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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
    2 hours, 36 mins ago

    Here we go, for a place in the quarter-finals.

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 33 mins ago

    Final call fam!

    L Diaz, Pulisic, Munoz, Cucurella & Saliba TO Barcola, Saibari, Kounde, Hakimi & Zico for -3?

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 41 mins ago

      Cucurella and Munoz are essentials
      Or is this a joke

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        1 hour, 35 mins ago

        Yeah, and Luis Diaz could've scored a hatty vs Ghana... Weird moves imo.

        1. Mozumbus
          • 4 Years
          1 hour, 34 mins ago

          Pep roulette perhaps

  3. Ak Attack
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 30 mins ago

    Will the clean sheet shield chip apply to any player incl sub for sub ? So we can still get the order of subs playing last right ?

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 38 mins ago

      Yes.

      1. Ak Attack
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 32 mins ago

        Thanks

    2. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 38 mins ago

      It shall, logically speaking

      1. Ak Attack
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 32 mins ago

        Fab

  4. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 30 mins ago

    Locked 4 FTs*
    How does she look

    Bounou* Simon
    Vasquez Martinez Cucurella Munoz Mojica*
    Lamine Dembelle Olise Vini Saibari*
    Messi Mbappe Quinones*

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Looks good. I have the Munoz Mojica duo too. Got me 20pts last RD.

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

        Cool!
        Thanks
        Did Medina > Mojica, sort of like to like, at the tail end
        Other option was Halhal but double up on Morocco defense sounded too much

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          1 hour, 25 mins ago

          Yeah problem with Morocco is that they probably play France next.

          1. Mozumbus
            • 4 Years
            1 hour, 23 mins ago

            Didn't think of that now
            Just found Mojica juicier than Halhal who is not even nailed

  5. jr90
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 28 mins ago

    Have Yamal Already.
    Oyazabal or Quinones?
    Hakimi or Mazraoui?

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 35 mins ago

      Oyarzabal and Hakimi

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      The more expensive ones are the better choices

    3. Bobbyg1
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Oyaz and Hak

  6. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 hours, 26 mins ago

    Hakimi or Saibari For Captain
    Clean Sheet Booster Chip active

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 35 mins ago

      Hakimi

    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Saibiri

  7. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 26 mins ago

    Last decision before lock out

    Stick with Kounde or switch to Theo Hernández in the hope that he starts and gets scouting bonus. Or will Digne start again.

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Kounde

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 33 mins ago

      Kounde

    3. SM001
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 25 mins ago

      Digne expected to start.

  8. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    2 hours, 23 mins ago

    4 players in the opneing fixture. 3 Mor plus can GK.
    GL to everyone.

  9. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    2 hours, 22 mins ago

    On July 4th in 1994, I was in San Francisco for Brazil vs USA. How time flies.

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 20 mins ago

    Clean sheet boost active, made no changes and burned the 4 free transfers as didn't need them 😀

  11. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    2 hours, 17 mins ago

    Some big decisions for me this GW. Sold both Cucurella and Vini Jr.!

    Did play a part that I am Norwegian though

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      Who did you sell them for?

      1. FPL Emu
        • 15 Years
        1 hour, 36 mins ago

        Olise and Hakimi

        1. FPL Emu
          • 15 Years
          1 hour, 36 mins ago

          As part of a transfer including Bellingham and Vargas out for Saibari and L. diaz too

  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 13 mins ago

    It's a beautiful day for Bounou owners

  13. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    2 hours, 9 mins ago

    Bright start for Canada.

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      More than bright! Did not expect this. Morocco need to get some order in their game.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Let's see how long they can keep up with this high press

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

    Been all Canada thus far

    1. Kroenius
        1 hour, 34 mins ago

        As somebody who doesn't own any Moroccan assets and does own Johnston,you love to see it. Predicted a Canadian win on pens as well in a prediction league with my homies.

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          1 hour, 31 mins ago

          I gave in to FOMO and bought Saibari. I do have Crepeau too though...

          1. Gizzachance
            • 11 Years
            1 hour, 26 mins ago

            Same, now Sabari off!

    2. SM001
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 6 mins ago

      Morocco are struggling here.

    3. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      2 hours ago

      Canada could do with a goal before the drinks break.

    4. z13
      • 1 Year
      2 hours ago

      Somehow forgot Hakimi in my last minute transfers. Have Riad though, and Saibari. Going to be a nervous watch.

      1. z13
        • 1 Year
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        Diop, not Riad

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 7 mins ago

        Saibari gone 🙁

    5. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 58 mins ago

      Saibari off

      Grrreat

      1. SM001
        • 10 Years
        1 hour, 7 mins ago

        For fu....

      2. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 hour, 6 mins ago

        Not the best of starts to the round.

      3. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        1 hour, 1 min ago

        Standard FPL…

    6. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 58 mins ago

      Saibari goes off.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        1 hour, 1 min ago

        Do we get CS points? There are for everything else…

    7. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 58 mins ago

      Saibari sub optimal

    8. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 57 mins ago

      Saibari owners in heaven.

      Also off to they guy who asked if B.Diaz was a better pick than Saibari and was advised against it.

    9. The Florentine assassin
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 53 mins ago

      BYE BYE SAIBARI 🙁

    10. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 52 mins ago

      Apparently hamstring injury so even if they survive his WC could well be over.

    11. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 50 mins ago

      Just realised had Saibari (c), was gonna be Mbappe next anyhow…

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        1 hour, 13 mins ago

        I didn't make Crépeau captain, already on Mbappe.

      2. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 6 mins ago

        Same here

    12. karam94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 50 mins ago

      Well, that was a waste of a transfer on Saibari *sigh*

    13. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 47 mins ago

      Jesse Marsch's Canadian heroes are playing well!

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        1 hour, 12 mins ago

        Based on the last game I thought this would be a walk in the park for Morocco

    14. SM001
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      And now Hakimi booked. Great!

      1. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 hour, 7 mins ago

        Really going well this.

        1. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          1 hour, 6 mins ago

          Yeah same, hakimi and sabari !

      2. Kroenius
          1 hour, 6 mins ago

          Indeed excellent,I only own Johnston

      3. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        1 hour, 40 mins ago

        Nerves are going. Out comes the notebook.

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

        Anyone who saved transfer, did it carry forward?

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          1 hour, 4 mins ago

          They don't

        2. SM001
          • 10 Years
          1 hour, 4 mins ago

          No.

      5. The Florentine assassin
        • 3 Years
        1 hour, 38 mins ago

        Not going well for Saibari & Hakimi owners. What's the odds Hakimi will see red before the end 🙁