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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
    3 hours, 58 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
    3 hours, 58 mins ago

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

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 hours, 58 mins ago

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

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        3 hours, 57 mins ago

        No World Cup last season.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 hours, 55 mins ago

          Does that affect the release schedule?

          1. The Hunt
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            3 hours, 39 mins 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.

        1. Travel Notes
          • 3 Years
          3 hours, 34 mins ago

          some years ago.

  3. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 57 mins ago

    Fourth booking,

  4. MOTHRA
    • 10 Years
    3 hours, 57 mins ago

    Weird game with Canada so dominant.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 55 mins ago

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

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 56 mins ago

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

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 56 mins ago

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

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 hours, 53 mins ago

        Ah, two are for Canada

  6. MOTHRA
    • 10 Years
    3 hours, 55 mins ago

    Michael Oliver dishing out the cards…

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 54 mins ago

      Thinks it’s the PL…

  7. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 51 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
    3 hours, 50 mins ago

    Another yellow. Fourth for Morocco; two for Canada.

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 50 mins ago

    Yellows for everyone

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 hours, 48 mins ago

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

  10. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 50 mins ago

    This ref loves a YC

  11. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 49 mins ago

    This game not finishing with 22 players…

  12. The Florentine assassin
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 48 mins ago

    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
    3 hours, 47 mins ago

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

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 hours, 45 mins ago

      Not fit

    2. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 hours, 45 mins ago

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

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 44 mins ago

      Cheers both…

  14. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 38 mins ago

    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

  15. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 29 mins ago

    Quick with the card again at the start of the second-half.

  16. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 28 mins ago

    Morocco 1-0

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 26 mins ago

      Ounahi goal, Hakimi assist.

  17. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 28 mins ago

    Hakimi is seriously so good

  18. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 28 mins ago

    Goal Morocco - Ounahi

  19. The Florentine assassin
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 27 mins ago

    Hakimi assist 🙂

  20. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 26 mins ago

    Still have a clean sheet on Crépeau, but Canada now need to score two.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 hours, 24 mins ago

      Forgot to play that chip, oh well next round

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

      Take out the game against Qatar and Canada rarely score more than 1 goal in a game

  21. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 25 mins ago

    But Morocco are fired up.

  22. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 15 mins ago

    Got Johnston and played the CS Shield chip. So he is on 7 points. But no scouting bonus.

    Anyone know why?

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      3 hours, 11 mins ago

      Maybe they add the scouting bonus at the end; in case points get reduced.

    2. Kroenius
        3 hours, 11 mins ago

        Yes,first SB then boosters. So CS & Qualification booster don't count towards SB. There has been a whole article on this as well.

        1. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          3 hours, 10 mins ago

          Ah ok. Thanks

        2. Travel Notes
          • 3 Years
          3 hours, 7 mins ago

          So we need Crépeau to score a goal.

    3. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 hours, 10 mins ago

      Who to captain from Mbappe, Olise and Dembele?

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        3 hours, 8 mins ago

        That's where Maximum Captain chip comes in.

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 7 Years
          3 hours, 7 mins ago

          Was thinking of using that chip but with so many other options also to choose from decided against it.

    4. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      3 hours, 5 mins ago

      Do cs boosters double in score for captains or is it like the elimination booster thing again?

      In case hakim captain concedes 1

    5. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 5 mins ago

      Why is Larin given YC

    6. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      3 hours, 1 min ago

      Canada free-kick just on the edge of the area.

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        3 hours, 1 min ago

        Inside the D.

        1. Travel Notes
          • 3 Years
          2 hours, 59 mins ago

          Up and over. Wasted.

    7. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 hours, 1 min ago

      Who will be your France Captain? Mbappe, Olise or Dembele?

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        3 hours ago

        I'm on Mbappe.

        1. bso
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 hours, 39 mins ago

          Best I think as he is on pens. Thanks mate

    8. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 hours, 1 min ago

      Who to captain of Mbappe, Olise or Dembele?

    9. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      2 hours, 56 mins ago

      CS busted. 2-0 Morocco

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        2 hours, 54 mins ago

        The Board goes up for Martínez to replace Crépeau.

    10. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 56 mins ago

      Morocco 2-0

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        2 hours, 55 mins ago

        Ounahi 2nd

        1. CoracAld2831
          • 5 Years
          2 hours, 53 mins ago

          Diaz assist