Introducing the FIFFSA Five-a-Side World Cup

We at FIFFSA (Fédération Internationale de Fantaisie Football Scout Association)  are delighted to announce the inaugural FIFFSA Five-A-Side World Cup is coming soon and we want YOU to play your part in the greatest show on earth.

We want players from across the globe, from across the Fantasy Football spectrum and from across time if necessary to assemble a side to compete for the ultimate prize.

Who is it for?

Anybody in the FFSscout community with an official FPL team. Whether this is your first season here or whether you’ve been playing Fantasy Football since the postal days, this competition is open to you.

How will it work?

The Five-A-Side World Cup is a tournament open to squads of six players who will field a team of five players each week, with one player on the substitute’s bench. A team’s score each week will be the sum of the FPL scores of the five players the team fields.

Each week, each team will go head to head against another team and the team with the highest aggregate score will win that match.

When does the tournament run?

The nations and their players will have until three days before the start of Gameweek 13, so Wednesday November 18th, to finalise their squads and for FIFFSA to finalise the tournament schedule according to the number of entrants.

The tournament will then begin in Gameweek 13 and finish at some point in the new year. There will be a break between gameweeks 18 and 20 to give us all time off over the Christmas period.

How are the teams picked?

At present there are number of FIFFSA Scouts who have already stepped forward to be a captain and they will be recruiting players immediately. However, anybody who thinks they can get a team together is welcome to step forward as a captain and recruit their own team.

If you have a team together, with at least five players but preferably six, please fill out this form to register your squad.

The countries to be represented will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis as captains volunteer themselves.

How do I join a team?

The easiest way to join one will be to get in touch with one of the captains still looking for team members either in the comments here or through their contact details in this spreadsheet.

If you are still unsure whether you’re a secret Spaniard, an undercover Ugandan or a concealed Columbian, we can help you to find some likeminded individuals for some Fantasy Football fun. If you fill out this form we can forward your details to captains and help you find a team.

If you have any further queries, feel free to ask below in the comments or email us at: fiffsa.exec@gmail.com

As a final request, please do try and keep FIFFSA 5-A-Side chat to the comment sections of our articles.

Enjoy the tournament, this is the FIFFSA 5-A-Side World Cup. Accept no imitations.

The FIFFSA Executive Committee,

President Sepp Balders, VP BabyB,  VP Jaffalicious!, VP Diva, VP Blue Lion and Secretary General Jerome Cheeseoid.