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15 June 2018 644 comments
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World Cup Fantasy managers are expecting another clean sheet for Morocco in their opening match against Iran.

No player in the 4pm fixture has more than five percent ownership on McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Fantasy but most of the niche interest is in the Atlas Lions’ back-line.

Morocco qualified for Russia without conceding a single goal in any of their six CAF Group C matches.

Since booking their place at the finals Herve Renard’s men have recorded another two clean sheets and have extended their unbeaten run to 18 matches.

So not surprisingly, the most owned player for Morocco vs Iran is Juventus centre-back and national captain Medhi Benatia (£5.0m), currently in five percent of squads.

Full-back Achraf Hakimi (£4.5m), of Real Madrid, is just behind him with four percent ownership.

Of the attacking players, Hakim Ziyech (£7.0m) tops the charts but even still is only in three percent of squads.

In the other dugout, Iran particularly disappointed in their warm-up matches, only finding a winner against lowly Lithuania in stoppage time earlier this month after suffering defeat to Turkey in May.

As you would expect, just two of their players have more than one percent ownership for Gameround 1, their easiest of the Group Stages with Spain and Portugal up next.

However, it would seem that those invested in midfielder Omid Ebrahimi (£4.5m) and substitute goalkeeper Rash Mazaheri (£4.0m) are attempting to save money rather than cover Iran.

STARTING LINE-UPS

MOROCCO (4-1-4-1): El Kajoui; Hakimi, Saiss, Benatia, N Amrabat; El Ahmadi; Ziyach, Belhanda, Boussoufa, Harit; El Kaabi.

IRAN (4-3-3): Beiranvand; Rezaeian, Cheshmi, Pouraliganji, Hajsafi; Shojaei, Ansarifard, Ebrahimi; Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun, Amiri

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  1. Prince of Persia
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Yeeeeeeeeeeeees... We wooooooooooooon...!!! 😀 😀 😀

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      congrats

      1. Prince of Persia
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Thanks bro. 🙂

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Congrats!!

      1. Prince of Persia
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Thank you so much. 🙂

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        I don't think it was him that won.

    3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      🙂

  2. Ragabolly
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Very harsh football scenarios on the North African teams today!!!

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Yeah conceding late on is a sore way to lose

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Not really mate, Uruguay played well below par but should have scored at least three! Still felt sorry for Salah, wish he had of being fit to start!!

      1. Ragabolly
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Still conceding that late is harsh. Would have rathered conceding early and killing the hope early on

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 days ago

          I hear you mate, was unlucky for sure, but harsh seems a bit strong! I will admit Egypt certainly put in a dogged performance! I hope ye get a win next game!!

        2. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 3 days ago

          Agree , Egypt played there hearts out , very unlucky to lose so late , not withstanding the Uruguay misses.
          Morocco , dumbfounded, ultra unlucky

          1. Debauchy
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 3 days ago

            *their

      2. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        ...and as for the other game, horrible teams in action full stop! 😉

  3. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Spain have odriozola and azpilicueta and play nacho at rb, makes no sense!

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      To be fair, Azpi has not played at fullback for a long time

    2. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Nacho is the most underrated player in the world.

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Agree has come on well last 2 seasons

  4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Live fantasy score says El kajoui has 6 points. How?

    1. Number One
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      maybe injury time doesn't

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        What a weird thing

    2. Shels
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Will be fixed

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Oh ok

  5. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Not sure why Gary Cahill needs pipes like that to be a centre back, but what a rig.

    1. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Shame he’ll be warming the bench 😉

  6. putana
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    rise of the shias fella

    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      labeouf?

  7. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    New rules... Hakimi gets to keep all his points. Putin just told me...

    1. Shels
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      All 1 of them Putin never mentioned that

  8. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    It was a nice Own Goal. Good diving. Good spin on the ball by the crosser.

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Cristiano Ronaldo 'to accept jail term and £16.4m fine' in tax case - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44499138

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      They love a good misleading headline 😀

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        😛

    2. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      starting today?

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      How come these guys can avoid jail?

      Same with Messi, Modric etc......they broke the law right, they do the time?

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        The saying “nobody is above the law” has always been a load of old cobblers.

      2. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        $$$$$

      3. Shels
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        Fascist law

  10. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Did many have Iranian defenders? Just seen they made worldcup record by keeping 12 consecutive clean sheets in qualifying

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      3 but Mohammadi didn't start.

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      I doubled up on 'em for GW1, didn't fancy Morocco at all and they are a solid nuff team so I thought they'd be perfect for bench boost.

  11. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Why did Muslera lose that one point for saves, he made 3 saves as I remember?

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Minutes played 90 2
      Clean sheets 1 4
      Goal saved 3 1

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Still showing on mine

  12. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Two players going to the bench tonight: De Arrascaeta and Belhanda.

    Bringing in James Rodriguez and Granqvist 🙂

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      Why though?

      1. Boomerang V
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        I have two subs from Colombia and one from Sweden so I can make those transfers until Sunday... They can get ruled out in training so... yeah I should wait

        1. CloudSky
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 days ago

          Not to mention your guys still playing could get 0s/1s.

  13. Shels
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Yawn another 30 mins just to watch these group phase matches, I'm going to struggle to stay up for all these matches... Can't wait for Spain too tiki taka and when Costa gets it ye looks for foul

  14. DJDave1979
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Take a look at the leaderboard for TFF. Some people spend a LOT chasing the win. Can't be fun. Must spend the entire time between games making transfers.

    1. Nascimento
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 days ago

      How? There's only been 4 games?

      1. DJDave1979
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 days ago

        I just took a look and I'm 100 point adrift with the top 100 teams seemingly being managed by about 10 people!

  15. Under my Cucurella
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 days ago

    Any help appreciated...

    Are you able to make captain changes within the same day? Like tomorrow could I do Pavard>Meza>Eriksen>Iwobi (if I chose to)

    seems as though the game hasn't been updating in time to allow changes till the end of the day, don't know if it's worth the risk