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)
The var in this world cup has been a complete joke. It was better there was no var at all.
How in the world was griezmann offside there when a Tunisia player heads it to him?
another joke penalty given to Messi.
I C Messi still I am happy he missed bcoz it was never a penalty.
Now then, do we move the armband from Gakpo to Messi? Surely he will score at least a goal
He who dares…
Yeah, let’s go. All that will be over and forgotten soon
On a second though, I might resist temptation and leave it for later. Poland seem to be good defensively with 2 cleansheets so far. Maybe will chance it on someone from Germany, Spain, Croatia or Brazil if they come out with A team. Something to look forward.
You dodged a bullet there!!
Hopefully, everything could change drastically in the second.
Messi PK miss…….probably he was too shocked to the VAR decision. Fantasy-wise not good, but footie-wise probably the fair outcome.
This WC is really one big farce. That was never ever, ever a penalty. Thankfully Szczesny is a master.
nor was the ARG penalty vs Saudi. Nor any of the 2 penalties awarded to Portugal this WC.
Nor was there any offside vs Griezmann earlier game. Should have been 1-1 not 1-0 Tunisia
There are atleast 5 more major errors like this in this WC but I forgot now.
Think the refs are either told to change decision if VAR intervenes & otherwise face consequences or the refs think they must change their decision if VAR says so. It was better there was no VAR this WC. They have no clue when to use it or how to use it.
Szczesny at 5.5 was a good value for money, 2 saved penalties in 3 games ain’t bad.
Now they are in danger of elimination suddenly.
Really in danger. Mexico still need one more goal, or if Argentina score again they are out.
One of the best goals of this WC, probably the best so far…..Chavez.