Last Minute Round 1 Tips
With less than 24 hours remaining to finalise those teams, here’s all of the community Round 1 tips for the McDonald’s Official World Cup Fantasy game.
Before reading the Round 1 tips, make sure that you join the community in our McDonald’s World Cup Fantasy Football League.
The 1st place manager will win a replica World Cup shirt of their choice. To be a part of the FF Community Shield, manually enter our league code KZN8PFHP, or click the graphic below.
Guide
If you’ve no idea where to start, check out this ultimate How to Play Guide, brought to you on Fantasy Football Pundits. There’s plenty of Round 1 tips for setting up your initial squad.Looking to play the McDonald’s #WorldCupFantasy game but don’t know where to start? @FFCommunity_ have stepped up with a How To Guide for those of you wanting to know the basics…https://t.co/nUFDi5gDww
— Fantasy Football Pundits (@FFPundits) June 10, 2018
Podcast
The team at Fantasy YIRMA have produced small instalments of the Bang Average podcast, previewing each of the groups. You can start with their Group A offering right here.…NEW POST: Fantasy Football World Cup Preview: Group A. Provided by @BangAveragePodcast https://t.co/3Du8TQhyoS
— Ryan FantasyYIRMA (@FantasyYIRMA) May 31, 2018
Spreadsheet
If you’ve left it late to be super organised, Strategy FPL have created a fantastic spreadsheet tool via Google Drive, to help plan your squad. There’s also a helpful video guide, to get started. https://twitter.com/strategyfpl/status/1006245983364304898?s=21Line Ups
If you’re knowledge of worldwide football isn’t as strong as FPL, then check out this video from FPL Updates, which has all the predicted line ups. Their squad prices are also included, which is extremely useful!I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/i6hlWRcplR World Cup Fantasy : Key Players & Predicted Lineups : Part 1⚽ FPL :
— FPL Updates&Tips (@FPLUpdates_Tips) June 12, 2018
Set Pieces
For a comprehensive guide to set piece takers, look no further than Clarke Hutchinson. He’s done all the hard work so you don’t have to. Including players on this list could prove very wise.Currently working on an exciting project, one task being to analyse OPTA statistics & the match history of 32 nations to create this table.
— Clarke (@ClarkeHutchison) June 7, 2018
World Cup 2018 Set Piece Takers ?https://t.co/tmK93y1kFm…
(no guarantees, but a nice #WorldCupFantasy bookmark)
Defenders
FPL Coach has produced an informative article on potential defensive targets, for the Round 1 Tips. Marcelo has the highest ownership in the official game. Check it all out on Daily Strikers. https://twitter.com/dailystrikers/status/1005127407093854208?s=21Captains
Be sure to check out my article for FPL Bet, to help decide on captain candidates for the Round 1 tips. With the option to move the armband on a daily basis, it pays to be organised in this area.© | World Cup Round 1 Captain Picks
— Holly Shand (@FFCommunity_) June 12, 2018
?♂️ Clueless Husband has reluctantly returned from his summer break, plus there’s some #WorldCup EXCLUSIVE picks:
?Shield | ?Sword | ?Fixture | ✋Stick | ?Twist |?Punt | ?Park the Bus
➡️ https://t.co/uxtysf00cz pic.twitter.com/oNN5DNh2er
Fixtures
Inferno Six returns to the site, with a comprehensive analysis of the group stages and respective fixture difficulties. This could help you decide on your strategy for the wildcard and boosters.World Cup Group Fixture Difficulty Analysis.#WorldCup#WorldCupFantasy https://t.co/rb3g4YGmPk pic.twitter.com/N6MOJSgHx8
— Richard Kenny (@InfernoSix) June 10, 2018
Clean Sheets
Ben Crellin is back, looking at implied betting probabilities for teams to keep a clean sheet or score 3+ goals. This could help in firming up your defensive line up and potential captain targets.Updated Clean Sheet and 3+ Goals probabilities for all the group stage matches:https://t.co/04FRt4XpDH pic.twitter.com/Q7rd1OrxOu
— Ben Crellin (@BenCrellin) June 12, 2018
Watchlist
The team at Worldwide Fantasy Club, have created their watchlist with plenty of Round 1 tips. Find out the potential bargains they have uncovered and the players you can’t go without.⚠️ World Cup Fantasy Watch ⚠️
— Worldwide Fantasy Club ? (@WFC_17) June 11, 2018
⭐️ The Must Haves
❌ The Players to Avoid
? The Differentials
? The Cheapies
Read here ➡️ https://t.co/mdMO0eMPXp#WorldCup2018 #FifaWorldCup2018 #FIFAWorldCup #WC2018 #WorldCupFantasy #FantasyWorldCup #FantasyFootball pic.twitter.com/AwyUgDmbw1
Midfielders
With many classy wingers listed as forwards in the official game, managers are going big in attack and defence, with cheaper players in midfield. FPL Fraud lists some potential options.10 mid range MFs I think could do well. #FantasyWorldCup
— FPL FRAUD (@FplFraud) June 11, 2018
?? H. ZIYACH 7.0M
?? S. MILINKOVIC-SAVIC 7.0M
?? THIAGO 7.0M
?? A. LJALIC 6.5M
?? AL. MIRANCHUK 6.5M
?? A. GOLOVIN 6.5M
?? C. PAVON 6.5M
?? K. JACHEOL 6.5M
?? Y. BELHANDA 5.5M
?? N. NANDEZ 5.0M
Video
FPL Tips returns, with more fantastic graphics, to preview his Round 1 team on YouTube. Find out how his team lines up, plus which booster will he have in play for the opening games?? NEW VIDEO ?
— FPLtips (@_FPLtips) June 11, 2018
World Cup 2018 PREVIEW: Round 1 Team Selection
➡️ https://t.co/HNzY6IFO6s pic.twitter.com/lUV3AXKjUj
Preview
The Always Cheating Podcast is back for the summer, with their take on the best fantasy assets from Groups E to H. There’s plenty of discussion on England’s chances, among others.Pod #128: In the second half of our in-depth #WorldCupFantasy preview, we look at Groups E to H, including tournament favorites Brazil, Germany, and Belgium. Oh, and England, too. #WorldCup #WorldCup2018 #hailcheaters https://t.co/gHqoG56zvO
— Always Cheating is here to Make Fantasy Fun Again (@hailcheaters) June 12, 2018
Injuries
It’s been a damaging time in the lead up to the World Cup. As always, Ben Dinnery has all the injury news. Salah is back in training and Sidibe is out of the Australia game.Back with the main group. Salah takes part in his first full training session. #LFC ?? https://t.co/A0gr9vtCJq
— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) June 13, 2018
Magazine
Fantasy Bet have provided access to a 48 page magazine, with all the information you’ll need to set up your World Cup Fantasy squad. Best of all, it’s completely free. Be sure to check it out.The ULTIMATE Guide to #WorldCupFantasy
— FantasyBet (@fantasy_bet) June 12, 2018
Read all 48-pages online now! 100% FREE ? ⬇️https://t.co/as1ycNkGFf pic.twitter.com/QeJ1FfpBxu
Team News
Some early team news has been circulating on Twitter, including Argentina and France. There could be some budget players afforded an early start, which could help fantasy managers balancing a budget.Early indications from France training today as to what the starting XI vs Australia will be is as follows: Lloris – Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez – Pogba, Kanté, Tolisso – Dembélé, Griezmann, Mbappé. (L'Équipe)
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) June 13, 2018
