It’s a swift turnaround to Round 3 in Fantasy FIFA World Cup 2026 but we’ve got you covered ahead of the next set of matches.
From Scout Picks to suspensions, all of our key content will appear on this page.
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ROUND 3 ESSENTIALS
- How to play World Cup 2026 Fantasy
- Our pre-tournament complete World Cup Fantasy guide
- When is the Round 3 deadline?
- Will we get price changes?
- What is ‘Scouting Bonus’?
- How to order your starters + subs
- Can you captain, transfer or sub 12th Man?
- Captaincy: How + when to change
- How to make a substitution
- Join our FIFA World Cup Fantasy 2026 mini-league + win prizes!
ROUND 3 SCOUT PICKS, DIFFERENTIALS + MORE
- Round 3 final Scout Picks
- Round 3 Wildcard: Pros, cons + best team
- Round 3 Best Scouting Bonus XV
- Best Round 3 captains
PREDICTED LINE-UPS + SUSPENSIONS
- Round 3 predicted line-ups
- Who is close to a ban or suspended?
- What are the yellow card suspension rules in the FIFA World Cup?
FIXTURE ANALYSIS
- Fixture Ticker: Our colour-coded guide to the group stage fixtures
- Best Round 3 fixtures
- What’s at stake in each World Cup Round 3 match – and who might rotate?
- Round 3 clean sheet odds
TEAM REVEALS + STRATEGY TIPS
SCOUT NOTES ON EVERY ROUND 2 MATCH
- Czechia 1-1 South Africa: Coufal creative + South Africa improve
- Mexico 1-0 Korea Republic: Son early sub + Mexico to rotate in Rd3?
- Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia + Herzegovina: Swiss subs deliver + Xhaka pen
- Canada 6-0 Qatar: David’s 24-point haul + Kone injury
- Brazil 3-0 Haiti: Neymar + Raphinha injury updates, Vini threat
- Scotland 0-1 Morocco: ‘OOP’ Saibari nets again + Ouahbi on Hakimi
- USA 2-0 Australia: Pochettino on Pulisic injury + rotation
- Turkiye 0-1 Paraguay: Enciso excellent, Almiron ban + Türkiye exit
- Germany 2-1 Cote d’Ivoire: Germany qualify – so does rotation beckon?
- Ecuador 0-0 Curacao: Room heroics + Valencia wasteful
- Netherlands 5-1 Sweden: Summerville update + Swedes’ dodgy defence
- Tunisia 0-0 Japan: Ueda’s 18-point haul + Tunisia out
- Belgium 0-0 Iran: Belgium wasteful, Ngoy ban + Doku latest
- New Zealand 1-3 Egypt: Salah shines, $4.2m midfielder + Fathy injury
- Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia: Why Yamal + Oyarzabal came off early
- Uruguay 2-2 Cabo Verde: Araujo hauls again + Cabo Verde near qualification
- France 3-0 Iraq: France qualify – but rotation may be on ice
- Norway 3-2 Senegal: Haaland + Sarr braces, Ryerson injury
- Argentina 2-0 Austria: Romero injury + will Argentina rotate in Rd3?
- Jordan 1-2 Algeria: Mahrez returns + Jordan exit
- England 0-0 Ghana: Rice creates + Kane quiet as England falter
- Croatia 1-0 Panama: Gvardiol misses out on Croatia clean sheet
- Portugal 4-0 Uzbekistan: Ronaldo history, Mendes haul + Bruno assist
- Colombia 1-0 DR Congo: Munoz hauls, Diaz unlucky + James early sub
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