The two share buttons serve different destinations. Copying a result link gives you a web address on its own. Copying a scorecard gives you a short message containing the mode, score, round symbols and that address. Both can lead a friend to the same saved result, but they are not interchangeable when you paste them somewhere.
If a browser turns your pasted score into a search query, the likely problem is simple: you pasted the whole scorecard into its address bar. The browser sees a mixture of words, figures, emoji and a URL, rather than one address to visit.
Use the result link for direct navigation
Choose Copy result link when you want something that can go straight into a browser address bar, a link field or a message where you will write your own introduction. The copied value should start with the site address and contain no scorecard prose around it.
The recipient does not need to sign in to read the completed score. They do not need your guest cookie either. The link grants access to that result page, not your private match history or account. What a shared result page shows describes the exact information included.
Do not trim the end of the address to make it look tidier. Its query parameter is part of the access link. A shortened, incomplete or manually altered address may no longer open the score.
Use the scorecard for a conversation
Choose Copy scorecard when the message itself should show a quick summary. The emoji pattern lets friends see the shape of the attempt without opening the page, and the URL gives them a way to view the server-saved result.
This suits a group chat, a direct message or a social post with room for a short block of text. It is still worth adding a little context: “Today's daily, finished before lunch” says more than a number alone. Follow spoiler-free sharing etiquette so that your extra sentence does not reveal what the link deliberately leaves out.
Chat applications decide how to display links and previews. Some make the URL clickable automatically; others format it differently. The reliable part is the full address itself, not a promise that every app will generate the same preview image or card.
Get a link after leaving the result screen
Completed normal daily and practice matches in your history have a result-link action. That lets you share an older finished match without replaying it. You still need access to the identity that owns the result: the original guest browser cookie or the relevant signed-in account.
Do not assume that signing in automatically imports earlier guest history. Guest and account ownership are different. If you want to preserve an important guest result, copy its public link while you can still reach the completed match.
Recognise older scorecards
An older message may end with the home-page address rather than a dedicated result URL. Opening it takes the reader to the game, not to that specific score. The text still communicates what you copied at the time, but the home link cannot reconstruct the result by itself.
Generate a fresh result link from the available completed history if you want a friend to see the saved score. Then send that new URL, rather than asking them to paste the entire old message into a browser.
When introducing someone new, an invitation built around a result link keeps the next step clear. Open Footbillion, finish a match, and choose the share format for the place you intend to paste it.