Just joined the club and wanted to seek some advice.

The play field is pretty good, but has a decent amount of wear around the kick outs, goalie and some inserts. Has anyone used the overlay from pinball.center?

https://www.pinball.center/en/shop/pinball-parts-by-game/world-cup-soccer/9640/printed-playfield-protector-for-world-cup-soccer?number=65315

This is definitely better than players condition and I do have a set of plastics, ramps and posts. I'm leaning towards getting the playfield touched up and going from there.

There are no repros or NOS playfields available. I've reached out to the companies and the licensing fees to reproduce the playfield are "ridiculous". If you know of one, I'd buy it in a heartbeat as would a ton of other people.

I'm in the home stretch of doing an overhaul on the game I just got and I need some help.

First:
The wireworm for the Ball Gate Assembly(A-10744) is missing.
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-10744

After looking high and low, I have not found the exact part, but I do have a candidate that I believe could be modified to work.
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/12-6565

Second:
This game is missing the Striker Board Assembly(A-18775)

This has been covered somewhat before, but I put together a list of parts I'm ordering which should make it an easy install.

- WORLD CUP SOCCER (Bally) Striker bracket (01-13044)
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/01-13044
- WORLD CUP SOCCER (Bally) Plastic (31-1925-17)
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/31-1925-17
- Lamp socket - Wedge base (077-5026-01)
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/077-5026-01
- Cable - general illumination 2 pin 12 inch (H-18220-3)
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/H-18220-3

Thoughts?

Finished a complete teardown and mini restore.

Cabinet:
- Cabinet decals in good shape (Some wrinkling near leg protectors)
- DMD Bright and clear
- Mirror blades
- All new shooter assembly
- Custom shooter rod
- Blemish on translite

Electronics:
- Clean Boards
- Clean GI Connectors
- Remote battery holder
- Fixed various wiring hacks
- Replaced optos as needed
- Replaced switches as needed

Playfield:
- Completely disassembled
- Cleaned & waxed entire playfield
- All new posts
- All new plastics
- All new ramps
- All new rubbers
- All new Ninja Chrome pinballs
- Comet LEDs throughout
- All new Striker assembly
- New soccer ball
- New soccer ball motor and gearbox
- New Magnet Bracket & Pole for Mini-Playfield (A-18157)
- New flippers
- New gates
- Re-grained and polished all ball guides.
- New pop caps
- Hole Protectors(TV Award, Goalie, L. Light Free Kick Eject, R. Light Free Kick Eject, Assist Eject)
- Trough Anti-Mag Shim

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Usually vertical lines are a ribbon issue, so I would start there. Replacing bad ribbon cables can clear up other anomalous behavior.

I sold my game today, but Pinball Life has a replacement.
https://www.pinballlife.com/trough-opto-transmitter-receiver-board-set-6-ball-for-williamsbally-pinball-machines.html

FWIW, I would all check all of your fuses and test points on the Power Driver board while you're in tech mode.