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Ronaldo and Costa share Fantasy focus in Group B finale

25 June 2018 937 comments
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Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.0m) is the World Cup Fantasy focus as Group B reaches its climax tonight.

The Portugal forward, with four goals in two matches, is owned by 33.3 percent to managers as his side prepare to face Iran.

Meanwhile, 20.7 percent are invested in Spain striker Diego Costa (£9.0m), who has three World Cup goals so far.

There is considerably more interest in Spain than there is Portugal. The next-most backed attacker in Ronaldo’s squad is Bernardo Silva (£8.0m) with 3.2 percent ownership.

However, there are players with double-figure ownership right through Fernando Hierro’s ranks.

21.7 percent of managers have backed Sergio Ramos (£6.5m) to record another clean sheet and possibly convert a penalty given that VAR has helped more of those be awarded than usual. 7.4 percent opted to save money by going with Gerard Pique (£6.0m).

David De Gea (£6.5m) still has the backing of 15.4 percent of managers despite his error in Gameround 1.

Further outfield, 22.1 percent of managers still own Isco (£8.5m) who is waiting for his first return of the tournament.

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

    Proud

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    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      And so you should be.

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    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      And so you should be JB

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  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Well that was quite exciting

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  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Uruguay will beat Portugal quite easily I think

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    1. Lewa
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Hope so

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  4. CaTriEm
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Iran deservedly out. Portugal robbed of top place in the group but in a way lucky considering the chance Iran had after the goal.

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

      Agreed

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  5. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    How did cedric get - 1 for conceding a penalty when the rules clearly say it does not count if it is a hand ball?

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    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Will prob change

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    2. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      😎

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    3. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      This. Just adds insult to injury because it was never a penalty.

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  6. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Outcome the same but bookies get billions today.

    Close all bookies so we can watch real football.

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  7. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Load up on Spain? Mmmm maybe not 😆

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  8. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Shambolic use of technology ruining the beautiful game.

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    1. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Who needs correct decisions

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      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Not tonight's ref, apparently.

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  9. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Didn't Iran have a bigger mountain to climb than one goal?

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      No. If they score that last minute chance they are through.

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      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Ah. Didn't know there was more after their penalty.

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  10. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    This was the true group of death. Crazy competitive.

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

    English ref would have been better than this guy in the Portugal - Iran game. Egypt complained about this ref in their game against Russia too.

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  12. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    What a finish..if Spain didn't get that goal..

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

      ... they'd have come 2nd

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      1. Louis_Sans_Balls
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        or if no pen for Iran

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      2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        ...and would have met Uruguay

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

    The fraud won't get a sniff vs Uruguay either!

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  14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Goodbye vuvuzela! ;(

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  15. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Shearer thinks you have to purposefully touch the ball with your hand for it to be a foul.

    It shouldn't have been a pen today, but he always sensationalises it by appealing to the word 'deliberate', which we all know is the most bs word in the rulebook.

    Slavan Bilic is the first pundit I've heard who's actually noticed and mentioned that handballs don't have to be actually deliberate.

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      don't have to be deliberate, just as long as your hands are in a natural position. Cedric obviously were, so no pen

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

        If it struck him directly on the arm, it would have been a foul because he had time to avoid it, regardless of whether his arm was in a natural position or not. So your simple definition isn't satisfactory either 😆

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          😀 the main problem with the hand ball rule is its too complicated !

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

      Disagree. Per Law 12 of the Laws Of The Game:

      Handling the ball
      Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with the hand or arm. The following must be considered:
      - the movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand)
      - the distance between the opponent and the ball (unexpected ball)
      - the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an offence

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      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Clear to me

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

        That's not the definition of deliberate. You can accidentally handball it within those considerations, eg.accidentally moving your hand towards the ball.

        Very few players ever intentionally touch the ball with their hands.

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  16. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Iran played with a lot of passion

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  17. Bardo9
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Loving that I have Sigurdsson, Messi, R. Rod, Jedinak, and Sassi coming up.

    VAR will give them all a goal per lol.

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  18. Eden Wizard
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Pretty happy with 24 points today 😎

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  19. 420king
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    I'd probably stop playing right now if I went with Ronaldo and Costa. Played WC and BB and have 3 points from 4, and one of them is Carvajal. 😀

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    1. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      🙄

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      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I'm not as good as you 🙂

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        1. Eden Wizard
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          First time you’ve been right today 😆

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          1. 420king
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            We'll see soon.

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    2. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Ramos, Cedric & Costa managed 3 points for me. Isco the only good pick!

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      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Chersyev and Gabr here 🙂

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  20. Lewa
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Feel bad for Iran and Morocco.

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  21. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Wow... what a bloody night of footy haha

    Sooo... anyone else twisting from isco(c) to messi(c) apart from me??

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    1. FFSbet.com
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      In doubt,got Messi and Cout left.
      Gut says Messi brace.

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    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      *Costa > Messi

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  22. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Not many going to gain points tonight then!

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    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      What do you mean?

      I had noone playing tonight anyway...

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  23. DantheManinaPan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    With Coutinho, Modric, James to play, would you switch captaincy from Salah (6)

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    1. Legomané
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      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Absolutely yes

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  24. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Easily the worst game VAR has had so far at this WC.

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

      Yeah them hiccups are going to occur, all part of the process.

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      nah. The refs were at fault tonight, not VAR.

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    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Referee to blame not VAR

      How he came to those decisions is beyond comprehension

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  25. Lewa
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Spain vs Russia.... I might just take a few Spanish players to my team....

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

      4!

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    2. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I'd put a few Russian attackers in if I were you

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

      Is this confirmed?

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  26. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    The scoring line on Ronaldo today is bloody hilarious!

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    1. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Minutes played 90 2
      Penalties won 1 2
      Penalties missed 1 -2
      Yellow cards 1 -1
      Match Points 1
      🙂
      Cap success!

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

      Should've been sent off.

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  27. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    The VAR team choose the replay that the ref sees at the pitch side right? I don't think we can blame the ref for that decision given that it was based on a 'clear and obvious' damning angle played in ultra slo mo, frame by frame, in which it looked like it directly struck his arm. Despicable VAR team breakdown rather than despicable ref imo.

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    1. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      They really need to sort this VAR thing out. It can't be the same ref making the same call, there has to be another way, they have to do more to help

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

        Let the VARs make the actual decision. Or show the ref more footage and slow the game down more.

        I don't understand why the refs run 85% of the way, and walk the final 15 metres. 😆

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  28. ChadW98
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Chip strategy if you still have your WC and max cap?

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  29. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    VAR actually works

    It’s the referees who are still completely useless

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    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      That is pretty much in a nutshell Syd.

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      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        *it

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    2. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      If VAR worked then Ronaldo would have got to retake that pelanty as the keeper was well off his line when he struck it

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    3. Bardo9
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      This. Need referees that understand the rulebook inside and out and be 100% transparent. If it’s a foul, call a foul. If it’s not a foul, simply don’t call the foul. Regardless of the on field decision.

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  30. CaTriEm
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Iran played terrible football, harassed the officials and were dirtier than any other team in the tournament I've seen but everyone feels bad for them because they were underdogs.

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    1. WALOR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      This

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