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!
Cant Decide who to captain out of Reus or Kimmich!!?
Rosco,
I’m on Reus but I’ve been woeful this World Cup.
Go the other guy!
Haha you’re not doing that bad surely!?
After a dodgy start I’m doing ok now, problem will be when I inevitably back the wrong teams in the L16 and I regret having no WC to fix things!!
I’ve been thinking Kimmich as surely its at least a CS …who knows in this competiton though!!
I’m remembering to make my subs (barring one miss when I should have used the Nigeria keeper for his only clean sheet!) but I am not having any big scores which is catching my interest so I’m just plodding along.
Should have had both Lukaku and Kane but there’s no real point now as they will both be out in the next round anyway.
:winktongue:
I’m stuck on the waste of space that is Neymar!!
what do we think of Brazil vs Serbia? I have Coutinho who is owned by 40% of teams so it kind of makes sense to capo him…..but my gut is they may struggle vs the Serbs and won’t have it all their own way….
I’d agree. Do you have any tobelerones?
Rodriguez the left back. On pens. You know how I like a left back as capo 😆
I’d take a punt on him!!
I am going with Coutinho as well even Mitro and Savic are in my team. Cookie is right. Serbia will fight hard and hoping that in the other game kosovo lose to Costa Rica.
Tricky games ahead.
Think i’m going R Rod….will make tonight more fun and gives me a reason to watch the Swiss rather than get annoyed at Neymar the bellend.
C’mon Kosovo!!
My choices are Neymar, Kimmich & Akanji…
Gonna try to get to the gym for the 2nd half of the Brazil game. If Neymar is annoying me I’ll just run faster on the treadmill
prepare to break the treadmill !
You reckon ze Germans can keep a clean sheet?
I think they will today, yes.
Son might be thinking differently 😉
I’m sure he will
Hmmm…I could go Kimmich over Neymar!
As it stands Germany are struggling to creat anything relevant.
I think Brazil struggles with all teams, until they score first (the Swiss game being an exception).
I have Rodriguez capo today too but my alternative was Salcedo!
Hi all Jesus or Kimmich for Cap ???
Only you can decide that Silvers! Kop is considering Kimmich over Neymar.
Where you sitting o n a fence when you said that Cookie I thk its worth giving Jesus another go cant be any worse than my two 1 pointers so far 😉
Massively on the fence Silvers.
The correct advice would probably to go with your Brazilian striker.
Only a gambler would go with a defender for a team who conceded vs Mexico & Sweden!
I’m a gambler. Albeit not a very good one.
Hi guys. Captain dilemmas. Reus, Couts, Kimmich or R Rod?
Reus has to be a strong consideration with Louw talking about winning by more than 2.
Liking R Rod as a punt though. And evening entertainment.
Thanks Cookie. I have landed on those two now. I’m going R Rod, based on CRC not yet scoring and the hope of a VAR pen too ?
I’ll go with you then Chipster and we can celebrate or rant together!!
Variguez!
FFS now being widely ‘reported’ that Fellaini is to sign a new deal with United.
Am crying. Not with laughter. Please be another wrong, stoopid, way off-the-mark summer rumour.
Get in!!! :big-lol:
If true, it’s horrific
So, what was all this hype around Werner before the start of the WC?
This is the first I’ve seen of him. He hasn’t impressed!
They should have followed the Toblerones and nicked some Kosovons.
They took a few Erdogan supporters instead!
Not many left, the rest are busy in the underworld across Europe 😆
Mexico vs Sweden
South Korea vs Germany
I thought Brazil were plating this afternoon! Looks like it’ll be the 2nd half of the German game I’ll be watching in the gym so.
I did think you were gyming at unsociable hours!