Before last season we had a Fantasy game for European Cup qualifications made by one of our members. I really enjoyed it so have decided to run a Fantasy game for pre-World Cup 2018 friendlies for anyone interested.
I think it will help us get to know some teams and players who will play in Russia and gives us some Fantasy distraction until the World Cup gets underway.
Every team playing at the tournament will be trying to find their best tactics and players for the tournament. For us Fantasy managers it’s an ideal time to look at players that we can pick for the World Cup but I think this game will also hopefully be fairly competitive.
To play the game game simply pick eleven players every Gameweek (there will be eight in total) and post your team as a comment. Every Gameweek you can pick an entirely new team, meaning that transfers aren’t necessary. I will count points after every Gameweek and post scores and rankings. That’s it!
Rules
The rules are very similar to Fantasy Premier Leagie (with some small differences to make it easier and faster for me to count points). There is no budget, no bonus points, no chips, and no captain. Simply pick your XI by posting: player name, position, and nationality under the article.
- Maximum of three players from each team
- One formation for every manager: one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders and three forwards.
- Each day with a minimum of four relevant friendly games will be a Gameweek. A relevant game counts as a game with a World Cup team playing. Before every Gameweek I will post all the games that we can pick players from. I will also do this after ever Gameweek summary.
- To make sure you pick all starters you can wait for lineups, or post in advance of the the first game. You do not need to pick your whole squad before the first game of the Gameweek. You do not have to pick your whole team at once! But after a game starts, you cannot choose players from that game any longer. Simply reply to your first comment with the players from subsequent games you want to include. If you go over the 3-4-3 limit, only the first players selected for that position will count towards your score.
- All data (eg. scorers and assisters) will come from flashscore.com to make it clear and fair. If a player is listed as a defender on flashscore (click a player name to check details) he will count as a defender, so make sure you check your players positions on flashscore.com before posting.
Points per action
Goal – Goalkeeper/Defender- 6, Midfielder – 5, Forward – 4
Assist – All – 3
Clean Sheet – Goalkeeper/Defender – 4
Penalty stopped – Goalkeeper – 5 (doesn’t matter if the goalkeeper saves or penalty taker missed)
Penalty missed – All positions – 2
Red card – All positions – 3 (no negative points for yellow card)
Own goal – All positions – 2
*No points for playing 60 minutes, cameos etc. To get Clean Sheet points a player just needs to start the game (even if he is subbed after one minute, he is eligible).
Fixtures
This game starts on the 1st of June (Friday) – Gameweek 1
Below is the list of scheduled friendlies from 1st of June until World Cup 2018. Most days will be a separate Gameweek, although 4 June – 6 June will count as one Gameweek and 10 June – 12 June will count as one Gameweek.
Gameweek 1 – 1 June
Gameweek 2 – 2 June
Gameweek 3 – 3 June
Gameweek 4 – 4 June – 6 June
Gameweek 5 – 7 June
Gameweek 6 – 8 June
Gameweek 7 – 9 June
Gameweek 8 – 10 June – 12 June
Gameweek 1 – Friday June 1
12:00Â Czech Republic v Australia
12:00Â South Korea v Bosnia & Herzegovina
19:15Â Tunisia v Turkey
20:00Â France v Italy
20:15Â Egypt v Colombia
Gameweek 2 – Saturday June 2
17:00Â Austria v Germany
17:15Â England v Nigeria
18:45Â Sweden v Denmark
19:00Â Greece v Iran
19:45Â Belgium v Portugal
21:00Â Iceland v Norway
Gameweek 3 – Sunday June 3
01:00Â Mexico v Scotland
15:00Â Brazil v Croatia
18:00Â Costa Rica v Northern Ireland
19:00Â Saudi Arabia v Peru
20:00Â Spain v Switzerland
Gameweek 4 – Monday June 4
19:00Â Serbia v Chile
21:00Â Morocco v Slovakia
Tuesday June 5
17:00Â Russia v Turkey
Wednesday June 6
14:00Â Nigeria v Czech Republic
18:00Â Norway v Panama
19:45Â Belgium v Egypt
Gameweek 5 – Thursday June 7
20:00Â England v Costa Rica
20:10Â South Korea v Bolivia
20:15Â Portugal v Algeria
21:00Â Iceland v Ghana
Gameweek 6 – Friday June 8
00:00Â Uruguay v Uzbekistan
15:00Â Croatia v Senegal
16:00Â Iran v Lithuania
18:00Â Switzerland v Japan
18:30Â Germany v Saudi Arabia
19:45Â Poland v Chile
Gameweek 7 – Saturday June 9
16:30Â Hungary v Australia
17:00Â Estonia v Morocco
18:15Â Sweden v Peru
19:30Â Israel v Argentina
20:00Â Denmark v Mexico
20:00Â France v USA
20:00Â Spain v Tunisia
Gameweek 8 – Sunday June 10
15:00Â Austria v Brazil
Monday June 11
19:45 Belgium v Costa Rica
21:00Â Senegal v South Korea
Tuesday June 12
14:05 Paraguay v Japan
17:00 Poland v Lithuania
Hope to see lots of you playing. Good luck.
5 years, 10 months agoFANTASY WC FRIENDLIES - GW 4 SUMMARY
GW4 points:
1. ANDRe94PT......................27pts
2. SAM10...............................24pts
3. LYONNAIS.........................23pts
4. MANIAQ_...........................23pts
5. RONY1993.........................21pts
6. STOICHKOV#8..................21pts
7. PIRLO'S PEN.....................20pts
8. GEOFF...............................20pts
9. NIEMI.................................13pts
10. LEEPRIEST.......................7pts
11. DEVILISH_CHERRY..........0pts
12. SCOZEE002......................0pts
13. DAVIDMUNDAY815...........0pts
OVERALL RANKING:
1. RONY1993.......................88pts...(1up)
2. NIEMI...............................81pts...(1down)
3. STOICHKOV#8................79pts...(-)
4. ANDRe94PT.....................79pts...(3up)
5. LYONNAIS.......................78pts...(-)
6. MANIAQ_.........................77pts...(-)
7. PIRLO'S PEN...................61pts...(3up)
8. DEVILISH_CHERRY........58pts...(4down)
9. SAM10.............................56pts...(3up)
10. GEOFF...........................55pts...(1up)
11. LEEPRIEST....................48pts...(2down)
12. SCOZEE002...................43pts...(4down)
13. DAVIDMUNDAY815.......16 pts...(-)
Special congratulations for: PIRLO'S PEN, LYONNAIS, ANDRE94PT, SAM10, MANIAQ_, GEOFF. who got Norway GK Grytebust who got CS and assist! He was also best scorer in our teams. Well done.
*Please try not to make changes after posting your picks guys as it cause some trouble for me. Pick wise your players, wait for lineups if you can and try not to make any changes (if I won't see it I will count points incorrectly).
Thanks for playing and see you tommorow in GW5. I will make GW 5 post and than you can post your teams there (as a reply to GW 5 post or as a new comment). First game is at 14:10 CET.
Hope you all have fun!