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)
Do we stay with Messi C or move the armband to Mbappe?
I’m sticking with Messi. I think Morocco has a really good chance of keeping him out of the net.
Mbappe needs 3 returns to cross 10…looks a gamble. But in FWC you can always do, nothing to lose.
It looks an obvious stick to me.
I’ m sticking with Messi!
Definitely sticking with Messi cap
I can’t believe you’re asking!
OK, let’s stay with Messi and watch Mbappe scoring a hatty
Rabiot doing a sicky doesn’t help but I’ve already taken 2 hits and ain’t going for another
France has no midfielder to pick except Tchouameni.
Double up on France def. or Morocco def?
I think there will be goals on both sides, so it’s hard to say. I’ve gambled on Morocco scoring, so have avoided the French defence entirely. But I see most people have at least one, so maybe I am completely wrong with my strategy here
It looks like MOR have all their first choice defenders back from injury, so that surely bodes well for them to continue their stunning defensive form. I hope so, anyway.
I’m hoping Morocco sneak a 1-0 victory, with a Ziyech goal and a Hakimi assist, even though that will scupper my double FRA attack.
Hoping Morocco win this!
I brought in Rabiot but now he’s out. So now I’m throwing in two Morocco defenders and hoping for the best.
just for some fun i got in Griezmann & Boufal as differentials.
Best of luck, Reg
I guess I have 3 Moroccan defenders then. I have Boufal in goal today too. I played the 12th man chip and added Giroud for that spot. This game has been tough so I’m just going big today or going home.
Only Hakimi represents Morocco for me, think their luck ends tonight.
Have donkey as well and tempted for the armband, I guess this will be must do in the final.
Ok, then I go for any 1 of the MAR def…….already have Saiss, will pick another. I have 4 FTs and its a luxury to try some punts. But the pool of players is really small.
Good luck, GM
Geez, forgot to use my 12th man chip.
What to do with it now? Use or save for final?
I think you have to now. Can’t activate chips mid matchday.
Bought the wrong Hernandez,didn’t realize there were 2.
And subbed him on for a -2. Can’t do this WC.
Unfortunately you went for his brother Lucas whos is injured and would have been the main pick if he wasn’t out.
Anyhow, he is 99% in teams around, so more of a status quo tbh.
Yeah,the player description just says Hernandez with no name or initials. Just my luck.
Precisely, so badly organized. Remember last week I was asking if that is Theo or Lucas, then did some research and turned out that the latter was out.
U could check his previous stats.
Or just have to recognize his face.
Did not expect France to sit back like that and soak the pressure.
Glad England didn’t play Morocco.
Reminder for SCOTTISH premiership fantasy: Tomorrow is the GW16.
Dont play that. But time to work now on the fpl wildcard perhaps.
That also is becoming quite template. So far all the teams I see around in Twitter etc. are similar with at least same 12-13 players.