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Fantasy FIFA World Cup 2026 Round 3: FPLReaction’s Wildcard

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Round 3 of FIFA Fantasy World Cup is nearly here, which means itā€™s time to lock in our squads. With fixtures, Scouting Bonus ownership, chip strategy and expected line-ups all playing a major role, there are plenty of different ways to approach the third round.

In this article, serial UCL Fantasy top 1k finisher Louis (aka FPLReaction) breaks down his current Wildcard squad, the players he’s targeting, his planned chip strategy and some of the key decisions he has to make ahead of the deadline.

ROUND 1 REVIEW

Wildcard Fantasy World Cup

Round 1 went badly, so although Round 2 still proved frustrating, it was a significant improvement. I finished on 96 points, which lifted me to around 479k overall. It hasn’t been the start I wanted, but there are still plenty of opportunities to make rapid gains over the coming rounds.

My biggest frustration was Harry Kane ($10.5m) blanking as my 12th Man. In last week’s piece, I mentioned that my original plan had been to use the chip on Erling Haaland ($10.5m) in Round 1. That also would have meant owning and captaining Lionel Messi ($10.0m). Looking back, using the booster in the opening round would clearly have given me a much stronger start.

Captaincy and my front three delivered, while my Colombia defensive double-up also paid off. Returns from Bruno Fernandes ($8.5m) and Michael Olise ($9.5m) were another positive. Unfortunately, clean sheets disappeared at the back, injuries disrupted my plans, and players like Florian Wirtz ($7.5m) and James RodrĆ­guez ($6.5m) failed to deliver.

Now it’s time to activate the Wildcard for Round 3. I’m confident it can help me make a significant jump in rank, even if it means making a few difficult decisions.

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  1. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    4 hours, 31 mins ago

    Sadio Mané currently at 4.9% ownership - dangerously close to losing that valuable scouting bonus

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      3 hours, 58 mins ago

      He will be above 5%
      Only plays in 2 days time

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      1. TafOnTour1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        3 hours, 57 mins ago

        Aaand now currently at 5.2% - scouting bonus GONE.

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        1. Christina.
          • 16 Years
          3 hours, 56 mins ago

          fine, concentrate on def's below 5%

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  2. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    4 hours, 25 mins ago

    Fofana also going to be gone soon

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  3. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 hours, 21 mins ago

    If you can't pick between Messi or Kane. I say avoid both, simply go with Cunha & live a little.

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  4. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 hours, 19 mins ago

    Thoughts on why Ogawa might be predicted to start over Ueda on FFS?

    Also, do you think Yilmaz will start this game, given he was apparently managing something niggly in MD1?

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 hours, 11 mins ago

      Looks like wholesale changes for Japan, like they have nothing to play for. No Tomiyasu, Itakura, H. Ito, Nakamura, J Ito or Kamada either. Are they guaranteed to be in the top 3rd place teams even if they get thumped?

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      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        3 hours, 58 mins ago

        Nopes. They will their strongest XI

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    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 45 mins ago

      Japan have a lot to play for.
      They could top the group - but they could also finish third and face a difficult knockout match.

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 hours, 49 mins ago

        Assuming Brazil win group, Morocco 2nd and France finish 1st.

        1st and you play Morocco, 2nd you play Brazil, 3rd and you get France.

        It's lose-lose-lose imo. I think Japan are unfavored against all 3 of those teams.

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  5. WibblesTeam
    • 8 Years
    4 hours, 17 mins ago

    Riad, Konan or Rezaian?

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  6. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    4 hours, 17 mins ago

    Thoughts on Désiré Doué as a differential?! Will he start for France against Norway?!

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  7. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 hours, 16 mins ago

    Anyone not using wildcard.
    Rangel Vargas
    Kimmich Ryerson* Elvedi Cucurella Molina
    Diaz BrunoF Wirtz Olise Raphinha*
    Mbappe Embolo Oyarzbal

    2 injuries. So I have to use two transfers. Not sure if I need any more transfers.

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    1. Kroenius
        3 hours, 44 mins ago

        I'm in doubt too but Wirtz & Kimmich probably get a rest too cuz Germany has qualified already
        Galindez/Kobel
        Coufal/Kadioglu/Dumfries/Dest/Kimmich
        Xhaka/Doku/Bruno/Luis Diaz/Junya Ito
        Mbappe/Messi/Kane
        I'm probably selling Dest,Kimmich & Junya Ito and taking minus 2 (Heard some rumors that Japan is resting starters as well)

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        1. Messiah Hazard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 hours, 32 mins ago

          Is it -3 per extra transfer or -2

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      • Shushhh
        • 3 Years
        3 hours, 29 mins ago

        I don't think I will either at this point I know there's likely to be rotation but without actually knowing who exactly will play for each teams is making me think I shouldn't wild card just yet. But then fomo is kicking in loool

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        1. Messiah Hazard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 hours, 24 mins ago

          My mini league rival is estimating the points gain from wildcard will compensate for hits later in knockout stages.

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      • Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 hours, 51 mins ago

        I think it's madness not to WC that team.

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    2. terranullius
      • 1 Year
      4 hours, 7 mins ago

      A)Kim Seung-Gyu
      B)Verbruggen

      1)KDB
      2)Mane

      thanks!

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 hours, 24 mins ago

        A1

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      2. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        3 hours, 22 mins ago

        B2, by a distance imho.

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      3. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 hours, 51 mins ago

        B1

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    3. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      4 hours, 5 mins ago

      On WC

      A. Kane & Lamine
      B. Oyarzabal & Salah
      C. Kane & Salah

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      1. terranullius
        • 1 Year
        3 hours, 35 mins ago

        A for me.

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      2. Shushhh
        • 3 Years
        3 hours, 28 mins ago

        B, 4 me

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      3. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        3 hours, 20 mins ago

        Spain should be able to beat Uruguay without risking Yamal, who only recently returned from injury.

        England now have something to play for, as do Egypt.

        So C.

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      4. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 hours, 52 mins ago

        A

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    4. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      3 hours, 58 mins ago

      Any cheap keepers you'd recommend getting on WC?

      I have Suzuki in at the moment, but not sure he'll get anything against Sweden. I'd prefer a set and forget player, that's gonna last for a few more games.

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      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 hours, 25 mins ago

        Only need a cheap keeper with a good chance of a cleanie in round 3 as you have unlimited transfers again for the start of the knockouts

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        1. Pariße
          • 11 Years
          3 hours, 2 mins ago

          thanks all!

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      2. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        3 hours, 20 mins ago

        Vasilj of Bosnia

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      3. terranullius
        • 1 Year
        3 hours, 17 mins ago

        Kim Seung-Gyu maybe?

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    5. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      3 hours, 51 mins ago

      Konsa's moment of madness could have and probably should have lost England the game

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      1. Feanor
        • 17 Years
        3 hours, 21 mins ago

        Him, Spence, Gordon and Madueke - all not starting XI material

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        1. Paul Psychic Octopus
          • 15 Years
          3 hours, 18 mins ago

          Agreed. And the subs were made too late against Ghana, particularly Rashford.
          Rashford and O'Reilly cutting inside is potent. Gordon and Spence are not.
          I'm going with Rashford for the Panama hat game.

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        2. Shushhh
          • 3 Years
          3 hours, 17 mins ago

          Agreed

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    6. TafOnTour1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      3 hours, 48 mins ago

      Denzel Dumfries or Nuno Mendes?!

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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        3 hours, 18 mins ago

        Dumfries. Easy decision.
        But a lot of others will have him.

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

          Nuno practically plays LW for Portugal

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          1. Paul Psychic Octopus
            • 15 Years
            3 hours, 5 mins ago

            The same can be said for Dumfries (RW) and Netherlands have a better fixture

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    7. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      3 hours, 45 mins ago

      Thoughts on this WC?

      Verbruggen Fofana
      Mendes Dumfries Hakimi Cucurella Cuyper
      Salah Vini KDB Mane Saibari
      Oyarzabal Gakpo Diomande

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      1. Babit1967
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 38 mins ago

        Looks great similar to mine except Salah, Oyarzabal & Diomande are Yamal, Mbappe & Undav, defence a wee but different but definitely a team that can rack up the points.

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      2. Miro
        • 15 Years
        2 hours, 37 mins ago

        Perfect WC team

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    8. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 34 mins ago

      No love for Gabriel against Scotland?

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    9. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 30 mins ago

      Switzerland:
      Gregor Kobel, Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez, Michel Aebischer, Granit Xhaka, Remo Freuler, Johan Manzambi, Breel Embolo, Rubén Vargas

      Canada:
      Maxime Crépeau, Alistair Johnston, Luc De Fougerolles, Derek Cornelius, Richie Laryea, Tajon Buchanan, Nathan Saliba, Stephen Eustaquio, Ali Ahmed, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin
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      Bosnia & Herzegovina:
      Nikola Vasilj, Amar Dedić, Nikola Katić, Stipe Radeljić, Sead Kolašinac, Esmir Bajraktarević, Ivan Šunjić, Ivan Bašić, Kerim Alajbegović, Ermedin Demirović, Edin Džek

      Qatar:
      Mahmoud Abunada, Pedro Miguel, Boualem Khoukhi, Gueye Seydinaissa Laye, Sultan Al Brake, Jassem Gaber, Ahmed Fathy, Karim Boudiaf, Hassan Al-Haydos, Akram Afif, Edmilson Junior

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      1. fenixri
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 53 mins ago

        Dedic out

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    10. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 hours, 28 mins ago

      Seeing loads of drafts without Messi, I'd be shocked if he doesn't start.. perhaps he comes off early, but he'll likely be amongst the goals already if that happens.

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      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        2 hours, 56 mins ago

        It's better to get players who you think are completely safe from being rested

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        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          2 hours, 52 mins ago

          There are not many this week who have an equally high ceiling, are there?

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      2. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        2 hours, 55 mins ago

        I'm fairly confident he'll start - he's said as much.

        While he's a team player rather than an individual ego like you-know-who, he must have an eye on the Golden Boot and putting some distance between him and Mbappe as the leading World Cup goalscorer in history.

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        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          2 hours, 52 mins ago

          Agreed

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    11. Miro
      • 15 Years
      3 hours, 26 mins ago

      It comes down to this for me I think. Which one you prefer ?

      A) B.Diaz and Dumfries
      or
      B) Mane and De Cuyper / Mazroaoi

      Already got Saibari, Gakpo, Riad from those teams. Ty

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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        2 hours, 54 mins ago

        Well Morocco have to beat Brazil's score by three or more to top the group, so I would rather have two forwards and one defender.
        But it depends who your other midfield choices are - and there are many.

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      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 hours, 53 mins ago

        Dumfries Diaz

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      3. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        2 hours, 40 mins ago

        B with Cuyp

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      4. Miro
        • 15 Years
        2 hours, 39 mins ago

        Cheers guys, wouldn't captain whoever I pick anyway. Other mids are Vini, Saibari, Bruno, Salah.

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    12. daniscouts
        3 hours, 22 mins ago

        WC used RD2. Taking -6 for 4 transfers.

        My team:
        Fofana - Shobeir
        Hakimi - Doan - Hany - Vuskovic - Ordonez
        Olise - Vini Jr - Saibari - L.Diaz - Güler
        Mbappe - Kane - Ueda

        A, B or C?

        A:
        Ueda > Sarr
        L.Diaz > Summerville
        Ordonez > Dumfries
        Vuskovic > De Cuyper

        B:
        Ueda > Gakpo
        Vini Jr > Mane
        Ordonez > Dumfries
        Vuskovic > Masuaku

        C:
        Ueda > Gakpo
        Guler > Kessie
        Ordonez > Doue
        Vuskovic > Katic

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        1. Miro
          • 15 Years
          2 hours, 35 mins ago

          B imo

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          1. daniscouts
              2 hours, 33 mins ago

              Thanks, that's where I was leaning as well.

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        2. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          3 hours, 21 mins ago

          Captain vini or saibari?

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          1. Bobbyg1
            • 14 Years
            2 hours, 49 mins ago

            Ive gone Vini

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            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              2 hours, 45 mins ago

              Same

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            2. Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              2 hours, 41 mins ago

              Ditto

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          2. Babit1967
            • 10 Years
            2 hours, 37 mins ago

            I I but as a Scot I hope he blanks and then I’ll fire it onto Mbappe.

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            1. Babit1967
              • 10 Years
              2 hours, 36 mins ago

              Vini that is

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        3. aad
          • 10 Years
          3 hours, 18 mins ago

          Diop is a guaranteed starter. Noussair Mazraoui is at 4.8% ownership now.

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        4. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          3 hours, 17 mins ago

          Y. Fofana is now over 5% owned. I'm deciding between Korea and Netherlands GK.

          Leaning Korea oddly. Don't know if Verbruggen is nailed.

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          1. TheBiffas
            • 5 Years
            2 hours, 46 mins ago

            He is.

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        5. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          3 hours, 14 mins ago

          Just done Bellingham to Rashford on WC - or revert to Bellingham, can afford…

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          1. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            2 hours, 33 mins ago

            I’ve just done Olise to Saka myself

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            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              2 hours, 32 mins ago

              Ha, also great option…

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        6. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          3 hours, 12 mins ago

          Katic (c)

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          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            2 hours, 38 mins ago

            Goal CS and scouting bonus coming

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        7. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          3 hours, 9 mins ago

          WC has 14.2m ITB :/ Not sure where to spend it

          Vasilj
          Katic, Krejcí, Mazraoui
          Kang-In (2), Kamada (4), Çalhanoglu, Al Dawsari (6)
          David (1), Diallo (3), Sarr (5)

          Vozinha | De Cuyper, Saka (7), Mendes (8)

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          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            2 hours, 39 mins ago

            Are bracket number cappos? Lol…so many

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            1. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              2 hours, 33 mins ago

              Yes!

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          2. Miro
            • 15 Years
            2 hours, 38 mins ago

            KrejĨí ? As a Czech I would not recommend.

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            1. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              2 hours, 31 mins ago

              Thanks, why not? Can't see Mexico having a lot of threat, while Krejci has had 5 attempts already in 2 games. I know nothing about him other than that though

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              1. Miro
                • 15 Years
                2 hours, 27 mins ago

                Yeah big threat from set pieces generally. But we suck as a team. I expect thrashing from Mexico. They dont need points but will want to please the fans.

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          3. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            2 hours, 17 mins ago

            Okay I've brought it down to 6.6 ITB

            Vasilj
            DOUE (3), DUMFRIES, HAKIMI
            Kang-In (2), Kamada (4), Çalhanoglu, Al Dawsari (6)
            David (1), Sarr (5), KANE (7)

            Vozinha | De Cuyper, Saka, Mendes (8)

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        8. fenixri
          • 10 Years
          3 hours, 7 mins ago

          Kolasinac or Katic or avoid bosnian def?

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        9. Pep Roulette
          • 8 Years
          3 hours, 6 mins ago

          Brobbey a good pick on WC?

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          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            2 hours, 36 mins ago

            Yes

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        10. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 hours, 2 mins ago

          A) Messi and Mazraoui
          B) Diomande and Hakimi

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          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            2 hours, 26 mins ago

            B

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        11. Feloh
          • 9 Years
          2 hours, 57 mins ago

          1. Otamendi
          2. De Cuyper

          A. Rashford
          B. Vinicius

          X. Mbappe
          Y. Sarr

          Help me pick 1 from each pair?

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          1. Bobbyg1
            • 14 Years
            2 hours, 24 mins ago

            2
            B
            X

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        12. Kasparov
          • 11 Years
          2 hours, 57 mins ago

          Thoughts on this? I want to play too many players. Not enough obvious picks! I can't believe I've accidentally doubled up on Morocco at the moment. Maz has scouting bonus over Medina. I feel Mbappe and Messi have such high ceilings that benching them is risky, especially as I know others in my league will persist.

          Fofana (Subs: Pickford)
          Mazraoui Dumfries Martinez (Subs: Konsa Medina)
          De Bruyne Salah Saibari Mane (Subs: Summerville)
          Mbappe Gakpo Messi (C)

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        13. Bobbyg1
          • 14 Years
          2 hours, 52 mins ago

          Messi or Mbappe please guys?

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          1. Kasparov
            • 11 Years
            2 hours, 19 mins ago

            Messi personally even though it's higher risk with playing time. Jordan are softer than Norway.

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