After the first ‘rest day’ of the FIFA World Cup, another Round looms large for Fantasy managers: the Quarter-final.

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WHEN IS THE QUARTER-FINAL DEADLINE FOR FANTASY FIFA WORLD CUP?

The first match of the Quarter-final is France v Morocco, which kicks off at 21:00 BST on Thursday 9 July.

And that’s exactly when Fantasy managers have to have their teams locked in by.

As was the case in the last five Rounds, it means we can see the teamsheets from the Quarter-final curtain-raiser – if so desired – before confirming our transfers, activating our boosters, and so on.

Remember, while the deadline is the cut-off point for transfers and chips, you can still make manual substitutions and captaincy changes after that time.

WHEN ARE THE DEADLINES FOR THE OTHER FANTASY FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 ROUNDS?

The deadlines for all Fantasy FIFA World Cup rounds are as follows:

• Round 1: 20:00 BST on Thursday 11 June
• Round 2: 17:00 BST on Thursday 18 June
• Round 3: 20:00 BST on Wednesday 24 June
• Round of 32: 20:00 BST on Sunday 28 June
• Round of 16: 18:00 BST on Saturday 4 July
• Quarter-final: 21:00 BST on Thursday 9 July
• Semi-final: 20:00 BST on Tuesday 14 July
• Final (inc third-place play-off): 22:00 BST on Saturday 18 July