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28 June 2014 3108 comments
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Having restructured our squads with the aid of unlimited transfers across the Fantasy games, we now have two crucial clashes to focus on as the knockout stages get underway. First up this evening is an all-South American affair, as hosts Brazil square up to a Chile side that has already disposed of defending champions Spain in the group stages:

Felipe Scolari’s troops will again look to Neymar to make the difference after the Barcelona forward notched twice in two of his three appearances. A goal against Cameroon will surely boost Fred’s confidence after he struggled to make an impact, whilst Oscar’s Fantasy owners will be hoping for more of the same, with the Chelsea midfielder producing a goal and two assists thus far.

Having also won two of their three group fixtures, Jorge Sampaoli’s troops won’t be lacking in confidence. As Mexico showed earlier in the tournament, Scolari’s side have struggled against sides utilising wing-back systems and Chile’s 3-4-1-2 formation could well prove a stumbling block for the home side. Front two Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas – along with midfielder Charles Aranguiz – have delivered a goal and assist apiece, highlighting the underdogs’ potential ahead of the 5pm kick-off.

In the later match, another couple of South American contenders for the crown go head-to-head as Uruguay face Colombia for a place in the last eight. After losing their opener against Costa Rica, Oscar Tabarez’ side have done well to turn around their tournament but the suspension of Luis Suarez makes their task significantly more difficult – Diego Forlan looks the man most likely to get the nod alongside Edinson Cavani in a default 4-4-2.

Jose Pekerman’s side will have every reason for optimism, though. One of only four sides to win all three of their group games, Colombia rested most of their chief Fantasy assets for the final Group C clash with Japan and, in James Rodriguez and Juan Cuadrado, have two of the tournament’s in-form midfielders. Rodriguez has scored in all three of his appearances so far and also delivered a pair of assists, whilst Cuadrado has served up a goal and three assists thus far. Jackson Martinez is pushing for a start after bagging a brace in the 4-1 win over Japan and may well retain his starting role in the 9pm kick-off.

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  1. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
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    Cuadrado off

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    1. shazzaaam
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      damn i feel wasted

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  2. tw
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    Cuadrado off πŸ™

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  3. LewanGOALski
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    Cuad off 😯

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  4. Shels
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    fs have amero instead of zapata, put neymar in late.. instead of van persie.. turn out van is injured anyway

    what zapata on now? amero on shaggy 1

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    1. De_Roiste
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      Van injured? Eh?

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      1. Shels
        • 11 Years
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        sorry van not injured and i meant to say supsended.. which he's not either sorry

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    2. Telpuialion
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      Went Armero over Zapata as well. πŸ™

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    3. PKB
      • 13 Years
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      Jesus, is RVP injured?

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      1. Shels
        • 11 Years
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        sorry van not injured and i meant to say supsended.. which he's not either sorry

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  5. Louis
    • 13 Years
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    Cuadrado off πŸ™

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  6. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
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    Freddy Guarin, legend of Champ manager.

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  7. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
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    Cuadrado off

    Or, as the commentator said, Cuadardo off.

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  8. palace ash
    • 16 Years
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    Which Colombia defenders have you got? How many points are they on?

    I've got Zapata on 12 plus cs.

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    1. The Missing Link
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      Everyone has zapata

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  9. Bubz
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    Come one Zapata block another shot or something!

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    1. Epic Fail
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      And then recover it.

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      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
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        And then deliver it into the penalty area

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  10. Revival
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    Uruguay depend on Suarez where Colombia don't depend on Falcao, thats the difference

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    1. Epic Fail
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      I prefer Colombia without Falcao tbh.

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  11. Shels
    • 11 Years
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    zapata red card cmon

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  12. r0nh
    • 14 Years
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    CUADRADO 9 points πŸ™‚

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    1. shazzaaam
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      its 8 on mine

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  13. Bøwstring The Carp
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    Zapata (12)
    Cuadrado (9)
    Hames (c) (28)

    😎

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    1. shazzaaam
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      hames @ 26 he lost a point to fouling

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  14. 4vets
    • 15 Years
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    I hate it when winning teams do this... inviting a goal πŸ™

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  15. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    Zapata down to 10 pts from 12 now?

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  16. VougieDipond
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    zapata loses 2 points wtf booooooooo

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    1. shazzaaam
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      lol zapatawis, it was too good a deal

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  17. SGTMacaroni
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    Ospina will have a monster score

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    1. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
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      rival has him in my ML πŸ™

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    2. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
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      8 points mcd's

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  18. El Zurdo
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    Zapata down to ten πŸ™

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    1. PKB
      • 13 Years
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      Blocked shots got unblocked.
      LOL@Fifa

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      1. Fifa las vegas
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        Excuse me!?!?

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  19. Marouane Fellatio
    • 12 Years
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    Zapata down to 10

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    1. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
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      pourquoi? πŸ™

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    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
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      πŸ™

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  20. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    James off subbed

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  21. De_Roiste
    • 14 Years
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    Well crapola on it anyway. I missed the captaincy change to James.

    Top top it all off, I've had to listen to Dunphy and Giles declare that Columbia are a bad team and to try and explain why.. Give me strength.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
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      Might be a blessing in disguise if Messi scores 7 goals.

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      1. De_Roiste
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        That's what I'm hoping.

        I'm not greedy though MajorFail, I'd be hay with 5 goals from Leo. πŸ™‚

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        1. De_Roiste
          • 14 Years
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          Happy*

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        2. Epic Fail
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          πŸ˜€

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  22. Portsmouth Bubblejet
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    Switzerland's Mario Gavranović is confirmed as being out of the tournament with a cruciate ligament injury suffered in training. He won't play again for a very long time.

    http://www.fcz.ch/de/profis/news.htm?id=2713

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Rotten luck πŸ™

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  23. PKB
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    Hames has got a -1 for 3 fouls.

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    1. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
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      πŸ™

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  24. The Missing Link
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    Have the columbian back 4 + keeper in playon. Would love them to hold on!

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    1. Camp No No
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      I have 3 + GK + JRod. If this ends 2-0, we're gonna look pretty smug.

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  25. Buck The Trent
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    Grrrr, couldnt wake up prior to kick off (4am), captain still left to neymar

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  26. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
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    Luiz must have got a monster score. What did he finish on?

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    1. Beautiful Game
      • 13 Years
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      13

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      1. Heydudes13
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        That it??

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    2. Pilleri
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      I think Luiz 13, Silva 15

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
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        Silva 15 😯

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    3. Give The Todd Some Love
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      Looked like an OG to me

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  27. Vote Joke
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    I'm thinking of removing the armband from JRod. He's only on 13 points.

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  28. PGR
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    Should have kept him on so he could complete his hat-trick! πŸ™

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  29. r0nh
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    AGUILAR on 13 points πŸ™‚

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    1. Vote Joke
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      Same as JRod. Damn, goals ain't everything.

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      1. r0nh
        • 14 Years
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        And costs 3m less πŸ™‚

        "Fools" dont own JRod πŸ˜†

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    2. Pilleri
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      wut? aguilar potentially surpassing JRod?

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      1. r0nh
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        😎

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    3. Bubz
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      Breakdown?

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  30. VougieDipond
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    Does Ospina still play for Nice?

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    1. Camp No No
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      No. Contract ended, didn't sign a new one.

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      1. VougieDipond
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        Ochoa and Ospina no club. going to be very rich men after the WC

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