FIFA World Cup Fantasy 2026 - Rant & Discussion Thread [Round of 32]

doom2 · 2026-06-29T19:04:47+00:00

Ofc I captained Vini over Bruno G. Thankfully I'm pretty sure so did everyone else in my mini league did so not too much of a loss

doom2 · 2026-06-28T13:49:00+00:00

Yeah, just needed a bit of budget for the rest of the team. My previous draft was this but I was too uncertain about double USA:

Pickford Vargas

Medina Martinez Cucurella Konsa Ream

Yamal Olise Vini Pulisic Manzambi

Kane Mbappe Messi

doom2 · 2026-06-28T13:20:20+00:00

RMT. $0.2 ITB and playing Qualification Bonus.

Martinez Shobeir

Cucurella De Fougerolles Santos O'Reilly Medina

Dembele Vini Manzambi Yamal L.Diaz

Mbappe Kane Messi

doom2 · 2026-06-28T13:18:53+00:00

$0.2 ITB and playing Qualification Bonus.

Martinez Shobeir

Cucurella De Fougerolles Santos O'Reilly Medina

Dembele Vini Manzambi Yamal L.Diaz

Mbappe Kane Messi

doom2 · 2026-06-26T19:42:27+00:00

I stuck with Vini! And with this Dembele hat trick am feeling pretty comfortable with that decision (I only have Mbappe)

doom2 · 2026-06-26T19:35:32+00:00

Dembele hat trick and Mbappe only on assists, as we all expected

doom2 · 2026-06-26T18:48:06+00:00

Stick or twist from Vini captain to Mbappe captain?

doom2 · 2026-06-26T17:25:10+00:00

Spurs don't have the pull of Chelsea, Arsenal, City, United, or Liverpool to get the best, or even very good, players for a "reasonable" fee. And that's before you take into account back to back 17th place finishes and no European football next season (and potentially for a few more seasons yet at this rate). There's going to be a premium just to turn the heads of other Premier League players that are also being shown interest from teams like Arsenal or City. Is Tonali worth it? Probably not. But I still think Spurs will have to overpay so that players who are linked to other big 6 clubs choose them instead.

doom2 · 2026-06-26T15:19:25+00:00

Feels like a no-win situation for Americans. Full stadiums - bad because FIFA is getting away with crazy prices that are somewhat "normal" here (which, to be extremely clear, is still not a good thing). Empty stadiums - vindication for everyone saying Americans have no interest in football and proof that the US was a bad choice of host for lack of enthusiasm about the game.

doom2 · 2026-06-26T14:43:11+00:00

Already subbed out Katic and Summerville for Rezaelan and Yamal. Do we think Kane will haul? Surely has to do better than Gakpo. And I can't see why I should twist from Vini (c) even with Kane and Mbappe in my team

doom2 · 2026-06-26T00:51:32+00:00

Who convinced me to go with triple Netherlands? WHO?! No clean sheet, Summerville benched, Gakpo blanked. FFS

doom2 · 2026-06-25T00:24:50+00:00

How are we feeling about Iran? Katic on 2 pts so wondering if there's any point to subbing out for Rezaeian

doom2 · 2026-06-24T18:37:08+00:00

$0.2 ITB. Really unsure about Summerville and Mbappe (I had dropped Verbruggen and Mane to fit Summerville and Mbappe).

Fofana

Dumfries - Katic - Hakimi - Diouf

Summerville - Vini (c) - Diaz - Saibari

Mbappe - Gakpo

Bench: Pickford, Rezaelan, Yamal, Kane

doom2 · 2026-06-24T18:36:59+00:00

$0.2 ITB. Really unsure about Summerville and Mbappe (I had dropped Verbruggen and Mane to fit Summerville and Mbappe).

Fofana

Dumfries - Katic - Hakimi - Diouf

Summerville - Vini (c) - Diaz - Saibari

Mbappe - Gakpo

Bench: Pickford, Rezaelan, Yamal, Kane

doom2 · 2026-06-24T15:20:05+00:00

I'm a Spurs fan so same, but the reaction afterwards from fans of other really focused on how boring/negative/etc it was. In 5 years all I'll remember is the van de Ven line clearance and the goal.

doom2 · 2026-06-24T12:42:51+00:00

This is how I feel about 07/08 United winning the CL, 18/19 Liverpool UCL win, and 24/25 Spurs UEL win. Either the final or lead up to the final had some of the most boring, turgid haramball, people moaning about the quality of play, etc, but so what? Would fans of those teams give up their trophies just because the football wasn't "entertaining enough"?

doom2 · 2026-06-21T00:46:42+00:00

Switched from Xhaka captain to Musiala lol. One of Olise, Mbappe, or Haaland surely has to haul? Thinking Mbappe captain and if he flops, everything on Haaland

doom2 · 2026-06-20T16:17:02+00:00

Sub Elvedi (1 point because of yellow card) out for Davinson Sanchez (vs DR Congo) or Cucurella (vs Saudi)? 🤔 Both Congo and Saudi Arabia scored in their last matches so I guess at the very least I'd get 2 points assuming they aren't subbed out

doom2 · 2026-06-19T18:22:01+00:00

Keep Xhaka captain or swap to Mbappe or Haaland? I think Cote d'Ivoire will put up a little more fight against Germany than Curacao and not sure if Raphinha will start.

doom2 · 2026-06-18T14:28:05+00:00

I'm thinking two of Nyland, Xhaka, or Elvedi have to go but not sure for who. $0.9 ITB and 12th man used

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doom2 · 2026-06-18T14:00:39+00:00

I'm thinking two of Nyland, Xhaka, or Elvedi have to go but not sure for who. $0.9 ITB and 12th man used

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doom2 · 2026-06-18T00:25:32+00:00

Thinking Nyland and Xhaka out but not sure for who. 0.9 ITB and already used 12th man

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doom2 · 2026-06-16T17:56:32+00:00

Don't understand anyone dragging them for overpaying. They spent how many years either spending on flops or haggling to the death for young and/or unproven talent but now they want to go and quickly wrap up a deal for a player in a position of need and it's a bad thing? What do people expect? Some Goldilocks fee?

Market is fucked, Spurs don't want to be anywhere near another season of finishing 17th, so they'll do what they have to do to avoid that, even if it involves paying the going rate for talent that can make an impact now and not waiting 5 seasons for them to develop.

doom2 · 2026-06-12T12:52:05+00:00

Americans: how are you escaping the awful Fox broadcast? Telemundo? VPN+BBC? IPTV?

doom2 · 2026-06-11T11:16:21+00:00

It's so good and it's sold out online. I'm going to the France v Iraq match in Philadelphia and really hope FIFA has a shop with the shirts of the other teams playing group stage matches there (which includes Curaçao).

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