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The FIFA World Cup knockout rounds begin this evening with South Africa v Canada.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

For Fantasy managers, it’s the start of the Round of 32.

We’ve got unlimited transfers until tonight’s kick-off, allowing managers to overhaul their squads, get rid of eliminated/injured/out-of-form players, and stock up on assets who have the potential to go deep into the tournament.

If you want some last-minute help before the deadline, our Round of 32 Tips page should have you covered.

TEAM NEWS

Jesse Marsch makes four changes to the side that lost to Switzerland. 

Moïse Bombito, Stephen Eustaquio, Tani Oluwaseyi and Liam Millar come in for Luc De Fougerolles, Cyle Larin, Mathieu Choinière and Ali Ahmed.

There’s just one alteration for South Africa.

Teboho Mokoena is back from suspension, so Thalente Mbatha drops to the bench.

LINE-UPS

South Africa XI: Williams; Mudau, Mbokazi, Okon, Modiba Mokeana, Sithole; Maseko, Mofokeng, Appollis; Makgopa.

Subs: Adams, Chaine, Cross, Foster, Goss, Kabini, Makhanya, Matuludi, Mbartha, Moremi, Ndamene, Rayners, Sebelebe, Sibisi.

Canada XI: Crepeau; Johnston, Cornelius, Bombito, Laryea; Buchanan, Saliba, Eustaquio, Millar; David, Oluwaseyi. 

Subs: Ahmed, Choiniere, David, Davies, De Fougerolles, Goodman, Jones, Larin, Nelson, Osorio, Shaffelburg, Sigur, St. Clair, Waterman.


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  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 55 mins ago

    Fougerolles owners need to scramble

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      Haa thanks! Makes my decision easy now

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 47 mins ago

    Hey fam! Thoughts on this?

    Martinez Maignan
    Martinez Cucurella Dest O'Reilly Munoz
    Dembele Vini Pulisic Diaz Manzambi
    Messi Mbappe Kane

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 31 mins ago

      Heavy hitting team, i like it

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        1 hour, 5 mins ago

        Cheers mate

        Downgraded Maignan to Pickford & Manzambi to Saliba

  3. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 43 mins ago

    Molina or Medina

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 hour ago

      Medina

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 20 mins ago

    Please, please bin that membership pop-up, it’s not the 1990’s on Yahoo, geez.

    If you absolutely must, once a profile has received it once, they don’t receive it again, just a suggestion…

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      just now

      +1

  5. Justthis
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 20 mins ago

    Mbappe will be rested in the Sweeden game. Fresh legs for the last 16. Rumour going around La Rochelle today.

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      30 mins ago

      Le Croissant says he starts!

    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      15 mins ago

      😆

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 mins ago

      Lol. No one is rested in world cup knockouts

  6. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    Kounde or Tah?

  7. nonaynever
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    after much tweaking, 7 premiums & 7 sub 5%....good luck all

  8. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 9 mins ago

    Those worried about Medina’s minutes. Argentina only conceded a goal & it was in the game they rotated. Medina didn’t feature, so full rest.

    He is defo 100% nailed to start next game because he has been very impressive in the first 2 games. Especially the latter. Going with my gut. Medina for me

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

      No one's doubting if he'll start the next game. The thing is one poor performance and you've Taglifico waiting.

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 2 mins ago

        Medina’s got thicker girth, I doubt if Tagliafico can catch up.

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

    Let’s go Bafana Bafana

  10. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    56 mins ago

    I managed to switch out Pulisic for Vargas at the dying seconds. Looking at anytime goalscorer odds, I don't feel great !

  11. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    56 mins ago

    Lose today and South Africa will be the first team to have lost to 2 different host nations in a World cup

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 min ago

      Surprisingly, game is being played in the states. RSA might fancy their chance.

  12. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    53 mins ago

    Same Portuguese ref who officiated Bayern - Psg with 5 Portuguese players in the Psg team.

    Will be nice to watch him not being biased in this one.

  13. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    50 mins ago

    No real threat. Looks like a school game

  14. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    41 mins ago

    Toothless encounter. Let’s hope it ends 1-1 in extra time.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      1 min ago

      Make that 0-0 - I have Maxime Crépeau in goal.

  15. patrickhatrick
    • 13 Years
    35 mins ago

    what’s the situation with transfers rolling over? rules aren’t that clear to me

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

      No rolling transfers in knockouts

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 mins ago

      Rules state "During the Knockout Stage, you cannot carry over any unused transfers to the next round."

      1. patrickhatrick
        • 13 Years
        1 min ago

        Thanks for that. Bit of a crappy rule but it is what it is

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    33 mins ago

    Historically the average goals per game drops significantly during the knockout rounds of the World Cup. This game doesn't feel like it's going to buck that trend.

  17. I ended up with Sane and DeBruyne. Convenient?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 mins ago

      inevitable really

      1. I just realized it now

        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 mins ago

          Your actions are controlled by subliminal forces

          1. Obviously!

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      12 mins ago

      KDB ownership dropped under 5% just after the game updated.

      1. That's what I was hoping for

  18. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    30 mins ago

    What happens if the game ends 0-0?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 mins ago

      extra time then pens

      1. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 mins ago

        Thanks Freshy. Would both sides defenders get CS?

        1. JBG
          • 8 Years
          9 mins ago

          Can lose it during ET, as in, in the fantasy game

        2. bso
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          just now

          Thanks guys

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 mins ago

      any goals scored in extra time still count as part of the fantasy game, so if you have any defenders they need to have still not conceded by the end of extra time to get a clean sheet.

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        just now

        Or be substituted before their team concedes.

  19. Cheeky Reijnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    27 mins ago

    I imagine most have played the Qualification booster?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      25 mins ago

      All the kool kids

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        3 mins ago

        Yeeeey, I'm one of the cool kids!

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      21 mins ago

      Yes sir.

  20. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    21 mins ago

    This is some awful awful football.

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      18 mins ago

      Its like a relegation game in the National League

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      16 mins ago

      Chose not to watch this one, expected it to be bad.. also why I was annoyed earlier today because there weren't any other matches as well.

    3. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      12 mins ago

      They should have put this one on at 4am UK time.

    4. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      11 mins ago

      Almost as boring as England - Ghana. 2nd half should be better.

  21. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 mins ago

    Anyone else still got the Max captain chip?

    Not sure when to use it.
    Maybe quarter finals.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      11 mins ago

      Semi-Finals

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 mins ago

      Hold off using it till you've got two captainable players playing at the same time.

      Assume most would have held on for France Vs Norway in Round 3.

    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      10 mins ago

      Final

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 mins ago

      Finals

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 mins ago

        Think 2022 WC final Mbappe hatty while losing to ARG

        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          just now

          Finals include third place game
          That could be a goalfest

  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 mins ago

    "Best part of the first half was the Hydration break"

    Match got savaged on the half time analysis on RTE.

  23. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    7 mins ago

    Would have been better if South Korea got through tbh.

  24. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 mins ago

    Might be best to just switch off now and come back in approx 1 hour 15 minutes to catch the last 5 minutes of extra time and penalties.

  25. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    1 min ago

    There was a time when Jonathan David I think - was leaving Lille on a free transfer?

    At the time I was thinking how has a PL club not signed him on a free.

    Now, I understand why.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      just now

      MU was linked with him at the time, so happy they didn't get him

  26. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    just now

    That's an expensive you just dropped, mam.