There was a restriction in earlier versions where you had to complete all stages in a phase before moving to the next, making progress very linear. This caused World Cup stages to be grouped by rounds across all confederations. That restriction has now been removed, so the World Cup stages can be grouped by confederation. This lets you simulate all qualifier rounds within each confederation, making it easier to track the results.
The tradeoff is that you cant simulate an entire phase with one big button anymore. Instead, you simulate stage-by-stage in group stages or round-by-round in knockouts. For example, in the Global Leagues, you need to simulate each division separately by clicking multiple times. If you want to avoid this, you can still use the "Forever" button to simulate the whole league nonstop. To improve this, plans are underway to add features to the "Forever" button, like setting stop points before infinite simulation. Web version: https://simcups.com