Fantasy Football World Cup 2022
Well, we never thought we’d be writing a World Cup article in November… never mind one about a World Cup in Qatar, but hey, money speaks, evidently. Whatever your feelings about this one it is here and it is happening so we may as well embrace it. After all… #footballscominghome
The good (?) people at FIFA, or to give them their new name FIFA+, have launched a fantasy game and as you’d expect we are all over it. The following is a run down of where to find it, how to play it, the fixtures, the deadlines and most importantly how you can join in the fun in the FF247 Regs League.
After that this article will act as a month long World Cup version of Live Match Chat. Much like the Champions League one does. In fact the whole game is very Champions League-like. If you have played that you will get the gist of this one pretty quickly, if not do not worry as we shall attempt to talk you through the basics below. Failing that just pop a comment in the chat below and we shall answer any query for you, regardless of how daft!
BTW… it’s coming home 
The Game Itself
You can access the game here – https://play.fifa.com/fantasy-classic/
The FF247 Regs League
We are only running the one league and there is only one way to enter it…
Please email us on contact@fantasyfootball247.co.uk if you want the code for this one.
You must include your FF247 username and your FIFA+ Fantasy World Cup team name in the email, or we will simply ignore it.
The purpose of this one is that it is for folk who are on the FF247 forum regularly and taking part in the regular FF247 WC chat. Please don’t try to join if you aren’t. We will know, and we will boot you out.
The Regs Standings
This will be updated as we go along, as per the CL ones.
The Basics
You can access all of the rules themselves here but the main points are as follows…
Scoring
The scoring is similar to FPL only that keepers get 9 for scoring a goal (may as well be 25?!), defenders 7 and mids and fwds 5 each. Mids get 1 point extra for both 2 key passes and for every 3 tackles. Fwds get 1 point for every 2 shots on target.
Chips aka Boosters
Worth noting as there are a couple of odd ones…
‘Matchdays’
The stages are split into 7 different ‘matchdays’…
Players per team
As per CL this increases through the stages…
Amount of transfers
Likewise there are different stages to this…
Captain and Sub Rules
Those who are familiar with CL rules can skip this bit but for those who aren’t then this is super important. Basically you can keep changing your Captain Armband to another player who is yet to play, within each Matchday, until you land on one that you are happy with, as long as you do it before the next players game begins. Likewise with subs you can bring one in to replace a player who has played, but has perhaps not done as well as you would have liked. It’s basically rolling the dice until you are happy to stick.
MD5 Fixtures – QF’s (and possible SF’s)
Chips button has been added.
They’ve added the players price too.
Let’s hope they have sense and add the date of play under each one like in FUCL.
Doubt they will. It took UEFA about 7 seasons of moaning at them to twig onto that little nugget being a key helper.
it’s not making them any extra money, so why bother
Disgusting bunch at FIFA.
Huh? I have my own button?
All the teams confirmed squads via FIFA https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
Thanks, Padster! All the Argie keepers have been revealed now.
Fun fact: Emi Martinez’s first name is actually Damián! The Emi comes from Emiliano. Fun to know, I guess
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= D ah world cup.
I look forwards to playing with you guys. I been rather quiet but i still been playing the PL fantasy on the side casually.
Good to hear from you. Hope you are doing good in all fronts.
Yeah I am good.
Been pretty much relying on Haaland every week
When’s the squad lists going to get updated?
Denmark don’t have a Gk apparently
Not sure but apparently it’s either down to us to fix it or it’s our fault, according to twatter
That’s glorious
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It’s our fault then
I’ve got Christensen and Ronnow in my view – no Schmeichel yet
. Maybe they might get it all updated by the semis 
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Maddison has been added to the England squad in game, but James is still there, think it’s going to be a slow process
Does anyone know who Netherlands starting GK is?
They’ve got 4 listed ?
All at 4.5m
Pasveer
Flakken
Bijlow
Noppert
They seem to use a pick ‘n mix approach with the keepers!
Raz may know best?
Which is never a phrase I thought I’d hear ushered around here
Haha
Cheers Init
Pasveer has played most recently, but is old (38/39, something like that)! Flekken’s not in the final 26-man squad.
Very much in the air!
Just two days tinkering to go and this is my team so far
Onieno
I’d lose the USA gk ..lots of better options at that price.
Castagne seems pricey
Musiala great young talent, but will he start.
Richarlison injury/fitness concern.
Keep tinkering
I can’t see Germany not playing Musiala. He is one of the top goalscorers in the Bundesleague this seson.
Him, Sane and Gnabry have 9 goals each for Bayern so far.
Castagne seems good option for a strong belgium side. He plays very advanced i think.
Richarlison and Sarabia have competition.
Sosa for Croatia (3.5m) is likely to be the best pick at that price (instead of Ahmed).
Ahmed plays in the very first game so he can be subbed out if no good. Sosa at the moment I think is not a nailed starter and it might be more of a gamble subbing him in later in the GW.