One small prize is
Idiot content creators who played Max Captain in the semi final get Messi 8 x 2
Exactly the same as everyone else who captained him
So no advantage gained from probably the most powerful chip in the game.

Not over yet, England vs France in the Bronze final on Saturday

So then, Argentina or Spain, what do we reckon

Around the 62 minute mark after england scored, the way argentina attacked and england were just defending i knew it was only a question of time. Still expected extra time

Still can't believe eng didn't bring on maduekeor saka. Last thing arg full backs needed was them or rashford

Turns out the bald German tactician is no better than Gareth Southgate

Score predictions

France 4-3 England
Spain 1-2 Argentina

No offense
But England played typical boring premier league football
Park the bus
Punctured by Messi
On the other hand, argentina played free flowing south American football, treat to watch

Scaloni once again made masterclass substitutions, timely and bold

From a technical pov, Argentina vs Spain is the correct final. Neither France nor England could match their intricate passing.

60 years later and they blame the managers... fools.

Righty Ho then. Can we have this seasons prices now please. Being a foreigner (Welsh) I lost interest after the Cape Verde game

Lying in bed and all I can see when I close my eyes is Konsa trying to cross the ball in injury time. Think I’m going to be sick.

Seems like just a matter of time until we have four quarters officially. Maybe 4 x 25 minutes and 3x 10 minutes breaks for adverts and tactical adjustments.

Would kill all Fantasy statistics and confuse AI based content creators.

What vegetable will Tuchel be portrayed as in the English tabloids tomorrow? Sauerkraut?!

Tuchel copying Big Ange’s Euro tactics v Man U, and failing. He’s no Big Ange!

Does the 3rd place game count for the fantasy?

the hard lesson & watch here is "how Spain played from 1-0" vs "How England did". Plus where were the heroic blockers for Enzo's shot & markers for Lautoro's header (and how did Pickford position & perform for both)

Much as Tuchel did extremely well, maybe Pep with a 6-year contract (morphing toward a squad young enough for that 6-year journey is needed.)

Evertonian & non-English

Does anyone know if we'll be able to make subs after the third-place match, before the final in WC fantasy?

Strategy for chasing 15-20 points?

Full stack Argentina?

Such a pity that I didn't use WC in MD3, instead played Max, played the heavy price
It is unused so far, and now when i use it in the final, I see that maximum transfers I'd like to make is 8
Lol

WC draft
Simon Pickford*
Cucurella Porro* James* Romero* Lacroix*
Lamine Olmo Dembelle Bellingham Allister*
Messi Alvarez* Lautoro*

Comments please

What we witnessed yesterday was one of the most damning managerial world cup performances in history. Tuchel must've been sleepwatching Spain vs. France, where French stars were embarrassinlgy chasing the ball around in circles without getting a sniff. His third anti-football substitution broke the camel's back, as it completely gave up any kind of possibility of control and possession in exchange for hoofing it long approach, which is unsustainable with 40 minutes left against a passionate Argenitian side. It might work for a mid-table club in the Premier League where games feel like workdays, but it was his own terrible assessment of the situation that decided the match.

He was quite critical of the players during the tournament, but I haven't seen him admit his mismanagement cost a fantastic generation of players yet another opportunity. We also saw that leaving some of the X factors players at home was a mistake, self-inflicted trouble at right back with injury prone James and no one to replace him. But evenso with a pool of talent matched in my opinion only by France, instead of locking up the ball with ball-controlling technicians, he dismantled the team so drastically, that with 8 minutes to go not a single build-up was possible anymore - only Pickford longballing it in a patriotic "back to the roots" fashion. It's still unbelievable, Southgate was never as bad.

Sack him NOW. Pay Pep anything he wants - he would never have done that………

Fantasy Football Scout are predicting that there will be five players priced in double figures next season. Haaland (15m), Bruno (11.5m), Saka (10.5m), Palmer (10.5m), Isak (10.5m). The first two are nailed to be but the other 3 after underperforming last season, really? Saka maybe, but very much doubt there will be more than that.

Just realised I have clean sheet shield and qualification booster left. What to do?

So I had CSS on and John stones went off having conceded one goal. Surely he should get a clean sheet?
How has it worked durning the tournament for subbed players? Does anyone know if they lost their clean sheet if they went off, but the team let a goal in after that? Thanks!

I do partly blame Tuchel but we've been here before. 1998 - 2016 were basically wilderness years, 2018 onwards we got the mentality right and started hitting regular semi- and finals but we still suffer from the inability to go for the jugular. That's an England problem not a Tuchel one. However, I cannot understand why he didn't stick Watkins, Rashford and Saka on and give them something to think about going the other way - Rash one on one with Romero (on a card) would've been a lot for them to handle.

Golden Question:

What date is FPL back on?

Now that the dust has settled, it really seems Tuchel and co missed a glorious opportunity to get into the finals. England just forgot to attack in the second half.

Read on X that between 67 and 92 mins, England attempted only 12 passes and 5 completed for possession of 7.5%! Argentina meanwhile attempted 155 passes and 147 success!

Disgraceful performance from this “golden gen”.