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Costa expected to reward new Fantasy owners

20 June 2018 606 comments
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A tenth of World Cup Fantasy managers will be hoping their Gameround 2 purchase of Diego Costa (£9.0m) will pay off when Spain play Iran tonight.

The Atletico Madrid striker scored twice in the 3-3 draw with Portugal in Gameround 1, having largely been overlooked.

He was in just one percent of squads for that match but earned 94,000+ new owners after his brace, only Ronaldo picked up more (132,000+). His ownership now stands at 11.4%.

Sergio Ramos (£6.5m) is the most popular player in this fixture, though. Iran are not expected to trouble the Spanish defence, having registered nine shots in their win over Morocco.

Furthermore, Ramos is believed to be Spain’s penalty taker and with VAR awarding more spot-kicks than we’re used to at World Cups, goals are hardly unlikely from the Real Madrid man.

David De Gea (£6.5m) has suffered a drop-off in owners since conceding three goals to Ronaldo. He went into Spain’s opening match with the backing of 21% of World Cup Fantasy but that has decreased to 15.5% for Gameround 2.

Iran are not expected to offer much threat to Spain, with Fantasy managers largely agreeing with that prediction.

Every single one of their players has below two percent ownership on McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Fantasy.

Starting Line-ups

SPAIN XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Alba, Ramos, Pique, Carvajal; Iniesta, Busquets; Vazquez, Isco, D Silva; Costa

IRAN XI (4-2-3-1): Beiranvand; Hajsafi, Pouraliganji, Hosseini, Ramin; Ezatolahi, Omid; Amiri, Mehdi, Karim; Sardar

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  1. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    who cares about WC fantasy anyway, just another excuse to be sad about making wrong decisions

    just watch history being made at the WC, and feel happy for every goal 🙂

    (I'm biased because I'm doing shite at that fantasy unsurprisingly of course)

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Just adds another angle to watching it with my lads. that's all it's ever been for me.

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    2. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      This! Truth!

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    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Always the way.

      Team > good football > fantasy team.

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    4. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      WC fantasy is the reason why I’m pissing my pants as Saudi Arabia attacks in the 90th minute. I love that.

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    5. willl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I'm loving the world cup and not doing that great at fantasy.

      Just don't get too into it and you can enjoy both.

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      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        good point

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    6. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Im doing ok but yeah it's just a passing interest ,loving the real stuff more

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  2. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Jammy Costa owners

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    1. willl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Almost as jammy as Ronaldo owners have been.

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      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        De Gea’s poor goalkeeping doesn’t make it jammy

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        1. willl
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Defenders poor clearance doesn't make it jammy either then.

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          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            At least Ronaldo took a shot, Costa didn’t know what happened

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            1. willl
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              A shot that went straight at the keeper, who made a mistake.

              It was lucky.

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  3. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Imposters and Costa's Kun's time to shine

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  4. DJDave1979
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Iran will need a win and Portugal will need a draw. Will be interesting to see how Iran approach it.

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      When they've gone forward in this they've looked alright. Would play into CR7's hands though if they attack

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    2. willl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      If Iran attack them its game over, they need to get lucky.

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    3. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Really hope it's Iran who grab the first goal to make it exciting.

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  5. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    IIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRANNNNNN

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    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      oh hang on

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    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Do not run off and celebrate just yet. 😉

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    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Not quite...

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  6. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Jackey Booooooooy!

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  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Interesting. VAR review.

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  8. Shels
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Never so disappointed to have my C score

    Agree with snazzy above...

    Glad I stayed up to watch this had not planned to, fell asleep last 2 nights Iran just scored while I type but........

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    1. Shels
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I was just tinking they would score while I type

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      1. Shels
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        a well fk u

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          😀

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    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      But , I just started to lol and then stopped 🙂

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  9. DJDave1979
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    SCENES! VAR

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  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Looked offside.

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  11. rainy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Disallowed!

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  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Correct call

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      🙁

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  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Goal disallowed. Offside. Correct decision.

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  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Harsh but brilliant decision.

    VAR-in 🙂

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  15. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Ugh that’s so effective yet so painful

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  16. 420king
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    So much celebrating for nothing...

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  17. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Well that was Iran's moment now gone. RIP.

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  18. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    goal disallowed, feel bad for the Iranians for the celebrations

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    1. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Lol

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  19. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    I give up 🙁

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  20. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Bad luck. But fair call.

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    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      This

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I feel bad for them, but their own fault for being offside. Just stay onside and it won't happen.

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      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        😀 Cheers Michael Owen.

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Always here to help. 😀

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      2. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        He was onside until his friend touched it. Good on him for finding the space and taking the chance.

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        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          'His friend' 😀

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          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            😀

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        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          They play as a team, they get blame as a team.

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  21. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Does anybody not want Iran to score?

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    1. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Me, I want 0-3

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Trump

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    3. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      As a football fan, I do but with Spain defensive double up, I think I want them to forget how to shoot for a while and beat Portugal instead.

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    4. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Have Spain in my family's World Cup draw, but I'd really not mind seeing Iran stuff them

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  22. el polako
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    VAR kills the game I love.

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    1. Shels
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Watch linesman

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      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        I've seen it and thats fine but then why all this circus with waiting for decision of someone looking at the screen miles from the stadium ?

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Why does the distance from the stadium matter?

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          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            How fast do you think pigeons fly?

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            1. Chandler Bing
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              90 miles per hour

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            2. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Iranian or Spanish pigeon?

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            3. badgerboy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Is it unladen?

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            4. Shels
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Lol

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          2. el polako
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Not the distance but the time it takes to make the decision for me it kills the momentum when everybody have to stop for few minutes wondering what the feck is happening ?
            Linesman seen it it was offside get on with it.

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            1. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              Linesmen have been wrong before

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              1. el polako
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 10 months ago

                And that's fine with me - part of the game I know.

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            2. Shels
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 10 months ago

              I garuntee. 100 million where unaware of an in pending decision...

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  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    VAR showed its worth then. The correct decision. As I said before, only poor VAR game was the England one because the South American refs are anti-VAR.

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I reckon the reason no English refs were chosen was because they were rubbish using it

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      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Rubbish in general.

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          There have been far worse on show here. Far better also

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    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      The lines man had put his flag up straight away for offside

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    3. willl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      This ref is Uruguayan tho...

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      1. willl
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        I do like VAR however

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    4. Majestic Chanka
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      It was the ref that was poor rather than VAR though.

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  24. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    VAR saving the Gw.

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    1. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      This

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  25. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    shame they didn't have it back in 2002.

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    1. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      but then again that was prob intended

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    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      or goal line technology in 1966

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      1. Louis_Sans_Balls
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        was that the date of Lampard's disallowed goal? seems to far back to me

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  26. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    there should be an anti-VAR chip, where all decisions revoked by VAR get allowed, and all of ones approved by VAR get disallowed

    that would make it interesting...

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    1. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I'd like to see the version that shocks the ref or the linesman if they make the wrong call...bzzzzzz

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    2. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      No offense but that sounds like a stupid idea. It's supposed to be a system which generates a fair decision.

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      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        yeah fair enough

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    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Or a fantasy chip allowing us to make up our own results

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    4. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      A cheat chip?

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      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        yup

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  27. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    What the heck happened there?

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    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Bundle

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  28. Shels
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    So good I lol at corner

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  29. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    look at that Iranian defense they put their balls on the line literally!

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    1. Shels
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Close pegs where also used

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  30. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Kudos to the linesman. Flagged offside even before the VAR came into play.

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