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The Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup gets underway shortly, with Canada in action against Morocco.

Kick-off in Houston is at 18:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

There is just one change for Morocco, but it’s a significant one from a Fantasy perspective, as Chadi Riad is only deemed fit enough to occupy a spot on the bench.

Remember, he went off injured in the Round of 32 win over the Netherlands.

Redouane Halhal starts in his place.

Further forward, the Moroccan midfield and attack is unchanged, with the ‘out of position’ Ismael Saibari leading the line.

Jesse Marsch makes three changes to the Canada side that squeaked past South Africa.

Luc de Fougerolles, Niko Sigur and Ali Ahmed replace Derek Cornelius, Nathan Saliba and Liam Millar.

Alphonso Davies is still not fit enough to start.

Here are the three players owned by more than 5% in the official FIFA game:

LINE-UPS

Canada XI: Crepeau, Johnston, De Fougerolles, Bombito, Laryea, Buchanan, Sigur, Eustaquio, Ahmed, David, Oluwaseyi

Subs: St Clair, Goodman, Cornelius, Jones, Davies, Waterman, Saliba, Choiniere, Osorio, Shaffelburg, Larin, Millar, Nelson, Promise

Morocco XI: Bounou, Hakimi, Diop, Halhal, Mazraoui, Bouaddi, El Aynaoui, Diaz, Ounahi, El Khannouss, Saibari

Subs: El Kajoui, Tagnaouti, El Ouahdi, Salah-Eddine, Belammari, Riad, Saadane, El Mourabet, Amrabat, Talbi, Yassine, Amaimouni-Echqhouyab, El Kaabi, Sbai, Rahimi


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  1. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    21 mins ago

    Hard to see where the goal is coming from. Canada need one, for all the work they've put in.

  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    20 mins ago

    Approximately which date does fpl release? Is it around 10th July?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      20 mins ago

      Trying to wade through posts to work out when it went live last season

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        19 mins ago

        No World Cup last season.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          17 mins ago

          Does that affect the release schedule?

          1. The Hunt
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            1 min ago

            Let's say Haaland does an ACL against Brazil and is out of action for a very long time. The FPL would need to restructure a whole load of their provisional pricing to balance the game out.

  3. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    20 mins ago

    Fourth booking,

  4. MOTHRA
    • 10 Years
    19 mins ago

    Weird game with Canada so dominant.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      13 mins ago

      Very, really didn’t think Canada had it in ‘em…

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    19 mins ago

    Better half for Canada, especially with injury to Saibari and YC to Morocco defs?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      14 mins ago

      And other YCs to Morocco…four or five in total?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        11 mins ago

        Ah, two are for Canada

  6. MOTHRA
    • 10 Years
    17 mins ago

    Michael Oliver dishing out the cards…

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      12 mins ago

      Thinks it’s the PL…

  7. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    13 mins ago

    Bet Starmer is hanging on in, with the hope England make the finals and he can get a freebie junket to the US and lift the trophy with DT.

    Politicians should be allowed to attend games in an official capacity…

  8. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    12 mins ago

    Another yellow. Fourth for Morocco; two for Canada.

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 mins ago

    Yellows for everyone

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 min ago

      Feels like Oliver's just got round to watching the opening game and took notes.

  10. JBG
    • 8 Years
    12 mins ago

    This ref loves a YC

  11. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    11 mins ago

    This game not finishing with 22 players…

  12. Michael Oliver is olive green with envy that he couldn't make it as a pro footballer so he's sure getting excited with the power trip yellow cards now.

  13. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 mins ago

    How come Alphonso Davies didn’t start? Is he not first choice for Bayern Munich?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 mins ago

      Not fit

    2. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 mins ago

      Coming back from hamstring injury, think they're managing his minutes.

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 mins ago

      Cheers both…

  14. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    just now

    Referee has not only given outlandish yellow cards but he's sympathetic to Canada as well in my observation
    Destroyed the whole game
    He should have been given a yellow card perhaps