With Gameweek two of the inaugural FIFFSA 5-a-side world cup now completed, the groups are now starting to take shape, apart from UEFA group B where each team has recorded a single victory. With another five matches to go, there is still everything to play for in the tournament.
Gameweek 2 Review
The Cayman Islands shook off a first week defeat by posting the highest team total of 377. This was compared to an overall average team score of 319.
Uruguay once again won the award for the worst benching decision. This week they benched Riazor who, was not only their highest scoring player, but also the highest scoring player in the tournament with 94pts. Luckily for them, this wasn’t enough to prevent them from defeating Ecuador 366 to 323.
Away the pitch, Oghash wins the award for the best press conference revealing the underhand tactics some teams will go to ahead of the tournament matches.
Gameweek 3 Preview
Looking forward to Gameweek 3 of the competition and gameweek 15 of FPL for the season, we see some interesting matchups.
The standout fixture of the week will be the trans-Tasman affair between Australia and New Zealand. Australia, led by Jeanz have started the tournament with two wins while New Zealeand, led by Deadzone regular Innsie, are rooted to the bottom of the table with 0 points.
Despite their victory in the opening gameweek, Iceland followed the result up by posting the lowest team total in gameweek 2. They now face off against San Marino who, despite being hotly tipped at the start of the tournament, have lost their opening two fixtures.
Lastly, two FIFFSA members will be facing off at the weekend when USA take on their arch rivals Cuba. With 0 points so far, USA will be desperate for the victory but up against the 3rd most experienced team in the tournament, it won’t be an easy task.
A detailed summary of this can be found on the player history tab which includes the rank history of every player in the tournament at our team sheets and tables spreadsheet.
Further Information
A quick reminder of the format. Each Gameweek teams will pick a team of five players to go head to head with their opposite nation. The match will then be decided by the aggregate score of each teams’ Gameweek scores after hits have been accounted for. This week’s games can be found here.
Captains are required to submit their team sheets to fiffsa.exec@gmail.com by 2300 (GMT) by the Friday of each Gameweek otherwise their sixth player will be automatically benched.
Live scorecards will be up shortly before the early kick-off on Saturday at our score centre spreadsheet.
If you have any further queries, feel free to ask below in the comments or email us at: fiffsa.exec@gmail.com
Enjoy the tournament; this is the FIFFSA 5-A-Side World Cup. Accept no imitations.
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The FIFFSA Executive Committee – President Sepp Balders, VP BabyB, VP Jaffalicious!, VP Diva, VP Blue Lion and Secretary General Jerome Cheeseoid.
