Here’s our regular update on the competition, featuring a look at the Matchday 3 games that took place over Gameweek 7. We also have some fun handing out some Matchday Awards and a look ahead to Matchday 4. Please use this article for all tournament chat.
MATCHDAY 3 RESULTS
The final Matchday 3 results have been updated in the Cup spreadsheet and we can reveal that after a hard-fought first round, India and New Zealand still top Groups A and B respectively. Congratulations to all the victorious teams and a reminder to those that lost that we still have a majority of the games to go in the group stages.
UPDATE ON TFF’S QUIZ
If you haven’t checked out The Fantasy Freak’s new quiz initiative to further fuel the team spirit in this arena do so now – TFF’s Quizzes are back with a twist. He conducted a couple of quizzes over the week and here is what the Hockey World Cup leader board looks like:
Rest of the World 4
New Zealand 3
Australia 1
Spain 1
South Africa 1
Malaysia 1
Well played to all those who played a vital part in their country’s victory.
MATCHDAY 3 AWARDS
Louis van Gaal Award for the best attack – South Africa with an incredible 701 goals
A Rainy Night at Britannia award for the best defence – England conceding just 622 goals
Salma Hayek Overnight Award for the player of the week – Reedy (Netherlands) with 76 goals….only in vain
SAF Management Award – Lee Sha-Do with a record 100% rating
Jose Mourinho Award for the best press conference of the week – Lee Sha-Do (Korea), Ellipsis (Argentina) and Saniul (Netherlands)
Hot Urine Treatment for the highest point scorer on the bench – MJ6987 (Netherlands) with 71 goals
Dalglish Differential for the worst team selection – Ellipsis (Arg) and Saniul (Netherlands) with a 94% rating
MATCHDAY 4 PREVIEW
Gameweek 8’s fixtures are as follows:
Group A
Spain vs Belgium
India vs Malaysia
England vs Australia
Group B
New Zealand vs Germany
Korea vs Argentina
South Africa vs Netherlands
Keep track of how your team progresses over the gameweek via the Live ScoreCast Tool
LINE-UP SUBMISSION
All managers are requested to email me (not ENR as he’s absent this week) their four substitutes and their Fantasy Premier League IDs before the deadline of Friday, 17 Oct, 2359 BST. In case he or she fails to do so, the autosubs will be the last four players on the Squads Page.
Managers may also be likely to post any pressers on this article here. So be on the watch for latest team news, especially from your rivals. As previously, please keep all the match day banter on this thread.
May all your matches be a simple walk in the park!
9 years, 8 months agoJust to say I am happy for India to put in their team after the deadline.
Now they are losing by over 60 points 😉