World Cup 1st Group Phase Live Match Chat
Welcome to World Cup 1st Group Phase Live Match Chat. The long four year wait is over and so is the tinkering for the first set of matches. We hope that you are happy with the 15 players you ended up with, but even if you decided against playing the fantasy version we still encourage you to partake in the chat below. We are sure there will be plenty to discuss that doesn’t always involve whether you should get assist points for a shot that was blocked or your striker really did touch the ball a la Kane before it went in. Predictor games, brackets, bets on the golden boot are all welcomed here. And yeah, even old school footy chat for those that who are just watching the games for fun and just want to talk about the Joga Bonito.
So that you have them to hand, we will post a screenshot of the substitution rules, transfer allotment, wildcard, boosters and of course we will have times and dates for all matches in this, the first of three group phases/rounds/fixtures or whatever you want to call it.
THE GAMES IN FULL
Thursday June 14th
Russia vs Saudi Arabia 4pm (Group A)
Friday June 15th
Egypt vs Uruguay 1pm (Group A)
Morocco vs Iran 4pm (Group B)
Portugal vs Spain 7pm (Group B)
Saturday June 16th
France vs Australia 11am (Group C)
Argentina vs Iceland 2pm (Group D)
Peru vs Denmark 5pm (Group C)
Croatia vs Nigeria 8pm (Group D)
Sunday June 17th
Costa Rica vs Serbia 1pm (Group E)
Germany vs Mexico 4pm (Group F)
Brazil vs Switzerland 7pm (Group E)
Monday June 18th
Sweden vs South Korea 1pm (Group F)
Belgium vs Panama 4pm (Group G)
Tunisia vs England 7pm (Group G)
Tuesday June 19th
Colombia vs Japan 1pm (Group H)
Poland vs Senegal 4pm (Group H)
SUBSTITUTIONS
TRANSFERS
Keep track of all the action, the goals, the talking points, right here at FF247 Live Match Chat, an interactive chat which encourages you to keep involved and share your thoughts and emotions as the matches take place.
Good luck to most of you, but not all of you for this 1st phase of fantasy World Cup!
This just begs the question of how on earth are Saudi Arabia in the World Cup?!?!?
They’re shocking!
Are you watching it on RTE, Kop? They’ve been described as kids on a park running around after the ball.
I am Matt.
I thought that Hope Solo was hired to be on the panel? Read a whole thing on it the other day. Was hoping for a bit of eye candy instead of having to look at Dumphys ugly mug! Hahah
There’s more chance of Hans Solo appearing on the panel!!
I bet there’s been some match fixing in the qualifiers…
Nah nothing like that. They did only qualify automatically on goal difference.
They are weak – struggling here to deal with the power and intensity of a ban average Russian team and you would fear for them against the other two sides in this section.
Salah could be the most transferred in player after this week as you would fancy a few across his next two matches if he shows fit enough tomorrow.
ZL, unfortunately everything is based on fixing nowadays mate. Just think about where is the next WC 😉
GP – Well it’s FIFA, one of the most corrupted organizations in the world, who have a lot of power, SA have a lot of money and they even paid for some Spanish teams to accept their players to play in La Liga… Wouldn’t surprise me at all if there was some foul play (there’s no way of knowing, unless you wanna start risking your life by conducting some investigative journalism)
ZL, you better keep quiet before you get attacked by the PC brigade :big-lol:
Ivan, I’ll be down at the cellar tonight, no worries, no cellphones or laptops allowed, no networks, no WiFi, no nothing, just bottles and sofa! 😉
If it was corrupt they surely wouldn’t have qualified only by goal difference?
I just think they aren’t very good but were better than Iraq and Thailand and Australia (marginally).
You have a point there GP, I don’t know! Perhaps just a few games to help the cause, but you’re correct in that probably all the other Asian teams (apart from maybe Japan, and Korea) were even more bad!
You got it wrong ZL. PC doesn’t stand for personal computer 😆
I meant I’m completely stealth down there, not even the secret service of Bulgaria could find me!!
I was gonna start a separate thread but this seems an appropriate place!
Something felt very wrong with that Russia v Saudi game. I can’t be the only person who thinks that. It was littered with half-hearted challenges (1st card was near the end), unforced concession of possession (how many times did it go out for a throw-in?), tokenistic goalkeeper dives…
Saudi are a bad team, but they’re not THAT bad, and they’re not 5 goals worse than an awful Russia team.
And all that posturing and acting from the Putin/Clown Prince of Bell-Air double-act in the VIP seats, too. Give me a break.
p.s. This is why I quit Twitter 😉
p.p.s. Yes, I’m aware this post was longer than most of my articles.
Bry, I’m a fellow cynic, Putin’s increasing Ru$$ki influence in the Muslim world imo. He has Syria as a puppet state now, who’s next?
I don’t know enough about geopolitics to comment with any coherence about that.
However I have confidence that if the result was known before the game kicked off, Anfield Express (who incidentally leaked the opening set of 18/19 PL fixtures a week or so ago) would have told us the result beforehand. Their finger is on the pulse.
So you (and we) have nothing to fear.
The giggle-factor / conspiracy factor will go through the roof though if that score is repeated in Tuesday’s Egypt game.
Anfield Express correctly guessed 2 of the opening 10 fixtures!
They need to concentrate on sorting the line-ups again 😉
I completely agree with Bry
I completely agree with Bry. On top of that it was the last day of Ramadan Saudi Arabia really did not need to play first
It’s all fair as long as they don’t take Golovin’s points back!
lol nice going DMC.
Confident for tonight?
Hi Cookie – you know me, I always think/believe we are going to win. To be as unbiased as I can though I’ll tell you that before the lopetagate I thought a 0-0 could be on the cards but after it I do think we win, if we manage to score. I don’t think they’ll score against us. On the fantasy front, rooting for Bernardo!
What’s your prediction for tonight?
I just pulled up the chat here to say the same thing Zed! Makes Mo Salah look that much more appealing, as well as getting some Uruguay assets…
Indeed, I’m glad I have three Uruguayans in my team!
They are shocking every time
Another assist for Golovin! I brought him in last minute and I’m delighted it did haha. I actually like the Russians now.
I tried to get him in last minute but my internet was too slow… Stuck with Siggy, which I’m not really upset about. Would have been Golovin and Jesus in for Siggy and Mitrovic, so we’ll see how that turns out.
And a goal now
So, round two transfer window is now open but you can’t see other teams in your mini league :what:
From memory of this, and from the CL, I think they update that a good few hours after the last game. I hope that’s the case anyway and that they aren’t planning on doing it round by round.
Well done Russia, host fans needed that win…..
It could be the year for the underdogs Midi 😉
Ivan Russia was not the team I was expecting today, I will be keeping a close eye on at least 3 of there players , not really tested yet but still
Well, I’ve said it many times but we are in for a big surprise this time. It’s not going to be Russia but someone least expected will do better than the favourites. Forget about all the bla, bra,bla,bra it’s not gonna happen 😆
Ivan can’t see it going outside Brazil, Germany , Spain, Belgium maybe Uruguay as an outsider
Perhaps the European Champions?
I don’t know Silvers. Have these feelings for months that will be a shocker. I don’t usually pay attention to those “top” pundits as all their predictions are so commercially and politically oriented.
You do know you can’t use big words when you talk to me , but yes I understand where your coming from 😉
Hey guys Wasn’t expecting that at all from Russia but Saudi Where awful defending was shocking
Quit chuffed with that start. A goal and two assists from captain Golovin and an Akinfeev clean sheet. Might actually keep the armband on Golovin after that late goal!
Yeah, tough to beat that! I’d just be happy with that and not move it anymore, too risky!
How many points in total for them two?
26 for Golovin (13 x 2) and 6 for Akinfeev = 32
Allo stranger! How’s the line-ups thingy coming along?!
That is nice. It’s hard to decide what to do.
Haha! I think we are near enough sorted for next season with the line-ups so I’ll be in touch once that is confirmed. It was a resources issue this past season so I didn’t want to commit to something we couldn’t live up to.
Cool. If it’s still an infograph model, and probably even if it isn’t, we’ll have to set up a WhatsApp group with the writers for that just because of how ‘live’ and time sensitive it is on a Friday and so that your info and our commentary marry up in relation to the pressers themselves.
I’d keep the C on Golov btw.
Wow that’s job done
There’s no doubt there Mastermind. You are only ‘doubting’ because it’s the first game and the points came from a cheapie. If Suarez or Neymar bagged 13 points you wouldnt even think about changing. Well, I’m not anyway.
The goal, assists and CS equal a hatty from a fwd. Job done, move on!
Precisely. And we can even root for everybody else to blank as boring as that is!! Win-win!
It’s a pity there isn’t another game on tonight!
It sure is :sad-face:
I wasn’t bothered about the WC until today. I’ve been sucked in
Where can we see the players points from the game?
Didn’t know where that sentence was going there Kop. 😉
You are not being serious there Kop Russia are dire
What you on about Silvers? I didn’t say anything about the Russians!
I’m on something thought you mentioned Wild card not WCup :whacky:
I reckon you’re in need of a pint Silvers 😉
Ivan. Not sure what your question had to do with Kop’s but the answer is a bit convoluted. You need to –
Go to Round 2
Go to Manage Team
Click on All Players
Find a player who’s played
Click on his Round 1 tab and voila….
You banking those clean sheet points Init?
Who is your back up goalkeeper?
Thanks init.
GP. Big Willy. He’s my other keeper. That wasn’t a term of endearment. Yeah I’ll be keeping those, can’t really expect a fat lot else as a base from your keeper really.