FIFA Club World Cup Fantasy 2025: Mamelodi Sundowns – Best players, predicted XI + more

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Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
James	CHE	5.6m	96.2%	Likely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	78.1%	Likely
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	75.4%	Maybe
Stach	LEE	4.8m	78.9%	Maybe
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	84.5%	Maybe
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	87.3%	Maybe
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	88.2%	Maybe
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	94.9%	Maybe
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	83.9%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	94.0%	Unlikely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	72.8%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.2m	18.6%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	80.4%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.3m	20.4%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	78.2%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	69.6%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	73.6%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	74.7%	Unlikely
Wirtz	LIV	8.1m	24.1%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	38.3%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	47.5%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	66.7%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	28.3%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	60.0%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	56.2%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	66.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	64.7%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.7m	25.9%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	49.2%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	58.6%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	54.8%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	53.4%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	52.2%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	49.6%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	41.2%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	45.0%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	45.2%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	40.4%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	54.3%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	146.8%	Very Likely
Barnes	NEW	6.2m	90.5%	Likely
Muñoz	CRY	5.9m	102.0%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	101.6%	Very Likely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.3m	99.3%	Likely
Vicario	TOT	4.9m	101.4%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	100.7%	Very Likely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	100.5%	Very Likely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	100.5%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	100.5%	Very Likely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	100.5%	Very Likely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	100.1%	Very Likely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	100.1%	Very Likely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	99.0%	Likely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	100.0%	Very Likely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	94.8%	Maybe
Ajer	BRE	4.4m	94.8%	Maybe
James	LEE	5.3m	95.5%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	96.4%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	97.9%	Maybe
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	94.9%	Maybe
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	92.3%	Maybe
Doucouré	CRY	4.9m	95.1%	Maybe
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	94.2%	Unlikely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	94.0%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	93.8%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	92.4%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	96.2%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	93.8%	Unlikely
March	BHA	5.8m	98.9%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	89.8%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	92.5%	Unlikely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	81.4%	Unlikely
Hannibal	BUR	4.8m	88.7%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	85.4%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.5%	Unlikely
Odobert	TOT	5.3m	87.4%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	89.6%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	88.0%	Unlikely
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	85.5%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:40am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	B
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	B, Vs, Inj, Sus
No Change	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:49am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B, Vs, Inj
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:51am

Our FIFA Club World Cup Fantasy 2025 team previews continue with Mamelodi Sundowns, who clinched yet another South African league title last season.

Here we take a look at the pick of their Fantasy assets, as well as an early predicted XI, their top goalscorers, leading assist-makers, set-piece takers and more.

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MAMELODI SUNDOWNS: OVERVIEW

Mamelodi Sundowns have won an unprecedented eight successive South African league titles, and were crowned champions in 2024/25 with a superb record of 24 wins, one draw and just three losses.

To further highlight that dominance, Miguel Cardoso’s side conceded only 13 goals in 28 matches.

Yet the season overall was viewed as a bit of a disappointment, with Sundowns falling short in two major cup competitions, failing to deliver when it mattered most.

Having reached the CAF Champions League final, they were edged out 3-2 by Pyramids FC, with Cardoso coming under fire for leaving out Themba Zwane ($4.2m), one of the greatest players in Sundowns’ history.

Prior to that, they slipped up in the Nedbank Cup semi-finals, South Africa’s premier knockout competition, losing 2-1 to eventual champions Kaizer Chiefs.

Still, Sundowns are the giants of South African football and will deservedly compete at the Club World Cup, even if they will find it extremely difficult to make it past the group stage.

The bookies, indeed, even think that Ulsan HD have a greater chance of making it out of Group F.

Group fixtures

Bookies predictions

	To Qualify	To Win Group
Fluminense	75.2%	29.9%
Borussia Dortmund	85.6%	59.8%
Ulsan HD	23.6%	6.9%
Mamelodi Sundowns	15.6%	3.4%

League Top Scorers

Lucas Ribeiro ($5.7m, MID) – 15
Igraam Rayners ($5.8m, FWD)– 14
Arthur Sales ($6.0m, FWD) – 7

League Top Assist-Makers

Lucas Ribeiro ($5.7m, MID) – 9
Igraam Rayners ($5.8m, FWD)– 8
Arthur Sales ($6.0m, FWD)– 8

Set-piece takers

Penalties

Lucas Ribeiro ($5.7m, MID)

Ribeiro took and scored four of Sundowns six penalties last season.

Rayners and Sales netted from the spot in November, but Ribeiro has since converted both penalties in 2025.

Corners + Indirect Free-Kicks

Mokoena ($4.5m, MID)
Lucas Ribeiro ($5.7m, MID)

Best Fantasy assets

LUCAS RIBEIRO ($5.7m) – MID

Lucas Ribeiro is the obvious Fantasy pick, having racked up 15 goals and nine assists in 26 league matches last season.

With penalties and some set plays in his locker, the versatile Brazilian is arguably Mamelodi Sundowns’ best player. He could also potentially get some joy against Ulsan HD in Matchday 1.

No player racked up more shots than Ribeiro in the South African Premiership in 2024/25 (72).

He also ranked fourth for key passes (41), highlighting his all-round threat.

IGRAAM RAYNERS ($5.8m) – FWD

Igraam Rayners could be another difference maker in North America, provided he retains his starting spot, given that Cardoso could potentially switch up his frontline.

If he does start, Rayners carries potential, with 14 goals and eight assists across 25 South African Premiership appearances last season.

Those numbers were backed up by some solid underlying stats, including 48 shots and 32 key passes.

RONWEN WILLIAMS ($5.0m) – GK

To be frank, it’s probably best to steer clear of the Sundowns defence.

Ronwen Williams, however, was the goalkeeper of the tournament at the most-recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and will undoubtedly be a key figure in the US.

He’s racked up 120 appearances since joining the club in 2022, keeping 73 clean sheets.

Watch out for his penalty saving exploits, too: he saved four spot-kicks in an AFCON shoot-out against Cape Verde last year.

For the Matchday 2 Wildcarders who are in the market for a one-week punt, Mamelodi have one of the more favourable fixtures of Matchday 1 – although Ulsan will no doubt also be viewing their opening group game with a lot of hope.

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