World Cup 3rd Group Phase Live Match Chat
Welcome to World Cup 3rd Group Phase Live Match Chat.
Forewarned is forearmed and all that….
We’ve posted this particular LMC a bit earlier than normal but that’s simply because of the points we are about to come onto really and their implications for your teams. This is where it starts to get a bit tricky as some teams have already qualified and others are still fighting tooth and nail to do so. Rest and rotation will occur naturally at this point for those who have but perhaps that may also depend on whether they are secure in 1st spot or wish to avoid a more tricky route by finishing there as opposed to 2nd. Either way it’s probably not the best round to be deploying that Bench Boost chip as getting 11 on the pitch may be hard enough, never mind 15!
For the record then here’s a quick reference guide to the situation in each group and who’s either ‘Qualified‘, have a ‘Squeaky bum time‘ ahead or are simply OUT! We won’t go into the exact scenarios in each group because quite simply they’re seemingly infinite and also mind numbing. All you need to know is whether they are through or not really. But even then it’s anybody’s guess as to what sort of team hits the field come kick off. It’ll be carnage, basically!
GROUP A
Russia – Qualified
Uruguay – Qualified
Egypt – OUT!
Saudi Arabia – OUT!
GROUP B
Spain – Squeaky bum time
Portugal – Squeaky bum time
Iran – Squeaky bum time
Morocco – OUT!
GROUP C
France – Qualified
Denmark – Squeaky bum time
Australia – Squeaky bum time
Peru – OUT!
GROUP D
Croatia – Qualified
Nigeria – Squeaky bum time
Iceland – Squeaky bum time
Argentina – Squeaky bum time
GROUP E
Brazil – Squeaky bum time
Switzerland – Squeaky bum time
Serbia – Squeaky bum time
Costa Rica – OUT!
GROUP F
Mexico – Squeaky bum time
Germany – Squeaky bum time
Sweden – Squeaky bum time
South Korea – Squeaky bum time
GROUP G
England – Qualified
Belgium – Qualified
Tunisia – OUT!
Panama – OUT!
GROUP H
Japan – Squeaky bum time
Senegal – Squeaky bum time
Colombia – Squeaky bum time
Poland – OUT!
You may need to be a touch more savvy with your planning in this round too as there are just 4 game days as opposed to the previous rounds being spread over 5 or 6 days. It means that the bench and captain switch options won’t be such a lose affair as they were previously. You can still plan out 4 viable captains and organise a decent enough bench of course. The fixtures themselves are as follows…
THE GAMES IN FULL
Monday June 25th
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt 3pm (Group A)
Uruguay vs Russia 3pm (Group A)
Spain vs Morocco 7pm (Group B)
Iran vs Portugal 7pm (Group B)
Tuesday June 26th
Australia vs Peru 3pm (Group C)
Denmark vs France 3pm (Group C)
Iceland vs Croatia 7pm (Group D)
Nigeria vs Argentina 7pm (Group D)
Wednesday June 27th
Mexico vs Sweden 3pm (Group F)
South Korea vs Germany 3pm (Group F)
Switzerland vs Costa Rica 7pm (Group E)
Serbia vs Brazil 7pm (Group E)
Thursday June 28th
Japan vs Poland 3pm (Group H)
Senegal vs Colombia 3pm (Group H)
Panama vs Tunisia 7pm (Group G)
England vs Belgium 7pm (Group G)
So that you have them to hand in one place here’s a reminder of the substitution rules, transfer allotment, wildcard and boosters. AKA the rules…
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 3rd phase of fantasy World Cup!
Morning all,
Please RMWCT
Elshenawy (Egypt), Subasic (Croatia).
Ramos, Carvajal, Cedric, R Rodriguez, Kimmich
Jedinka, Shaqiri (if not banned), Coutinho, Quintero, Inui (Japan)
Messi, Salah, Khazri
Gives me capo options of:
Day 1: Salah
Day 2: Messi
Day 3: Shaqiri
Day 4: Khazri
Thanks in advance
I guess this WC shows that great players like Salah, like Messi need an equally great team to be amazing players (Maybe CR aside. So based on the form they have at club level it’s very different at national level. I’d give Salah a go on day 1 for sure but I’d be very wary of the form anomalies.
cheers specialK, you’d prefer Costa over Salah? Am just slightly wary on Costa as Morocco don’t concede many, but obviously he plays in a better team than Salah.
If I had Costa I’d give him the arm band
I’d get Costa in. Possibly CR7 over Messi as well if you’re on a WC
Hi All, PRMT for Round 3
uzoho(neuer)
salcedo-carvajal-varela(sakai-sabaly)
cueva-eriksen-Jrod-Milinkovic(Sanchez)
neymar-lukaku-werner
No FT left and 0mil ITB. Shall I play WC or just do a -4 transfer for Lukaku -> ??
Cheers
A hit for Lukaku to Costa may pay off.
I have 1 FT and 0 in the bank. Who needs to go? Mueller has been very disappointing. Bring in Modric or Eriksen maybe?
Hi specialK,
Danilo/Trippier/Varela – seems to be unlikely starters. How about going for Danilo -> nailed starting def and playing him. In this round, maybe I would stick with your midfield.
Think I might use my wildcard …anyone got any suggestions?
Could do Alisson/Patricio/Neuer in goal leaving £5.5 for a defender….want Spain cover but at £5.5 Carvejal and Nacho been rotating.
All opinions well appreciated
RedKev,
Nacho only played as Carvejal was recovering from injury, so Carv gets the nod from me mate.
I quite like your team as it is. Can you do Lewa or Lukaku to Costa?
do we thk Kane is worth a punt for this last round ????
That ship has probably sailed, I can see him playing 60 mins most on Thursday. I’ve been kicking myself for not having any England players despite spending the last two weeks telling everyone it’s coming home.
I went for him Silvers. If nothing else, his price will go up after this round. Took 8ph and brought Carvajal and Inui.
Keeping the WC for later.
Which Spanish defender has the most attacking potential? Also Costa can Suarez for Captain? I’m on Costa currently
I would think Ramos AK
Ramos over Alba then?