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The second round of World Cup group matches – aka Round 2 of the FIFA Fantasy game – commences with Czechia v South Africa.

Kick-off at the Atlanta Stadium is at 17:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Both sides lost their opening group games, so it’s perhaps no surprise that the respective managers have rung the changes.

There are eight in all: five for Czechia, three for South Africa.

Miroslav Koubek’s alterations see Stepan Chaloupek ($3.5m), Tomas Soucek ($5.6m), Jaroslav Zeleny ($3.9m), Lukas Provod ($5.9m) and Pavel Sulc ($5.9m) make way.

Tomas Holes ($3.9m), Michal Sadilek ($5.6m), Vladimir Darida ($5.3m), Lukas Cerv ($5.3m) and Adam Hlozek ($6.5m) come into the side.

One of South Africa’s changes is enforced due to the red card received by Yaya Sithole ($5.1m) in Round 1.

Nkosinathi Sibisi ($3.6m) and Lyle Foster ($5.4m) drop to the bench, with Thalente Mbatha ($4.9m), Thapelo Maseko ($4.2m) and Oswin Appollis ($4.9m) coming in. 

LINE-UPS

Czechia XI: Kovar, Hranac, Holes, Krejci, Coufal, Sadilek, Darida, Cerv, Sojka, Hlozek, Schick.

Subs: Chaloupek, Chory, Chytil, Doudera, Hornicek, Kuchta, Provod, Sochurek, Soucek, Stanek, Visinksy, Zeleny, Zima, Sulc.

South Africa XI: Williams, Mudau, Okon, Mbokazi, Modiba, Mokoena, Mbatha, Adams, Maseko, Rayners, Appollis. 

Subs: Chaine, Cross, Foster, Goss, Kabini, Makgopa, Makhanya, Mataludi, Mofokeng, Moremi, Ndamane, Sebelebele, Sibisi.


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  1. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 15 mins ago

    Dest likely to play the next two games at RW?

    1. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 hours, 49 mins ago

      hopefully

  2. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 hours, 8 mins ago

    Locked in WC team for MD2:

    Beach - Shobeir

    Coufal - Cucurella - Dest - Hakimi - Theo Hernández

    Salah - De Bruyne - Raphina - Vini jnr - B Fernandes

    Oyarzabal - Enner Valencia - Mbappe

    1. Winging it
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 hours, 32 mins ago

      How are you going to deal with potential rotation in MD3?

    2. nonaynever
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 9 mins ago

      We share 9. I hava Musliera, Ngoy, Kimmich, Wirtz, Olise & Havertz & to your Beach, Cucurella, Hakimi, Salah, KDB & Valencia. Good Luck

  3. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 7 mins ago

    I picked Rice. Just needed the England coverage

  4. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 1 min ago

    Quickest goal so far. Czech lead in five minutes.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      2 hours, 41 mins ago

      Sadilek

  5. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    2 hours, 59 mins ago

    South Africa CS busted.
    3 dozen owners in the mud.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      2 hours, 39 mins ago

      Get a substitution out of the way early.

      1. FOREST FOREVER 2
        • 1 Year
        2 hours, 38 mins ago

        Ha ha ha.

  6. JBG
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 36 mins ago

    Sojk(a) on that assist.

  7. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 18 mins ago

    Coufal CS almost busted

    1. Kroenius
        1 hour, 21 mins ago

        It goddamn has busted,6 %.

    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      Coufal is now showing 6% as matchday selection. Thought he was under 4%!

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        1 hour, 38 mins ago

        The percentages updated after the deadline

      2. Kroenius
          1 hour, 37 mins ago

          Weird,6% on his profile but 3,8 % in the player pool. Wait and pray I guess

          1. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            1 hour, 18 mins ago

            Yeah just saw

        • Thanos
          • 4 Years
          1 hour, 37 mins ago

          There is some bug. If you check his ownership for MD3 transfers, it’s still showing 3.8%.

          Anyone have a clue!?

          1. JBG
            • 8 Years
            1 hour, 36 mins ago

            Yeah was exactly what I saw... such a weird thing -_-. Brought him in certain that he wouldn't be 5+% after deadline.

          2. Kroenius
              1 hour, 34 mins ago

              It would really anoying cuz I liked him before FantasyScout started hyping him up,especially ahead of M2

              1. Thanos
                • 4 Years
                1 hour, 32 mins ago

                He is my (hopefully) 9 pointer on MD2 WC and current captain 🙁

                1. Kroenius
                    1 hour, 22 mins ago

                    Yeah,now it doesn't matter anymore. I predicted to finish 2nd in the group as well.

            • Thanos
              • 4 Years
              1 hour, 35 mins ago

              All player ownership % are showing different/wrong as compared to MD3 transfer page. Thanks FIFA!

              1. x.jim.x
                • 11 Years
                20 mins ago

                Careful slating the game round here, you’ll get told off if you dare criticise our footballing overlords

              2. ffs casual
                • 5 Years
                12 mins ago

                It looks like they just froze the % ownership for MD2 so any transfers for MD3 won't affect ownership for MD2. It looks like whatever ownership you have in the MD2 tab will be what will be used to calculate scouting bonus.

          3. JBG
            • 8 Years
            1 hour, 32 mins ago

            T.Hernandez on 5% exactly, will he still get scout points? Couldn't remember how that worked exactly...

            1. Thanos
              • 4 Years
              1 hour, 9 mins ago

              Actually he is 4.4%. Check his stats for MD3. It’s all screwed up.

          4. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            1 hour, 25 mins ago

            Penalty to South Africa

          5. JBG
            • 8 Years
            1 hour, 25 mins ago

            SA penalty

          6. BobbyDoesNotLook
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 hour, 24 mins ago

            Lol Widmer starts. Transferred him out for -3.

            1. JBG
              • 8 Years
              1 hour, 23 mins ago

              Lol, WC'd him out

              1. BobbyDoesNotLook
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                1 hour, 21 mins ago

                WC feels better than hits though

            2. Tic Tacs
              • 6 Years
              5 mins ago

              He’s a Swiss (t)roll!

          7. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            1 hour, 13 mins ago

            Wow Czech team looks awful. No urgency and their last game is against Mexico.

          8. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            1 hour, 11 mins ago

            Crepeau 4.9% ownership... Squeeky bum time.

            1. PartyTime
              • 4 Years
              1 hour, 5 mins ago

              Squeaky* old man

          9. Mother Farke
            • 2 Years
            59 mins ago

            O Widmer, my Widmer.