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)
Why don’t they play KDB closer to goal so he can actually do something? They are toothless like this.
Have you seen him play for City?
He’s probably the best deep playmaker in the game.
Not in this set up. Can’t compare to MC.
Point being, he can dictate play from that position. HIs passing was a bit off I’ll give you that. In fairness, Batshuayi is a completely different striker to hit than Lukaku (or Haaland).
GW2 deadline?
Saw some talk earlier about times, from the below am I right to say that the deadline for GW2 is 1am GMT on Friday morning? That’s how it reads. Therefore these two GW1 transfers which are effectively for GW2 need to be made prior to that?
I think u need to make one and can carry forward one if required.
Both of you are on different page.
(1) MD2 Deadline – what Init said is correct.
(2) The 2/2 FTs are for MD2 and will be unlocked when MD2 starts and will remain throughout the MD2 (i.e. till MD3 deadline unless used).
(3) @Reg – What you said is correct that you can carry 1 FT from MD1. In that case, MD2 will show 3/3 transfers.
Sorry deadline is a wrong word…should be read as “Opening of a MD”.
Anyway, once MD2 opens, if we activate WC, I believe the 2/2 or 3/3 transfer will become Unlimited and will remain like that till “Opening of MD3”. I am going to try it – WC in MD2 and set a team for MD3 using the same on last day of MD2….not planning to try the price-hack (overbudget case).
Cool, ta GM. Changed the countdown timer accordingly then as I must have set it before we knew this.
And yeah ‘Deadline’ isn’t quite right but we know what it means.
Be interesting to see how this WC thing works out…
That can’t be right.
You can make transfers up to the first game kickoff which is 10 AM on the 25th of November.
Where does it say that Ivan? That was my initial understanding too, until they started adding in new rules this week! That pic I posted suggests that your MD1 subs expire when MD2 opens which is the 1am thing. So I’m not sure what 10am now has to do with it all?
Asking openly and honestly as I’m really not so sure either!
Init, that what logic says. There is no reason the transfer window shuld be reduced to a few hours.
It all comes from badly worded rules and instructions. I would say, once the last game from MD1 starts, which is 19:00 tomorrow the window will open and shut 10:00 on Friday.
I know that’s more logical, and it is what we are used to, but the picture there literally contradicts that theory. It basically says that MD1 ends at 1am on Friday and that your MD1 transfers are then expired / carried over (1of them). They’ve done it arse over tit by sticking in transfers attached to MD1.
Where’s Otieno’s wife when you need her the most…
Yes, their 1 AM means 10PM Thursday with us. That is when the last game of MD1 finishes and obviously no more changes can be made regarding this round. Then, you start making your transfers for MD2 up to 10 AM when the first game starts.
U have to use your 2 transfers or atleast 1 of them by 1am uk time.. A few hours after the last game brazil vs Serbia today.
Between 1am and the start of next match, ie. 10am uk time tmrw, u can activate ur wildcard, 12th man or power captain. After 10am uk time the chips are locked and u will get another 2 free transfers which u can use for md3 or for md2 like removing player yet to play for another player yet to play.
I am quite sure this is how it is.
@goal machine, its clearly mentioned all boosters must be activated before the start of the first fixture in a matchday.
If u want to WC for md2, the window is 1am uk time tmrw when md2 opens and before 10am uk time tmrw, before start of iran vs wales.
I’m with Ivan. I think MD2 opens at 1am local time which is the latest you can use a MD1 FT to prepare for MD2. Then you have until Wales kickoff to activate your booster.
Well, moving my armband from Messi to KdB did not work out as I hoped. Probably won’t try that again unless my first captain fails miserably.
Entire Belgium team looked slow and rusty……except may be Trossard and Onana.
KDB is feeling that where I send ball to Haaland and where I need to send to Micky….thinking that itself he lost the interest to send key passes. Still sent 1, Micky took so much time that it was blocked.
Kdb was poor. Hazard non existent. They have Curtouis to thank for penalty save. And 1 long ball and a good finish by batshuayi. They used their chance. Canada were great but werent clinical. Atleast a draw would have been a fair result.
Any suggestion whether to keep Rochet or try anyone else? 1 FT is remaining and as I am going to WC, its a waste.
What is ur budget? If money no issue, maybe the Swiss keeper. See them keeping a cs vs Cameroon. African teams are yet to score this WC. Or else the Portuguese gk
Budget 6.5m, I liked POR GK, but not sure who will start – Costa or Patricio.
Yeah its bit uncertain. Swiss play first. So u can see who is starting. On the other hand Uruguay may also get a cs.
Has not been allowed to enter the Regulars League yet. Hope to be able to do so in the near future.
My score up to now is not bad, 56 with Rochet, Cancelo and Neymar yet to go before considering making transfers.
Rochet
Sosa, van dyke, Shaw, maehle, Cancelo
Bergwijn, KDB
Neymar, mbappe, batshuayi
Martinez, Olsen, de Paul, musiala
0 itb
Suggestions of transfers for MD2 greatly appreciated.
You had an email from us on Nov 16th at 15:36? Check your spam too? Just resent it anyway.
Thanks Init. It was in the spam page. Been able to get in, however with 0 Pts now as a late comer. Lost 56 Pts. Hope to be able to catch up!
Presumably it’ll correct itself after MD1.
Switzerland vs Cameroon