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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. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!

  2. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Can we lol @ Morocco?

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

    Noooooooooooo

  4. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Iran 1 - 0 Morocco (OG)

  5. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Well done the Iranians.

  6. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I walked, I Ran, I scored a goal!

  7. FPL ZB
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    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Great finish that

  8. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    there goes my hakimi cleanie

  9. DJDave1979
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What a finish at the near post.

  10. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How dare you celebrate sir! An OG it is!

  11. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    OG OMG

  12. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Oh well at least I can sub in Meunier now....

    1. 420king
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nice logic. What if one of your guys scores an OG and you have no more subs left?

  13. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Iran around the living room with that goal.....

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      ....ban

    2. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Goalban?

    3. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Flag.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Deserves it....

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Well done, Iran 🙂

  15. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hadn’t realised Chris Smalling was playing at the World Cup

  16. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    OG. We've got a Morocco mole.

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

      wow, a secret squirrel reference

  17. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Own goal to make your team lose it in ref time on WC while being better has to be one of the worst feelings in the world. 🙁

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You gotta feel for the guy, must be completely shattered.
      The whole team must be, for that matter.

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Agree, Im really sad for them. Especially after showing up with some good football which was a nice surprise after the first two games.

        1. UshFPL
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          They only played good football for the first few minutes really. If they had kept that up they would have besten them easily imo

          1. CloudSky
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I thought they were decent all throughout. Cant expect for them to control the whole game, they are still some way away from being a class team. Iran being very organized and waiting for counters didnt help either.

      2. Epic Fail
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No excuse.

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yeah , damn

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A clock is always broken two times a day.

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Flagged

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Too late, already done it....

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Fair fair. I'll eat my humble pie.

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        To be fair, Morocco played well. But always looked like concede a goal.

        And no end product either

  18. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I just want to flag any lol posts now 🙂

    1. Geoff
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      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't break your 5 year streak for me!

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😆

  19. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    The magic of the world cup.

  20. Kolarov Fpl Legend
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Congrats @Jackyboy

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah congrats Jacky

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks 😀

      1. G-Whizz
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        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Well done! You must be on cloud nine!!!

  21. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    too many backroom staff.. thought fans ran on to the pitch..

  22. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Iran all the way to the finals. Every match will be played like this. Yey!!!!!

  23. St. Joseph
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Morocco they saiddd....
    🙂

  24. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    why does hakimi still have 6 pts?

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Because I have him.

  25. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Both goals today were the direct result of simulation by players drawing fouls.....bumping into opponents and falling down. Very sad

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

      Simulation and drawing a foul aren't the same thing.

  26. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ho no

    Was on for 5 CS's out of 6 (Mohammadi didn't start), with Messi, Naymar, Kaku, Muller, James, Cueva and Honda to play and Max Captain active.

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I was on 3 from Ziyech but lost 33% of his points in a second.

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

        I lost 50% of my points (18 of 36) !

        1. CloudSky
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You win!

  27. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Told you, you are unerestimating iran

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Well done fella. Congratulations!

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That's why I love the early rounds of the WC.

      2. Emiliano Sala
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks buddy

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Well,,,,, but wd Jacky

    3. noquarternt
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah relying on a last min own goal to beat Morocco will send shivers down spines.

  28. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    beLOLhanda

  29. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    lolrocco