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 are some players locked and some even from the same team are not?
Saka or Musiala?
Have Richarlison but he may not start. Who to sell for? Or hold?
Cheers
Musiala, the Germans will fight till the last drop to progress and he is in form.
Keep Rich, if he doesn’t start then replace.
Thanks, swapped to Musiala.
Capo Rashford, Foden or Bellingham?
Agree with Ivan. Only thing is that check out whom you can bring within budget if Richarlison does not start.
The ff247 league is more thrilling than the Premier League Table.
Just 9 pts separating from 1st from 13th.
I have a plan to replace Richarlison with Mbappe, providing that he is starting tomorrow.
With 2.5 ITB need to generate another 1.5. Can downgrade Olmo to Kudos and have spare 0.5. Another option is to downgrade Rochet to a 3.0 bench fodder and look for the other 1.0.
Any ideas?
yeah u dont need rochet anymore. Good point. I can do the same with my 4m GK.
u could also downgrade Eriksen to whichever 6m mid of Denmark is starting.
I don’t need to highlight that you would have no Brazilian cover against Cameroon!
Kop, that’s true but think Mbappe will be a better bet, if he starts. He is a serious contender for the Golden Boot.
Can’t argue with that
neither do I except a defender. Think Jesus may get a start & problem with Brazil they literally have 6 forwards & any of them can score. Or none of them & Casemiro scores. Difficult to predict who will score.
I picked Jesus on my WC and will switch him out if he doesn’t start.
Talking about Casemiro, he is another good option as Olmo replacement and to save money.
The trouble is, the Brazil lineup is very uncertain while Kudos will definitely start for Ghana, he is their talisman.
i would keep Olmo. Spain are not thru yet and Olmo seems to be play 90 mins. And Japan have to go for win.
Yes, that’s a good point. I might look elsewhere.
Hearing murmuring about Mbappe being injured kn training. Holding my breath on it.