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)
Replaced Perisic with MacAllister a minute before the deadline.
Only time will tell if that was wise.
Time is with you thus far, at this rate I’ll be asleep for the 2nd half
It’s nice when your captain scores assisted by one of your defenders too. Hoping for more of this
Yes same here! Needed that after that Dumfries mega haul who i didnt have. An unexpected assist by Otamendi.
It looks like the Ozzies ganging up on Messi to injure him. A few more yellow and even red cards needed for them
I’m going to need a GK. Who do y’all suggest?
My second GK to replace Noppert is Allison. S Korea will try their luck and could have a few saves apart from a CS hopefully.
I have used up both my GK Noppert & Martinez. They conceded for no reason only to still go thru.
Not ideal that they play each other next round. You will lose one for SFs and won’t be able to sub one in for the other in QFs.
I picked my R16 GKs from different sides of the bracket to avoid this complication (although I punted on Turner, so have lost him anyway)
I somehow forgot they could play each other in qf. Will have to lose 1 of them for qf.
I think Allison is in my long-term plan but I also need someone to finish this gameday. What do you think of Pickford’s chances against Senegal?
I think SK might score against Brazil.
Argh…now Fernandez with an own goal lol
Bad luck Bees. I had him in my squad until just before deadline, but managed to upgrade him to Pulisic. So I got 6pts this MD, but will need to replace him for QF.
So far have 6 players (3 Dutch and 3 Argies) for the QF. Need 5 more to avoid hits.
Who will win in ARG – NED game. Think ARG look rather shaky.
think NED. They have raised their game.
They look that way. Everything evolves around Messi and they can’t rely on him only for a win. Have the sneaky feelings that the Dutch might take it if it doesn’t go to penalties which is very likely.
You get 4 FT during R16 and 5 FT within QF, so you can in theory use all 9 to count for your QF team. If you have 6 players through already, then even if your other 9 all go out in R16, you can use the FTs to replenish your squad up to 15 QF players. So you won’t need any hits mate.
Ok so whose moving the armband from Messi to Mbappe?
Tough that. I am tempted but might keep it for Richarlison or Neymar if he starts.
Have also Giroud as 12th man but doubt Szczesny will allow many goals. After all he has 2 CS and 3 penalties saved so far.
Keeping on messi. Mbappe needs 2 returns which he may or may not get.
I’ll probably do so.
On learning that Di Maria not starting I transferred him out to Fernandez who rewarded me with an own goal! And a lost transfer for the next round!
I wasted a transfer as well when I seen Argentina team brought in Fernandez too for Ziyech so bet he scores now v Spain .. at least have for next round
We all got carried away with Argentina. I brought in MacAllister for Perisic who maybe will score a brace.
Yes it’s risky to change unless you are a gambler!
I did!