Bracket cardinality 8/4/2/1

What TestSprite reads

The testing agent reads this JSON, opens the deployed URL in headless Chromium, executes each action step, evaluates each assertion. Verdict: passed / failed / blocked / inconclusive.

{
  "projectId": "1ad26753-ee03-4689-8f0f-6fa5d67c5c72",
  "type": "frontend",
  "name": "Prediction consistency — bracket cardinality (8 R16, 4 QF, 2 SF, 1 Final)",
  "description": "A correct knockout bracket has exactly 8 R16 fixtures, 4 QF, 2 SF, and 1 Final. Agents that derive QF/SF/Final from R16 winners may miscount (forget a fixture, double-count, etc.). This is the structural integrity check on the bracket as a whole.",
  "priority": "p1",
  "metadata": {
    "category": "prediction",
    "stage": "all"
  },
  "planSteps": [
    {
      "type": "action",
      "description": "Navigate to the homepage"
    },
    {
      "type": "assertion",
      "description": "Verify the R16 column / section shows exactly 8 distinct fixture cards"
    },
    {
      "type": "assertion",
      "description": "Verify the QF column / section shows exactly 4 distinct fixture cards"
    },
    {
      "type": "assertion",
      "description": "Verify the SF column / section shows exactly 2 distinct fixture cards"
    },
    {
      "type": "assertion",
      "description": "Verify the Final column / section shows exactly 1 fixture card"
    }
  ]
}