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Group B of the 2026 World Cup continues on Thursday, as Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina meet at the Los Angeles Stadium.  

Each of the four teams in Group B, which also includes Canada and Qatar, have one point after the first round of matches, so it’s all to play for.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

There are two changes to the Switzerland team that drew against Qatar in their opening match.

Silvan Widmer and Fabian Rieder come into the starting XI, replacing Denis Zakaria and Ruben Vargas.

Gregor Kobel is the only Switzerland player who won’t qualify for the Scouting Bonus.

Bosnia bring in Ivan Sunjic, Kerim Alajbegovic and 40-year-old Edin Dzeko.

Ivan Basic, Esmir Bajraktarevic and Jovo Lukic drop to the bench.

No Bosnia player has ownership greater than 3.3%.

LINE-UPS

Switzerland XI: Kobel, Widmer, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez, Aebischer, Xhaka, Freuler, Rieder, Ndoye, Embolo

Subs: Mvogo, Keller, Comert, Amenda, Jaquez, Vargas, Fassnacht, Zakaria, Manzambi, Jashari, Sow, Okafor, Amdouni, Itten

Bosnia and Herzegovina XI: Vasilj, Dedic, Muharemovic, Katic, Kolasinac, Memic, Tahirovic, Sunjic, Alabegovic, Demirovic, Dzeko

Subs: Jurkas, Zlomislic, Hadzikadunic, Mujakic, Malic, Radelkjic, Basic, Gigovic, Hadziahmetovic, Mahmic, Burnic, Lukic, Tabakovic, Bajraktarevic, Bazdar


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  1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 2 hours ago

    MD3 could be a great week for Scouting bonus players!! (If on WC)

    1. Leo14CFC
      • 1 Year
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Exactly that

    2. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 55 mins ago

      ...and picking captains since many of the games are on the same time per day...

  2. Leo14CFC
    • 1 Year
    1 day, 2 hours ago

    To be clear , if I play my wildcard gw3 , do I get all my gw2 players back in gw4 ??

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Gameweek 4 is unlimited transfers

      1. Leo14CFC
        • 1 Year
        1 day, 56 mins ago

        Cheers

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      No, it does not work like free hit, it's a standard wildcard.

      Plus like the previous poster said, round of 32 (round 4) you will have unlimited transfers.

      1. Leo14CFC
        • 1 Year
        1 day, 56 mins ago

        Thanks

  3. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 2 hours ago

    I have Gunn playing tomorrow but don’t have him in the line up. Stupid really but scared he will get a RC and then I can’t get rid of him. Don’t expect him to keep CS vs Morocco. What do you think? Put him in the line up?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      I took the Captain off Rangel for the same reason
      Maybe Your right to eliminate the threat
      I can see Sonny in alone on him

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Goalkeeper red cards are quite rare though. But i don't think he will keep a clean sheet either.

    3. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Thanks fellas. I will leave him on the bench and not give myself a headache.
      All the best to you!

    4. Aido1975
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 6 mins ago

      I could easily be wrong but I thought I heard that a red card doesn't prevent subbing a player out in this game, and I do not see anything in the rules about it. It was definitely a rule for a previous tournament, the last Euros I think. Might be worth checking the rules yourself.

      1. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        21 hours, 41 mins ago

        Thanks Aido

  4. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    I live in the Armpit of Florida
    If there was a match in this weather, there would be death
    93 degrees, 70% Humidity, UV Very High, Pollen Very High
    The air outside is thick

  5. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Going to be fun with only 12 sets of fixtures to pick captains from in MD 3.

  6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    How does the Max Cap chip work? I can still pick a C and a VC.. Why is that?

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 42 mins ago

      I think it will still default to the highest scorer whether you change it or not.

      The ability to change captain is probably possible because it is linked to the ability to make subs between matches.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        23 hours, 54 mins ago

        Think so too, but it's a little bit confusing

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 41 mins ago

      The Captain is on autopilot
      You are no longer in charge

  7. Winging it
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    The word max is surely a big clue as to how it works, it must the player who scores the highest amount of points, in a match day/week.

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 38 mins ago

      I get that! But why am I still able to pick a cap. It's supposed to be automatic.

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        23 hours, 14 mins ago

        You won't be able to once the GW starts mate

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          23 hours, 10 mins ago

          I activated it before it started! It's active

  8. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 37 mins ago

    Assume if I WC in MD3, I can’t play Max C?
    Hoping for a glitch in the matrix….

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 30 mins ago

      Max Cap will be good when the top squads play each other

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        23 hours, 52 mins ago

        Yeah, but it might be useful to use it before because those games could be low scoring

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 23 mins ago

      Only 1 per round. You cannot use Max Captain if you wildcard.

  9. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 15 mins ago

    Lol now they score

  10. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    1 day, 14 mins ago

    Elvedi CS wipe out after 90 mins in both games......now he will get a CS in MD3 when I take him out on my WC

  11. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 14 mins ago

    Widmer off with my cleanie
    I'll allow it
    9 jammy points

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      23 hours, 47 mins ago

      You are so lucky! My Elvedi wiped.

    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      23 hours, 40 mins ago

      The last time I had Jam was when I was 10years old ;-(

  12. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 10 mins ago

    Widmer, 9pts.
    "We move" - LR

  13. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 6 mins ago

    Widemer -> Coufal 🙁

  14. Yozzer
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 2 mins ago

    Would you stick on 30 points captaincy?I'm guessing I have to?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      23 hours, 36 mins ago

      Would stick with that

      1. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        23 hours, 34 mins ago

        Yeah, thanks. Think it will be beaten by Mbappe , Vini or someone but I'll try and resist

  15. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 2 mins ago

    I really like this 5% rule. FPL should do something similar!

    1. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      23 hours, 31 mins ago

      Agree but I think it would cause a few issues for the guys who create content as people who buy them before they get hold of it and make their percentage go up. They would kill every good option really.

      1. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        23 hours, 14 mins ago

        A content creator put Manzambi in his team, about an hour before the MD1 deadline. Ownership percentage wasn't even close to the limit. Meanwhile I'm sitting here with James Rodriguez as my 5th mid, having seen the stream, "Manzambi? No".

        So many content creators out there, it would be a great way to separate the like minds/cartels from the true visionaries.

        1. Yozzer
          • 8 Years
          13 hours, 28 mins ago

          I saw FPL Fran did it but this was a very last minute change on his stream. There was no time for anyone to catch on. I was a bit annoyed as I already had him but there wasn't enough time anyway. Looks like he took him out this match day lol

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        23 hours, 7 mins ago

        For sure, but there will be MANY different low owned options content creators are promoting, which means a wider pool of players, less template looking teams all over

  16. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 day, 2 mins ago

    Pain Pain Pain...

  17. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 1 min ago

    I just cannot buy a break in this game,
    Started Round 1 with two Swiss players...

    GK Kobel loses his clean sheet points by conceding a last-minute goal against Qatar. Now repeats the trick against 10-man Bosnia.

    The other punt was Manzabi. But he was only a sub in Round 1 and I reckoned he would be again tonight, so transferred him out.

    Aaaggh!

  18. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    23 hours, 18 mins ago

    Move armband to Vasquez or Rangel?

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      22 hours, 41 mins ago

      Former.

  19. lewisbigwcffs
      8 hours, 4 mins ago

      For MD3 I’d separate minutes risk from matchup strength first. Clean-sheet calls have been too fragile in these games.

      I’ve been using a small live-data model as a sanity check before locking fantasy choices: team lean, draw risk, likely score band, then I only chase defenders if the match state and attacking route both line up.