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🆕 | World Cup Fantasy is here
We can now proudly announce our World Cup Fantasy game is now live 🚨
You can find all the key info below 👇🧵
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Joined October 2018
- 🇰🇷 | Kicking off the World Cup in style Hwang In-beom v Czechia: 👌 93 touches ⚽️ 1 goal 📦 0.36 xG/0.93 xGOT 🎯 3 shots/2 on target 🅰️ 1 assist 📮 0.49 xA 👟 73/81 accurate passes 💨 2/2 successful dribbles ⚔️ 3/4 duels won 📈 8.9 Sofascore Rating An excellent display by the
- 📈 | Well, that escalated quickly Red cards across the last three #FIFAWorldCup tournaments: • 2018 – 4 🟥 in 64 matches • 2022 – 4 🟥 in 64 matches • 2026 – 3 🟥 in 1 match 🆕 It's safe to say we'll see more red cards this summer than in previous couple of tournaments 😂
- 🌟 | Player of the match Julián Quiñones v South Africa: 👌 49 touches ⚽️ 1 goal 📦 0.11 xG 🎯 5 shots/2 on target (🥇) 🔑 2 key passes (=🥈) 💨 5/6 successful dribbles (🥇) 🤺 7/9 ground duels won (=🥈) 📈 8.5 Sofascore Rating (🥇) Mexican no. 16 stood out in the
- 🗺️ | Mexican dominance in the opener • xG: 1.41 – 0.07 • Shots (on target): 16 (4) – 3 (2) • Big chances: 2 – 0 • Touches in opp. box: 20 – 2 • Possession: 61% – 39% The first #FIFAWorldCup match with three red cards in 20 years ended with the hosts' party at Estadio
- 🟥 | Double Trouble South Africa has just become the first team to receive two red cards in the same #FIFAWorldCup match since Netherlands and Portugal received two apiece in their famous "Battle of Nuremberg" in 2006 😳 Themba Zwane is also the first substitute to receive a
- 🇲🇽 | His wait is finally over After six goalless #FIFAWorldCup appearances across the past three tournaments, Raúl Jiménez has just scored his first-ever World Cup goal 💪 It looks like Mexico are cruising to victory! 🟢 #MEXRSA
- 🇿🇦 | Nightmare opener Siphephelo Sithole has just become only the third player since 1966 to record both an error leading to a goal and a red card in a #FIFAWorldCup match, and the first to do so since 2006. On the bright side...the only way is up for him now 😅 #MEXRSA
- 🇲🇽 | Hosts open the scoring Julián Quiñones has just scored the earliest goal in a #FIFAWorldCup opener since 2006 (Lahm, 6') with what was his first-ever shot in his first-ever World Cup appearance 🙌 El Tri strike first to kick off the party at Azteca 🥳 #MEXRSA
- 🐐 | G.O.A.T. predictions Simply asking for match predictions is beneath goats, so we decided to tackle some truly important questions. 🧐 Remember: if it turns out they’re right, they’re the G.O.A.T.s. If they’re wrong, well, give ‘em a break, they’re just goats. 🤷🏻♂️
00:00 - 🚨 | Last call for Round 1 There's just over six hours until the Fantasy deadline before the World Cup kicks off, which means there's still time for you to create your team ⏲️ This is who admin's going for to start – what do you think of the selection? 🤔
- ✨ | Premium Fantasy picks You have just over a day to create your team for Round 1 of our World Cup fantasy 🚨 Only five players start the tournament with their price set at €11.0M or higher, while Mbappé leads the way as the most-selected player so far 👀
