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Peru and Denmark meet in the third of four matches on a packed Saturday of World Cup action. Kick-off in Saransk is at 5pm.

Selected by 9% of Fantasy managers in the McDonald’s FIFA game, Christian Eriksen (£9.0m) is the most widely owned asset on show in this Group C encounter.

The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was in scintillating form during World Cup qualification, scoring on 11 occasions and assisting a further three goals.

Eriksen took 71 corner-kicks in qualifying, some 33 more than the second-most active corner taker (Kevin De Bruyne) among UEFA nations.

The fact that Peru conceded more chances from set plays than any other South American or European country during qualification bodes well for Eriksen’s chances of posting a sizeable points haul.

Kasper Schmeichel (£5.0m) and Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) are owned by 5% and 3% of Fantasy managers respectively: the fact that Denmark have not conceded a single goal in their last four friendly internationals would explain the investment there.

Christian Cueva (£6.0m) is the only Peru player to be owned by more than 1% of those playing McDonald’s FIFA. The penalty-taking attacking midfielder scored on four occasions and assisted as many goals during qualification, with corner-taking duties part of his appeal to Fantasy managers.

Paolo Guerrero (£7.5m), Peru’s all-time top goalscorer, is free to play in Russia this summer following the temporary suspension of his drugs ban.

Guerrero had more headed attempts from set-piece situations in qualifying than any other forward in South America or Europe.

The 1% of Fantasy managers who own the striker will be disappointed to see his name only among the Peru substitutes, however.

Like today’s opponents, Peru’s defence has been in solid form in their five most recent international friendlies, conceding only one goal in that quintet of fixtures (four of which were against teams playing in the 2018 World Cup).

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  1. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Peru look to have decent quality.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      They are all over Denmark here.

    2. itwaswritten
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Clearly. That's why they qualified.

      1. The EJJ
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        yeah but saudi qualified so it's not a given is it

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

          England as another example...

        2. 420king
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Saudi don't have to knock out teams like Chile to do it though.

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

    Christensen to be subbed off at 57 mins

  3. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Carillo looks dangerous.

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sadly listed as a forward. I was eyeing him pre-tournament.

      1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Awww really? I already planned to put him on my WC if they advance:/

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Peru look quality

    Denmark obviously highly reliant on eriksen. Ordinary team if he's marked out of the game

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not even ordinary. They are a bad team. Watched couple of their games in qualification.

  5. UNDERSCORE
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    where-iksen?

  6. Keno
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who takes the PK's for Belgium? Hazard or Lukaku?

    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      For Belgium's sake I hope Lukaku doesn't get anywhere near the ball when a penalty is taken.

    2. GameOfGoals
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Belgian here: Hazard is our fixed penalty taker and after him it's KDB before Lukaku comes close to the ball 😉

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

    What was Maradonna up to at half time? https://twitter.com/matt5cott/status/1007989865999470592?s=12

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

      His eyeballs in powder.

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

        haha yup.

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

          Unless he suffers from hay fever 😛

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

            Haha.

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

      His 5th pie of the game?

  8. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I think the problem with relying on stats like 'scored 13 in his last 14' is we don't take into account that in important matches, the opponents actually try to stop you 😛

    As opposed to friendlies where both teams just try stuff out, or qualification games vs. vastly inferior teams.

  9. itwaswritten
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If Guerrero gets in for Peru then we might not see a boring 0-0.

  10. Gazpilicueta
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Cueva looks bright. anyone know much about him?

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

      Hes 6.0 in McD fantasy.

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

      He is Peruvian.

    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He has a phallus

    4. Gazpilicueta
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      His christian name is christian

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

    Farfan close
    Carrillo is very dangerous

  12. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    FiT fantasy should also give you the option to change captain during game days and not just the whole round.
    Hmmmm

  13. 420king
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kvist might have to come off.

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He is coming off

    2. 420king
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Schone subbed on.

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

    From the matches played so far, any players caught your eye for round 2?

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

      Ronaldo

    2. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Whoever plays Saudi Arabia next

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Russians looked good but they've had their easy match.

      Icelandic goalkeeper

    4. el polako
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not really but starting to think that clean sheets will be rarity so might go ultra cheap in defence.

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

    Eriksen range.

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

    Eriksen range

  17. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen range

  18. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen range

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen ain't no cr7

  20. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen is making my life easy. Getting Coutinho for next week

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I mean next round

  21. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen WALLED it.

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Aussies and France gonna mark him out as well. Looking like a bad pick

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

    range

  23. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is there a save counter for GKs?

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Muslera got me 7

  24. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Has to be a pen

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

    Cueva getting a VAR pen

  26. 420king
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    VAR: possible penalty for Peru. Cueva fouled.

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

      Given

  27. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    VAR for Cueva penalty

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

    Oh boy... What a decision...

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

      Just VAR doing its job.

  29. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How did the ref miss that? 😕

  30. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Y’all been sleeping on Peru