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World Cup Transfer Tips: Quarter-Finals – The Big Numbers

3 July 2018 874 comments
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The transfer window in between the round of 16 ending and the quarter-finals commencing looked likely to pose the most problems to Fantasy managers and the early exits of Argentina, Portugal and Spain have only added to our woes.

Those with wildcards still to burn are in an enviable position, but the rest of those playing the McDonald’s FIFA World Cup game will have to make do with three permitted transfers if they are to avoid points hits.

Fantasy bosses competing in the Fantasy iTeam game will also have to wheel and deal shrewdly with their three allotted transfers, although an additional fourth transfer can, of course, be bought with credits.

With premium forwards Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo no longer an option, along with the likes of Isco, Diego Costa and David Silva, Fantasy managers may suddenly have a sizeable transfer fund at their disposal.

But where should the money be reinvested? Our team-by-team analysis of Opta’s World Cup data, which is updated and available to Fantasy Football Scout members immediately after the end of each match, gives us strong clues as to which players’ underlying statistics could translate into Fantasy points and which assets are best avoided.

World Cup Data

We’re delighted to offer World Cup data as an early addition to our regular season offering to help those playing Fantasy games over the summer.

We’ve secured Opta data, not only for the tournament itself, which begins on June 14 but also from the Qualifying Rounds for Europe and South America and for international friendlies involving the participating nations. This includes all the matches played right up to the tournament kick-off.

Just to stress, this World Cup offering comes packaged with the regular Fantasy Football Scout membership.

Check out this new trailer previewing the World Cup content below…

McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Fantasy

Join our McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Fantasy league ‘FantasyFootballScout’ using the code: HEWJPVYR

Fantasy iTeam

Fantasy Football Scout is supporting Fantasy iTeam, a free World Cup game available on a number of mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPodTouch and Android. We have an official Fantasy Football Scout League open to UK users only, with a £1000 of Amazon vouchers to give out, split between the top three performers. There’s also the small matter of £10k worth of prizes available in the main competitions: Overall World Championship and Manager of the Gameround.

Click here for details and here to sign up.

Our League name is Fantasy Football Scout and the pin is 1887.

Please note, users must be over 18 and based in the UK to join our league.

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  1. willl
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sweden will beat England on pens.

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    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Can't win it and be eleminated at the same time mate

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      keep the hate going my son, it's working!!!

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      1. willl
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        lol an opinion is hate now?

        congrats on beating james-less Colombia on penalties!

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    3. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      What kind of amazing powers do you have to know this ?
      Please tell me all tomorrows winners at Musselburgh , Worcester , Thirsk and Bath and then I will give you due credibility.

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      1. willl
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Sunny

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        1. willl
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          only do weather for tomorrow, sorry

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          1. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Saturday appears to be your day of expertise so all the winners then will do.

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            1. willl
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Any horse with a connection to Sweden.

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    4. southernpacific
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hope so

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  2. A.T
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Harry Kane became the first player to score in six consecutive England appearances since Tommy Lawton did so in 1939.

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    1. okiwatevs
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      And how did England do in the 1930s?

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      1. DJDave1979
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Won a lot more than they lost.

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  3. Fred54
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    The spherical object important to the game is well and truly traveling back to its place of residence!

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  4. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Do you think L.hernandez is nailed for LB spot?

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    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I’m looking at him too but not sure myself

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    2. A19
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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    3. Fortune
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      uru vs fra play the earliest.
      we have the advantage of seeing the line-up before the deadline.

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  5. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Points and OR check?

    235 pts and OR 2,453 here.

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I'm exactly the same haha. Funny that.

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      234 and 2,761!

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    3. Wetdream
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      231 pts 3829 rank
      All chips intact

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    4. Watson300
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      255 pts and OR 211. Still regretting taking Costa over Mbappe

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      1. Wetdream
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah nearly changed Grizeman to Mbappe last minute but could be bothered to work out what to do with the extra 1.5m ! Lol

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        1. Wetdream
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          *couldnt

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          1. Watson300
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            I was trying to do it in the pub and app kept freezing!

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      2. DJDave1979
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        239 OR 1518

        🙁

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    5. Stoyan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      256pts 184rank

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      1. Wetdream
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Nice

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    6. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      231, OR 3829

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      1. Wetdream
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Snap

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    7. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      246 pts

      OR: 639

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    8. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      232, 3447

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    9. OldBenKenobi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      231 pts 3829 OR

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    10. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      258pts 139

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    11. Fortune
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      226 pts, OR 6332

      I cant get over the fact c.sanchez disappointed me, TWICE.
      a 2 pointer is apparently too much to ask for.

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  6. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    That went about as well as I could've hoped for. 3 eliminations exactly so I have 3 transfers to make. I need players from the first round of matches ideally for subbing purposes.

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  7. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    It's our year lads!

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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      https://media.giphy.com/media/O38dU2kkQ9sWc/200w.gif

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  8. DJDave1979
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    The tension at work was palpable. And the frantic rewriting for the sports desk!

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  9. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Olsen (Schmeichel)
    Silva Meunier Lovren Maguire (Carvajal)
    Coutinho (Isco Pavon Quientero Sanchez)
    Neymar Kane Hazard

    Isco to Willian
    Pavon to Golovin
    Carvajal to Trippier
    Quientero to Cherysev/Nandez/Bentacour (-4)

    Yay or nay ?

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Do you need to do the last one £-wise?

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      1. Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Would you say a hit is wotth it ?

        Only have 1 active midfielder 🙁

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        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          I think the first 3 are good moves, I don't think the last one is a necessary hit, Cheryshev didn't even start last match and Nandez/Bentancur are yet to get any points. If you do need to do it for monetary reasons then yes it's worth taking the hit to enable the other moves.

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          1. Costa Nostra
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Betancur had an assist last game?

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            1. We Will Klopp you
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              You're right, my apologies. Still don't think he's worth a hit unless necessary to fund the others but I'd go with him over the other two then.

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  10. ChadW98
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Does the third place playoff also count for Fantasy points?

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    1. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      yes it will be in the last gw along with the final

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    2. Number One
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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  11. Darth Vardez
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Was Kane injured towards the end?

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    1. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      looked like it

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    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No chance he's missing a world cup quarter final, he'll be claiming a spot in Southgate's starting 11, whether he's on crutches or not.

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  12. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Harry Maguire was superb tonight.

    And £4.9m in McDonald's, go on then.

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  13. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    ITS COMING HOME BOYS!!!!!!!!! Get innnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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  14. Big Ping
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this wc team?

    Muslera

    Silva Meunier Trippier

    Coutinho Modric Golovin Claeson

    Kane Mbappe Lukaku

    Pickford Cheryshev Lovren Granq

    Cheers!

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    1. UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Too many players playing against eachother

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      1. Big Ping
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Who would you change?

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Crazy to have that much on goalies.

          Lose Cheryshev (didn't even start last game) > Bentancur. Might even be wise to bank a few mill to spend later.

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        2. AndyCook
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Pick sides based on who you think will win. Don’t match attack and defence

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          • UshFPL
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Depends on who you think will win.

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      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I'd 100% have Neymar on WC

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        1. Norman Conquest
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          i wanted him but after he got shot last game i'm not sure he will recover in time

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          1. We Will Klopp you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Lol, good one NC, surprised he hasn't been flagged yet.

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      3. Big Ping
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers for the input guys. I think a little reshuffle is needed!

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    2. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Jordon Pickford's interview is truly inspirational:

      https://twitter.com/JoeGibson99/status/1014254893085941761

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      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        😀

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      2. Wetdream
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Jabbering nonsense

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      3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Haha

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    3. Wetdream
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Still got wc but only need to replace 4 players and one is reserve keeper....hmmmm

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      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Not worth it IMO

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      2. AndyCook
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Need to and want to is different! If you wouldn’t want to change more than 4 you might as well save it

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        • F4L
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          id save it for another round then

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      3. AndyCook
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Neymar, Kane and who up top?

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          1. We Will Klopp you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Mbappe/Griezmann

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            1. AndyCook
                7 years, 5 months ago

                That was my thinking. Only seen France play once - Mbappe good generally or Griezmann still likely to edge it through pens?

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                1. We Will Klopp you
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Mbappe looked electric last match and Griezmann's only points have come from pens rather than open play, he isn't at his best. I'd go with Mbappe.

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            2. OldBenKenobi
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              I’ve Hazard.
              Assuming Brazil win Hazard > Mbappe/Griezman/Suarez is on the cards

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              1. AndyCook
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Uruguay France looks the game with the other nice options. France score more but Uruguay concede less. France probably edge it as more likely to go through.

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              2. F4L
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Mbappe

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              3. dunas_dog
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Mbappe

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            3. OldBenKenobi
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              That double England CS wipeout really hurt 🙁

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            4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              watching the highlights 😎

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            5. Super Silva
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Any more price rises to happen ?

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              1. AndyCook
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Yeah just before next round starts.

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                  1. Norman Conquest
                    • 12 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    just after

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                • Norman Conquest
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  yea as soon as the france uruguay game starts

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              2. BlzE_94
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Exact money to do Costa, Isco, Quintero and Carvajal --> Mbappe, Lingard, Golovin, Trippier?

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                1. Norman Conquest
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  they are the exact players i am bringing in

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                  1. Norman Conquest
                    • 12 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    and the same out

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                2. Camzy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Looks good. I personally don't like Lingard but the other 3 are pretty solid.

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              3. Stoyan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Pavard or Miranada?

                Which midliefers would you have along with Modric and Countinho?

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                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Miranda, Lingard

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              4. OldBenKenobi
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                https://twitter.com/aurelius/status/1014266429724602375?s=21

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              5. Norman Conquest
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                who are you captaining next round
                going for mbappe day 1 if that fails kane day 2

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                1. UshFPL
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Hazard and Kane

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                2. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Neymar and Kane

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                  1. We Will Klopp you
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    This

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                3. dunas_dog
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Neymar Kane

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              6. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Meanwhile in the US

                https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/03/wayne-rooney-dc-united-signing-mls-soccer

                ;(

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                1. Norman Conquest
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  i read the word soccer on your link that was enough for me not to click

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              7. F4L
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Best 6.3mil and below mid to get? Worth taking a risk on Cheryshev playing?

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              8. cniami
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                is now the best time to play max cap? 2 rounds of games per round for the rest of the tourney, but 4 games this round and 2 for the last two, so easier to pick later on, right?

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              9. BlzE_94
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                A or B?

                A) Lingard + Golovin

                B) Willian + Cheryshev

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                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  B

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                2. ryacoo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  A for me

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              10. OldBenKenobi
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                I’ve seen a few posts claiming price falls for certain players are inbound. Is there some way to tell if a players price is going to rise or fall that I’m not aware of?

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              11. Maddi Son
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Thoughts on going with Suarez instead of Mbappe / Griezmann?

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                1. dunas_dog
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Not a lot in it but as I think France will get through on balance would go Griezmann

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