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World Cup 2018 Predicted Line-ups and Team News

13 June 2018 3555 comments
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After weeks of research, we’ve predicted the starting line-up for every team’s opening fixture at this summer’s World Cup.

We’ve put these together using information gathered from qualifying matches, international friendlies and team news information from managers.

Some of them are more set in stone than others and ultimately they are predictions based on the interpretation of the data by our team of writers.

Hopefully it will help World Cup Fantasy managers pick their teams.

GROUP A

RUSSIA

3-4-2-1: Igor Akinfeev; Fedor Kudryashov, Ilya Kutepov, Vladimir Granat; Yuri Zhirkov, Alexandr Golovin, Roman Zobnin, Alexandr Samedov; Aleksei Miranchuk, Alan Dzagoev; Fedor Smolov

SAUDI ARABIA

4-2-3-1: Abdullah Al-Maiouf; Mansour Al-Harbi, Omar Hawsawi, Osama Hawsawi, Yasir Al-Shahrani; Abdullah Otayf, Salman Al-Faraj; Salem Al-Dawsari, Tassir Al-Jassim, Yahya Al-Shehri; Mohammed Al-Sahlawi.

EGYPT

4-2-3-1: Mohamed El-Shenawy; Mohamed Abdel Shafy, Ahmed Hegazi, Ali Gabr, Ahmed Fathy; Tarek Hamed, Mohamed Elneny; Ramadan Sobhi, Abdallah Said, Mohamed Salah; Marwan Mohsen.

URUGUAY

4-4-2: Fernando Muslera; Diego Laxalt, Diego Godin, Jose Gimenez, Guillermo Varela; Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Rodrigo Bentancur, Matias Vecino, Nahitan Nandez; Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani

GROUP B

PORTUGAL

4-4-2: Rui Patricio; Raphael Guerreiro, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Cedric Soares; Joao Mario, William Carvalho, Joao Moutinho, Bernardo Silva; Andre Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo

SPAIN

4-2-3-1: David de Gea; Jordi Alba, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Dani Carvajal; Thiago Alcantara, Sergio Busquets; Andres Iniesta, Isco, David Silva; Diego Costa

MOROCCO

4-1-4-1: Munir Mohamedi; Achraf Hakimi, Medhi Benatia, Romain Saiss, Nabil Dirar*; Karim El Ahmadi; Noureddine Amrabat, Mbark Boussoufa, Younes Belhanda, Hakim Ziyech; Khalid Boutaib

*Dirar is a fitness concern for Morocco’s opening group fixture.

IRAN

4-5-1: Alireza Beiranvand; Milad Mohammadi, Morteza Pouraliganji, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Ramin Rezaeian; Mehdi Taremi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Masoud Shojaei, Omid Ebrahimi*, Alireza Jahanbakhsh; Sardar Azmoun

*Saeid Ezatolahi is suspended for Iran’s first game, but will possibly replace Ebrahimi upon becoming available for selection.

GROUP C

FRANCE

4-3-1-2: Hugo Lloris; Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Hernandez; Blaise Matuidi, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante; Antoine Griezmann; Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe

AUSTRALIA

4-2-3-1: Mat Ryan; Aziz Behich, Mark Milligan, Trent Sainsbury, Joshua Risdon; Mile Jedinak, Aaron Mooy; Robbie Kruse, Tom Rogic, Mathew Leckie; Andrew Nabbout

PERU

4-2-3-1: Pedro Gallese; Miguel Trauco, Alberto Rodriguez, Christian Ramos, Luis Advincula; Yoshimar Yotun, Renato Tapia; Christian Cueva, Jefferson Farfan, Andre Carrillo; Paulo Guerrero.

DENMARK

4-2-3-1: Kasper Schmeichel; Jens Larsen, Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjaer, Henrik Dalsgaard; Thomas Delaney, William Kvist; Pione Sisto, Christian Eriksen, Yussuf Poulsen; Nicolai Jorgensen.

GROUP D

ARGENTINA

4-2-3-1: Willy Caballero; Nicolas Tagliafico, Federico Fazio, Nicolas Otamendi, Fabricio Bustos; Giovani Lo Celso, Lucas Biglia*; Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Maximiliano Meza; Sergio Aguero

*Ever Banega, another option in central midfield, is a fitness concern ahead of Argentina’s first group match.

ICELAND

4-4-2: Hannes Thor Halldorsson; Hordur Magnusson, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Kari Arnason, Birkir Saevarsson; Birkir Bjarnason, Aron Gunnarsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Johann Berg Gudmundsson; Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson, Alfred Finnbogason

CROATIA

4-2-3-1: Danijel Subasic; Ivan Strinic, Dejan Lovren, Vedran Corluka, Sime Vrsaljko; Ivan Rakitic, Milan Dadelj; Ivan Perisic, Luka Modric, Ante Rebic; Mario Mandzukic.

NIGERIA

3-5-2: Francis Uzoho; John Ogu, Leon Balogun, William Troost-Ekong; Brian Idowu, John Obi Mikel, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Shehu Abdullahi; Victor Moses, Odion Ighalo

GROUP E

BRAZIL

4-3-3: Alisson; Marcelo, Joao Miranda, Thiago Silva, Danilo; Philippe Coutinho, Casemiro, Paulinho; Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Willian.

SWITZERLAND

4-2-3-1: Yann Sommer; Ricardo Rodriguez, Manuel Akanji, Fabian Schar, Stephen Lichsteiner; Granit Xhaka, Valon Behrami; Steven Zuber, Blerim Dzemaili, Xherdan Shaqiri; Haris Seferovic

COSTA RICA

3-4-2-1: Keylor Navas; Oscar Duarte, Geancarlo Gonzalez, Johnny Acosta; Bryan Oviedo, David Guzman, Celso Borges, Christian Gamboa; Joel Campbell, Bryan Ruiz; Marco Urena

SERBIA

4-2-3-1: Vladimir Stojkovic; Aleksandr Kolarov, Dusko Tosic, Nikola Milenkovic, Antonio Rukavina; Luka Milivojevic, Nemanja Matic; Filip Kostic, Adam Ljajic, Dusan Tadic; Aleksandr Mitrovic

GROUP F

GERMANY

4-2-3-1: Manuel Neuer; Jonas Hector, Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng, Joshua Kimmich; Toni Kroos, Sami Khedira; Marco Reus, Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller; Timo Werner.

MEXICO

4-3-3: Guillermo Ochoa; Carlos Salcedo, Hector Moreno, Hugo Ayala, Jesus Gallardo; Hector Herrera, Miguel Layun, Andres Guardado; Hirving Lozano, Carlos Vela, Javier Hernandez

SWEDEN

4-4-2: Robin Olsen; Ludwig Augustinsson, Andreas Granqvist, Victor Lindelof, Mikael Lustig; Emil Forsberg, Albin Ekdal, Sebastian Larsson, Viktor Claesson; Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen

SOUTH KOREA

4-4-2: Kim Seung-gyu; Kim Min-woo, Kim Young-Gwon, Jang Hyun-soo, Lee Yong; Lee Sung-woo, Jung Woo-Young, Ki Sung-yeung, Lee Jae-Sung Il; Son Heung-min, Hwang He-chan.

GROUP G

BELGIUM

3-4-2-1: Thibaut Courtois; Toby Alderweireld, Derdryck Boyata*, Jan Vertonghen; Thomas Meunier, Kevin De Bruyne, Axel Witsel, Yannick Carrasco; Dries Mertens, Eden Hazard; Romelu Lukaku

*Vincent Kompany should start if he is passed fit.

PANAMA

4-5-1: Jaime Penedo; Luis Ovalle, Roman Torres, Fidel Escobar, Adolfo Machado; Jose Rodriguez, Anibal Godoy, Gabriel Gomez, Armando Cooper, Edgar Barcenas; Blas Perez

TUNISIA

4-3-3: Aymen Mathlouthi; Dylan Bronn, Syam Ben Youssef, Yassine Meriah, Ali Maaloul; Ellyes Skhiri, Ferjani Sassi, Saif-Eddine Khaoui; Anice Badri, Naim Sliti, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef

ENGLAND

3-5-2: Jordan Pickford; Gary Cahill, John Stones, Kyle Walker; Kieran Trippier, Dele Alli, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Danny Rose; Raheem Sterling Harry Kane

GROUP H

COLOMBIA

4-2-3-1: David Ospina; Johan Mojica, Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina, Santiago Arias; Carlos Sanchez, Abel Aguilar; Mateus Uribe, James Rodriguez, Juan Cuadrado; Radamel Falcao.

POLAND

3-4-3: Lukasz Fabianski; Michal Pazdan, Jan Bednarek*, Lukasz Piszczek; Jakub Blaszczykowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Karol Linetty, Maciej Rebus; Piotr Zielinski, Kamil Grosicki, Robert Lewandowski

*Kamil Glik, first choice centre-half for Poland, is injured for his country’s first two group matches.

SENEGAL

4-2-3-1: Abdoulaye Diallo; Lamine Gassama, Kalidou Koulibaly, Salif Sane, Youssouf Sabaly; Idrissa Gueye, Cheikhou Kouyate; Ismaila Sarr, Sadio Mane, M’Baye Niang; Diafra Sakho

JAPAN

4-2-3-1: Eiji Kawashima; Yuto Nagatomo, Yomoaki Makino, Maya Yoshida, Gotoku Sakai; Makoto Hasebe, Hotaru Yamaguchi; Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa, Genki Haraguchi; Yuya Osako.

Further Analysis

Our comprehensive World Cup guide can be found here.

Group A – Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay

Group B – Iran, Morocco, Portugal, Spain

Group C – Australia, Peru, France, Denmark

Group D – Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria

Group E – Brazil, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Serbia

Group F – Mexico, Germany, Sweden, South Korea

Group G – Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England

Group H – Senegal, Japan, Poland, Colombia

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  1. Playing_the_Numbers
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    How do I change my profile picture?

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    1. Horlicks esq.
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      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You need the secret handshake.

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      gravatar.com, use the same email address you use for FFS.

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  2. FFFrog
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    7 years, 6 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18240365
    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18240365
    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18236202
    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18239042
    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18236912
    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18236912

    A few things I've written/ stats I've found from over the last week, that can hopefully help a few people making some last minute decisions.

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    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
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      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      great work fffrog you are the WC fantasy research king

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    2. FPL Virgin
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      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      When will you be on the payroll here?

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    3. nekatie
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Still can't decide between Lewi and Werner

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    4. Mainecooners
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      nice insight. Then, who are your forwards and midfielders?

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  3. VS10_
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Mojica is in the lineup guys. Full name: Johan Andrés Mojica Palacio.

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    1. Jambot
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks!

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    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Damn

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    3. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Omg I was just about to comment lol

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  4. Samurai Blue
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    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Can I sub in a forward instead of a midfielder or defender?

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    1. cthaeh
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      as long as the resulting formation is one of the valid ones, yes

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      1. Samurai Blue
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        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Understood. Cheers!

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  5. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    some group D lineup predictions, essentially bits that differ from the above.

    croatia: kramaric to actually be the most nailed CF, albeit that might mean playing at RW when mandzukic finally looks 100%.
    corluka doubtful for the opener. struggles with pace and was really exposed against senegal, first game is nigeria. he's a difficult one as he was never available to the new manager in qualifying. due to the nature of that injury (ruptured achilles) i think it's understandable he's been given as much time as possible in recent friendlies to re-prove himself. i personally wouldn't read it as a sign that he's a nailed option. the back 4 from the playoff games looks a very viable option.

    iceland: at least for the opener them to go 4411, hallfredsson into CM and gylfi AM (other sigurdsson benched). would predict the 4411 for every game tbh barring nigeria.

    argentina: macsherano to start. as of now the only doubts seem to be the CF spot, the CB spot alongside otamendi and the RB spot. and as of now the front runners in those positions looks like being aguero, rojo (slow news days since the lanzini hammer-blow mean his blisters are the biggest story) and salvio shoe-horned into RB.
    fabricio bustos isn't in the squad!

    nigeria: in relative terms they are a mess. a fairly solid bet for 4th spot imo and that's largely due to the coach clearly having no idea even now what his best XI and best formation is (also because when victor moses takes your set-pieces you have a problem). the impression i get is the coach is fairly set on a 433/4231 but has had to reluctantly entertain the 352 because of the dramatic change within the england match suddenly backing up the 4-2 win over argentina in november. the sheer disappointment of the last friendly however may have killed the chance of the change. long story short i'd say the only real dilemma they have is who partners mikel in the middle 3 (current drama revolves around onazi, with questions of the manager faking an injury for him after a training ground fight with mikel).

    vrsalijko, lovren, vida, strinic - badelj, rakitic - kramaric, modric, perisic - manzukic.

    saevarsson, r.sigurdsson, arnason, magnusson - j.gudmundsson, gunnarsson, hallfredsson, bjarnasson - gylfi - finnbogason.

    salvio, otamendi, rojo, tagliafico - mascherano, biglia - meza, messi, di maria - aguero.

    shehu, troost-ekong, balogun, idowu - ndidi, mikel, obi - moses, ighalo, iwobi.

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    1. RubeRx
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      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      lots of permutations for croatia potential lineup, you could also throw brozovic in there too as a potential DM option

      nice catch on the argentina lineup

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      1. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        yeah had brozovic to start alongside rakitic until the last friendlies. the flexibility of brozovic, kramaric, mandzukic and rakitic makes them very hard to predict, albeit a strength in reality

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  6. Mr. Jenkins
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Muslera*1 ( Halldorson)
    Cacares, Meunier, Danilo, Hactor (Dalsgaard)
    Hazard, J Rod, Golovin (Otayf, Boussoufa)
    Neymar, Cavani*2, Lukaku

    *1 - Should i go for another keeper as i have Cacares? I can downgrade Golovin and upgrade to any starting predicted finals team keeper.

    *2 Is Timo Werner a better choise than Cavani or do i switch in third match depending form

    *Ex - Is Hazard and Lukaku too much? (Hazard is a midfielder in my game) All the wingers are still mids (D. Silva, Alli, Sterling, Isco, Moses - but noe Moeller who is fwd.)

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    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Poor Ms. Jenkins.

      *1 - Where have you been last night

      -etc

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      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        sh*t, that's poor grammar, where were you last night*

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      2. Mr. Jenkins
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Oh shoot he pulled an injury.

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        1. ludaslol
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Who??

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  7. Mainecooners
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    7 years, 6 months ago

    Who is better for Gameweek 1 and 2:
    A) Coutinho;
    B) Eriksen.

    thoughts?

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    1. Epic Fail
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      7 years, 6 months ago

      A is

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      1. Mainecooners
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        thanks

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        1. 420king
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Epic Fail has his mind set on #1 so he's likely to sabotage you. It's B.

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    2. Rasping Drive
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      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Too close to call imo. I think Eriksen shades it, due to the fact the's the only player Denmark has that is likely to do anything 😀

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      1. Mainecooners
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        plausible since eriksen is the main set piece takers

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    3. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Going for both

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  8. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Guys, is Pavard actually going to play?

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Actually 100% definitely going to play?
      No-one will know until the line-up comes out. But it's looking likely

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      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        So you're saying there's a chance?

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    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      isn't that the point of this article

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Don't be ridiculous. The point of the article is to ask questions underneath

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        1. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          oh yeah. I've been away too long

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  9. MINUS FOUR
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    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Seen a lot of comments about swapping captain each day as a strategy if your captain blanks, but the rules say you lose your captain bonus (double points) if you do this. So I wouldn't be planning it as such, it's more of a back-up option.

    But I've read people saying they will captain a Saudi Arabia player tonight as a punt. It's a massive punt if you then have to move the armband to a big hitter and forego the the double points.

    Am I missing something?

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    1. Cookie Kid
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      If your captain blanks then you have nothing to lose by switching it

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    2. Jebus Saves
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      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You have to plan to do this.

      Give yourself a goal for captain points and keep swapping until you achieve it.

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      1. MINUS FOUR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        But I'm right that you lose the double points bonus each time?

        I get that you will go for it if your captain blanks, but you should def be giving the armband to a player you trust first, not just some wild punt. Ideally your captain score a goal, double points, and you leave it that way. It would be madness to captain a pure punt and sacrifice double points on a big hitter.

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    3. fenixri
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You lose double points for player you removed armbrand. Not from armbrand itself. So you have 6 tries to get it right if you have big hitter every day.

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      1. MINUS FOUR
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        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Really? Okay then that is totally different to what I thought. No wonder people want to have a crack at a new captain every day.

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    4. Neetan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Saudi player gets 2 points (4 as captain) - you're not happy with this score as your captain so switch the captain to a Spanish player.

      In doing so, you only get 2 points total for the Saudi player, but have will gain double of whatever the Spanish player gets.

      If the Spanish doesn't get enough points to satisfy you can go for another player and so forth until you're happy with the points total.

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    5. aaroncfc
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      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      If you thought you lost the double points if you changed captain, then under your theory putting the armband on a new player would serve no purpose whatsoever!

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  10. phace
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Noone feeling Lewandowski?

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You can get done for that now.

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        He knows what he wants and where he wants it

        https://images.beinsports.com/gr2TII-LCn_caSi8ijvv8dMy5T8=/full-fit-in/1000x0/robert-lewandowski-cropped_1tkmodgoefw8w1jr5uzzn8egc6.jpg

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  11. Horlicks esq.
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    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else feel great about it all, ready to waltz in here to boast and eventually leave feeling paranoid, alone and damp?

    Just me then.

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    1. Lewa
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You are not alone

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      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I'll wait till the end of time

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    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      you need to go cold turkey

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  12. Strawberry Jelavic
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    7 years, 6 months ago

    What's the advantage of changing captains if their replacement loses the captain bonus??

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    1. MGD
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Hoping that the player you switch it to scores better?

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      1. Strawberry Jelavic
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Oh because the player substituted then gets zero. Gotcha. Duh. I was thinking in FPL terms!! Cheers!

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        1. MGD
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          No problems 🙂

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  13. Bad Kompany
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Score predictions?
    Uruguay Egypt
    Spain Portugal
    Denmark Peru
    France Australia
    Brazil Switzerland
    Belgium Panama
    Poland Senegal

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    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      2-1
      1-1
      1-1
      2-0
      3-0
      2-0
      1-0

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      1. Bad Kompany
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers! Interesting that you think Brazil will destroy Switzerland who have been amazing defensively. Brazil's attack is insane though

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        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Have they actually though? Look at their opposition over that time. They conceded 2 goals twice vs a weak Hungary side.

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          1. Deulofail
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            The FFFrog effect.

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            1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Is it one of those things where he said they do, and now everyone says they do? I've seen "impeccable" defence a few times, which is clearly hyperbole.

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              1. Deulofail
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Yeah. I'm surpirsed how many can spell impeccable, so it must be copied! I had to check you'd spelt it right...

                I've personally switched Pavard to Varela, and a disproportionate amount of that decision was likely down to the FFFrog effect

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                1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Haha, he does know his stuff and has put a lot of research and time into it. So for the most part I take it at face value 😉

                  Also, Senegal keepers have uncertainty around them - different sources predict different starters, and they've played an equal number of friendlies recently - just a heads up!

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                  1. Deulofail
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 6 months ago

                    Goddamn and now the Klopptomist effect takes hold. Can I hold out till the deadline or will the pressure be too much?

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                    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 6 months ago

                      Haha sorry! I was only looking because I was considering it myself to give a more favourable pairing GW2.

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                      1. Deulofail
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 6 months ago

                        I already collapsed. You win, Effect. 😛

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                      2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                        • 8 Years
                        7 years, 6 months ago

                        😎

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          2. Bad Kompany
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Allowed 1 to Spain and Poland and 0 to France and Portugal

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            1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Thank you for providing some statistics 🙂 Clearly I need to do some proper research rather than just skim reading!

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              1. Bad Kompany
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                They seem to be rather solid defensively but they do have some off games. Allowed two to Hungary twice and five to France last world cup but apart from that they've been very solid defensively against all teams, not just recently but throughout the last eight years (beat Spain 1-0 in 2010 wc).

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                1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  🙂 I appreciate you taking the time to respond thoroughly!

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    2. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Dunno....but that Belgium Panama game just jumps straight out the page.

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    3. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      3-1
      1-1
      2-1
      2-0
      2-0
      4-0
      2-1

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      1. Bad Kompany
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers!

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  14. NUFCAndrew
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Please, RMT..

    El Kajoui Uzoho

    Meunier Danilo Trippier Pavard Valeria

    James Eriksen Ziyach Ljajic Meza

    Lukaku Cavani Jesus

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    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Oh, 7.5

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      1. NUFCAndrew
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        what’s wrong with it?

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      2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        That's a 2.5 drop from above, should probably revert to the earlier one right?

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        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Think the first was better in all areas. Couldn't fault it

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  15. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Fifa.com

    Salah on the ball
    Mohamed Salah trained with the ball for the first time since the injured he sustained in the UEFA Champions League final on Wednesday. Friday, 15 June is shaping up to be a significant day for Salah. Not only could it be his World Cup debut, should he be cleared to participate by the Pharaoh’s medical staff, the day also marks his 26thbirthday and the start of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that celebrates the conclusion of Ramadan.

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    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      #toppostnewsflash

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  16. Aston-villain
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    What's the deadline to enter a team?

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    1. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      before villa go bust

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    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      KO.

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  17. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Nothing to do with FWC, but hilarious if you have never seen it before...….

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3GDDEL1SC1QQ5#

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    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'll bookmark it to read in the morning 😉

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    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      That fella should be a scriptwriter 🙂

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    3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      This is hilarious

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  18. The Pep Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Why is Belhanda such a popular pick?

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    1. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Coz sounds like bell end

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Umtiti and Mbappe are in my team because they have funny names too

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    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      5.5 mid
      Good fixture
      Can't think of any other reasons 🙂

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    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      5.5m. CAM. Iran.

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    4. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Cheap. Good fixture. Attacking team.

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      1. The Pep Revolution
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Ok thanks guys.

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  19. Espen8
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Terrible line up predicter, Caceres is the most certain fullback.

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    1. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      1 wrong out of 352 ain't bad

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    2. okiwatevs
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Really?

      I just swapped out Caceres for Varela (in the game I'm playing they're both the same price)
      Perhaps I should reconsider

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    3. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      & ndiaye should start after starting 2 friendlies & got 1 assist

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  20. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    where is comparison tool guys ?

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You managed to get membership! 🙂

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      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        finally 😀

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  21. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Seems like playing the maximum captain is a good shout to play early doors.

    Is there any reason not to play it in round 1?

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    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You won't have it for round 2,3 etc....

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Can't argue with that logic

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    2. michele98
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Would wait to GW2 where some teams will need to win to qualify = matches will be more open = more points

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      1. michele98
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        applies to bench boost also.

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    3. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You can change your captain every day.

      For me, makes sense to play it in a later round, like the semi finals, where there are only 2 matches.

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      1. michele98
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        good point

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    4. Madderegern
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Totally disagree.

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      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        With what?

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    5. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      If you play it r1 you can(should) have plenty of clashes or save it.

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  22. socho
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Correction:

    French Team:
    Llorisi-Pavard-Varane-Umtiti-Hernandez
    Kante-Tolisso-Pogba
    Dembele-Griezmann-Mbappe

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    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I read Giroud got the nod?

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      1. socho
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        No, i'm French, he was not in the starters group at trining apparently

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        1. wbm
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          You think Pavard plays the first two games, or only the one?

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        2. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Haha!

          French Team:
          Llorisi-Pavard-Varane-Umtiti-Hernandez
          Kante-Tolisso-Pogba
          Dembele-Griezmann-Mbappe

          Source: I'm French

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  23. Fred54
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Time zones are causing me a headache.

    The Fifa WC game has kick off times in CET. Google says "There is no time difference between Central European Time and United Kingdom" says its 01:45 in both regions.

    So why does BBC have the game kicking off at 4PM and on the fantasy site 5PM.

    What am I missing?

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    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      CET = UK time +1

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      1. Fred54
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah I thought that, so why is Google lying?!

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        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Don't know. It's 02:50 here in the Netherlands 🙂

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    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I been wondering that for a while.

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    3. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      It's currently BST, google actually says "There is no time difference between British Summer Time and Central European Time".

      Not sure that explains the difference in what they're saying though.

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      1. Fred54
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yep, we are most definitely in BST in the UK and apparently that means its same time as CET.

        But from experience, mainland Europe is always at least one hour ahead of UK anyway, we put our clocks backwards/forwards same time, so time difference is always the same. Not sure why Google is so wrong here.

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        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          It's the FIFA FF website that's wrong, it should say the deadline is 17:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) not CET

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          1. Fred54
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Mystery solved, thanks!

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  24. Bambi
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Right, fairly settled on this team, looking for harsh criticism please:

    El Kajoui - Uzoho
    Kimmich - Meunier - Varela - Akani - Pavard
    James - Eriksen - Ljajic - Zayech - Meza
    Lukaku - Lewandowski - Jesus

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      It's a pile of poo

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    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      worst team ive ever seen, and ive seen a lot

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    3. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      die

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    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Does that really add up to 100m ?. Looks more like 97m

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        More like 1m amirite?

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      2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Sick burn

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    5. NUFCAndrew
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Obviously our teams are very similar so I like it. Only criticism I have is that James and Lewa both play on the last day, so lose a captaincy option

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      1. Bambi
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        yeah i had noticed that. I prefer to pick teams big guns and lewandowksi was involved in 60% of polands goals in qualifiers - cavani is competing with suarez which will diminish his output imo

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  25. SAINTS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    When you make subs during a round, can you change formation? I'm sure years ago you were stuck with the same formation...?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

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    2. Richd
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah the formation is fluid. Just chop and change players and the formation will take care of itself.

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      1. SAINTS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Ace. Cheers both.

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  26. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Just switched Pavard to Varela giving the Americas the edge in my team. How is yours balanced? #justforfun

    Asia: 1
    Africa: 2
    Europe: 5
    Americas: 7

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    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      i’m wanting 2 of Pavard/varela/mojica and i really can’t decide

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I would simply eliminate Mojica because France/Uruguay. Unless there's something about Mojica that I'm missing?

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        1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          nailedness really

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          1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            just a bit worried varela and Pavard seem too good to Ben true

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            1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              sorry i’ve no idea who Ben true is or who he plays for

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            2. Deulofail
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Well Pavard is too good to be true. He's not nailed. But apparently Varela is. Pavard could be worth the risk for 2 games, and I'd definitely get him if WCing after one round. But Varela is a decent replacement and for a decent side with decent fixtures, so he ticks all the boxes I guess.

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          2. Deulofail
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Then Varela?

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    2. LuckyLQ
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Europeans : 6
      Americans : 8
      Africans : 1
      Asians : 0 lol

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  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    This is brilliant, thanks!

    Someone to blame too if it all goes wrong 😉

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      The lineups need to be in formation. This is a disgrace.

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    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      De Arrascaeta confirmed starting. Thanks David

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  28. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Peru is 11th on world football rankings. They look like they are around 50th place 🙂

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      don't visitors suffer in their high altitude home ground? could be the reason

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  29. The Great Statuto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Confused, can we swap out captains for replacements and punt on a new one.me.g I pick captain tonight from Russia say, then tomorrow I can pick one from say Spain?!

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    1. The Great Statuto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      *E.g*
      Btw I mean on McDonald's game

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yes. Read the rules, there's other useful information there.

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    2. jackx13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, that's how it works - as long as you have a player to play - you can swap.

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  30. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Still getting my head around the rules..

    Do I basically have to ensure that each game day I have my squad players starting (i.e., off the bench)? So, for tomorrow, just the Egypt and Russia players need to be selected in the starting XI?

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    1. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yes. Any bench players can be subbed in if one of your initial 11 fails to perform. But once you have subbed a player out, you can't bring him back

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    2. TJ
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Sound right

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