World Cup Fantasy 2022 team previews: Japan

Former Liverpool attacker Takumi Minamino leads Japan’s quest to escape Group E.
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins | AVL | 8.7m | 64.8% | Likely |
| Rogers | AVL | 7.4m | 104.5% | Very Likely |
| Bowen | WHU | 7.7m | 74.7% | Likely |
| Xavi | TOT | 6.5m | 103.7% | Very Likely |
| Gibbs-White | NFO | 7.5m | 74.4% | Likely |
| Pedro Porro | TOT | 5.1m | 98.0% | Likely |
| Cunha | MUN | 8.0m | 101.2% | Very Likely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 99.9% | Likely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 96.4% | Maybe |
| B.Fernandes | MUN | 10.3m | 73.2% | Maybe |
| Darlow | LEE | 3.9m | 96.2% | Maybe |
| Tarkowski | EVE | 5.7m | 79.2% | Unlikely |
| Solanke | TOT | 7.2m | 74.7% | Unlikely |
| Struijk | LEE | 4.3m | 89.7% | Unlikely |
| Beto | EVE | 5.0m | 83.7% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 89.2% | Unlikely |
| Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | 5.1m | 65.3% | Unlikely |
| Justin | LEE | 3.9m | 82.7% | Unlikely |
| Casemiro | MUN | 5.7m | 73.7% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 79.1% | Unlikely |
| Ndiaye | EVE | 6.2m | 72.9% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 72.5% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 72.0% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 71.6% | Unlikely |
| Gabriel | ARS | 7.1m | 54.6% | Unlikely |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.5m | 71.6% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 68.9% | Unlikely |
| Lacroix | CRY | 5.1m | 59.9% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 65.3% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.5m | 68.4% | Unlikely |
| Gomez | BHA | 4.9m | 67.1% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 63.4% | Unlikely |
| Ngumoha | LIV | 4.3m | 62.4% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 62.2% | Unlikely |
| Virgil | LIV | 6.2m | 34.1% | Unlikely |
| Groß | BHA | 5.5m | 63.1% | Unlikely |
| N.Williams | NFO | 4.8m | 54.8% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.4m | 65.2% | Unlikely |
| Isak | LIV | 10.3m | 55.6% | Unlikely |
| Bijol | LEE | 3.9m | 60.0% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | NEW | 7.4m | 103.3% | Very Likely |
| O.Dango | BRE | 5.9m | 95.1% | Likely |
| Angel | WOL | 4.7m | 102.1% | Very Likely |
| Mbeumo | MUN | 8.5m | 101.8% | Very Likely |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.6m | 101.6% | Very Likely |
| Schade | BRE | 7.0m | 92.7% | Likely |
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 100.0% | Very Likely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 100.0% | Very Likely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 90.8% | Maybe |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 97.4% | Maybe |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 96.6% | Maybe |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 96.9% | Maybe |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.8m | 96.4% | Maybe |
| Iwobi | FUL | 6.3m | 82.6% | Maybe |
| Mayenda | SUN | 5.2m | 94.2% | Maybe |
| Slonina | CHE | 3.9m | 92.2% | Unlikely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.3m | 91.7% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 91.6% | Unlikely |
| Reijnders | MCI | 5.0m | 90.9% | Unlikely |
| Thiaw | NEW | 5.1m | 75.9% | Unlikely |
| Johnson | CRY | 6.5m | 88.9% | Unlikely |
| Rayan | BOU | 5.5m | 76.8% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 86.9% | Unlikely |
| Andrey Santos | CHE | 4.5m | 84.8% | Unlikely |
| John | NFO | 4.0m | 83.2% | Unlikely |
| Dorgu | MUN | 4.1m | 80.1% | Unlikely |
| Dalot | MUN | 4.6m | 83.1% | Unlikely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.5m | 76.4% | Unlikely |
| Mee | MUN | 3.9m | 79.8% | Unlikely |
| Estève | BUR | 3.9m | 75.7% | Unlikely |
| Cairns | LEE | 3.9m | 76.4% | Unlikely |
| Steele | BHA | 4.2m | 75.6% | Unlikely |
| Mainoo | MUN | 4.7m | 74.7% | Unlikely |
| Byfield | TOT | 4.0m | 71.3% | Unlikely |
| Kilman | WHU | 4.1m | 69.5% | Unlikely |
| Amissah | FUL | 3.8m | 68.9% | Unlikely |
| Ebere | EVE | 4.4m | 73.7% | Unlikely |
| Webster | BHA | 4.4m | 68.9% | Unlikely |
| Hall | NEW | 5.4m | 58.3% | Unlikely |
| N.Gonzalez | MCI | 5.9m | 62.7% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | C | |
| No Change | BHA | B, Vs | |
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| No Change | BOU | B | |
| No Change | CRY | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | ARS | A | |
| No Change | BHA | B, Vs | |
| No Change | BOU | B, £ | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| No Change | CRY | A, Inj | |
| No Change | LIV | C | |
| No Change | NEW | C | |
| No Change | AVL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | CHE | B | |
| No Change | BOU | C, £ | |
| No Change | CRY | A | |
| No Change | NEW | A | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | AVL | C | |
| No Change | NFO | B, £ | |
| No Change | LIV | A | |
| No Change | FUL | B | |
| No Change | BHA | C, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | C | |
| No Change | CHE | A | |
| No Change | BHA | B, Vs | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | WHU | A | |
| No Change | BRE | A |

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