better your plan, the faster the queue moves:
| Your plan | Free videos | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| No plan | 1 video | every 24 hours |
| Lite | 1 video | every 6 hours |
| Creator | 1 video | every 3 hours |
| Viral | 1 video | every 1 hour |
And regardless of plan, one prime rule applies: you can only have 1 video processing at a time in the free flow. While your current video is being downloaded, transcribed or clipped, the button to create the next one is disabled. This keeps the queue from clogging up for anyone on the infrastructure — the Cup belongs to everyone.
The community pool: every Brazil goal, more free hours
Copa dos Cortes has a celebratory twist: the community pool. It's a real-time showcase of how much the house unlocks during the World Cup — and every time Brazil scores, the community pool gains more free hours.
To be clear: the pool is the collective party, the fans' thermometer. It does not replace your individual cadence — your free usage stays at 1 video per your plan's window. Think of the pool as the stadium scoreboard: the more Brazil scores, the more the house celebrates by unlocking hours.
Is there a duration cap? Yes — 3 hours per clip on fair use
Free selection grabs at most 3 hours of video per clip during the event. For longer stretches, just turn on the "Use my credits" option before generating — you spend credits normally and the AI processes up to the global 10h selection limit.
The global 10-hour selection cap per video (which applies year-round, event or not) still holds. A source video longer than 10h is also blocked in any circumstance, except for a Twitch VOD.
No coupon, no card
Unlike a regular promo, Copa dos Cortes has no coupon to type and no card to register. Within the event window, free processing is automatic: you log in, paste the link and generate. If your cadence counter hasn't released yet, the app tells you when the next free video will be available — no hidden fine print, no surprise charges.
How to get the most out of the Cup
A few tactics we've seen work well in past events:
Line up your library before kickoff. List pre-game analysis lives, sports podcasts, crowd reactions, FIFA gameplays, or any long video sitting idle. Have it all with a public link (YouTube, Twitch, Drive or direct upload) before the switch on the 13th.
Clip the match while it's still the talk. The viral window for a World Cup moment is short — today's goal is tomorrow's meme and next week's afterthought. Grab the live or VOD right after the final whistle and generate the clips that same night, while the fans are still buzzing.
Know your plan's rhythm. If you're on the Viral plan (1 video per hour), you can process a huge content bank across more than a month of World Cup. Even with no plan, that's 1 video a day — guaranteed content for every round.
Set up your brand kit on day one. Configuring it once (colors, font, logo, watermark) makes every Cup clip come out standardized, which boosts retention and brand recognition when you post in sequence through the tournament.
If the cadence hasn't released yet, turn on "Use my credits". It's the shortcut. You don't sit stuck waiting for the next window — you just pay normally. For anyone with credits to spare on their plan, it's basically a temporary upgrade right at the decisive match.
What to expect inside the app
When you open Viral Day during the Cup, the create-video screen will show:
- A notice showing when your next free video will be available, based on your plan's cadence;
- The "Use my credits" button to keep processing without waiting for the next window;
- An alert if you try to select more than 3h of window, suggesting you shorten the selection or turn on your own credits;
- The status of the video currently processing — you can't start another until the current one finishes (in the free flow).
In every case, the app explains what happened and what the next possible action is. No hidden fine print, no surprise charges.
Conclusion: take the field while the doors are open
Copa dos Cortes is Viral Day's World Cup event — over a month of free processing, cadence by plan, no coupon, no card, with the community pool celebrating every Brazil goal and the option to "unlock" the cap at any moment using your own credits. For anyone who's never tried the platform, it's the perfect chance to turn the entire Cup into content without spending a thing. For subscribers, it's basically a temporary plan upgrade during the most viral time of the year.
If you don't have an account yet, create one now — that way you're already logged in when the event opens. If you're already a customer, set aside the match's live or VOD to paste the link on the 13th at 00:01 and watch the AI generate the first clips of the Cup.
Official event details and a countdown on the Copa dos Cortes page.
