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The second round of World Cup group matches – aka Round 2 of the FIFA Fantasy game – commences with Czechia v South Africa.

Kick-off at the Atlanta Stadium is at 17:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Both sides lost their opening group games, so it’s perhaps no surprise that the respective managers have rung the changes.

There are eight in all: five for Czechia, three for South Africa.

Miroslav Koubek’s alterations see Stepan Chaloupek ($3.5m), Tomas Soucek ($5.6m), Jaroslav Zeleny ($3.9m), Lukas Provod ($5.9m) and Pavel Sulc ($5.9m) make way.

Tomas Holes ($3.9m), Michal Sadilek ($5.6m), Vladimir Darida ($5.3m), Lukas Cerv ($5.3m) and Adam Hlozek ($6.5m) come into the side.

One of South Africa’s changes is enforced due to the red card received by Yaya Sithole ($5.1m) in Round 1.

Nkosinathi Sibisi ($3.6m) and Lyle Foster ($5.4m) drop to the bench, with Thalente Mbatha ($4.9m), Thapelo Maseko ($4.2m) and Oswin Appollis ($4.9m) coming in. 

LINE-UPS

Czechia XI: Kovar, Hranac, Holes, Krejci, Coufal, Sadilek, Darida, Cerv, Sojka, Hlozek, Schick.

Subs: Chaloupek, Chory, Chytil, Doudera, Hornicek, Kuchta, Provod, Sochurek, Soucek, Stanek, Visinksy, Zeleny, Zima, Sulc.

South Africa XI: Williams, Mudau, Okon, Mbokazi, Modiba, Mokoena, Mbatha, Adams, Maseko, Rayners, Appollis. 

Subs: Chaine, Cross, Foster, Goss, Kabini, Makgopa, Makhanya, Mataludi, Mofokeng, Moremi, Ndamane, Sebelebele, Sibisi.


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  1. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 16 mins ago

    Dest likely to play the next two games at RW?

    1. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 hours, 3 mins ago

      hopefully

  2. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 hours, 9 mins ago

    Locked in WC team for MD2:

    Beach - Shobeir

    Coufal - Cucurella - Dest - Hakimi - Theo Hernández

    Salah - De Bruyne - Raphina - Vini jnr - B Fernandes

    Oyarzabal - Enner Valencia - Mbappe

    1. Winging it
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 26 mins ago

      How are you going to deal with potential rotation in MD3?

    2. nonaynever
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      We share 9. I hava Musliera, Ngoy, Kimmich, Wirtz, Olise & Havertz & to your Beach, Cucurella, Hakimi, Salah, KDB & Valencia. Good Luck

  3. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 8 mins ago

    I picked Rice. Just needed the England coverage

  4. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    2 hours, 2 mins ago

    Quickest goal so far. Czech lead in five minutes.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 23 mins ago

      Sadilek

  5. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    2 hours ago

    South Africa CS busted.
    3 dozen owners in the mud.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 27 mins ago

      Get a substitution out of the way early.

      1. FOREST FOREVER 2
        • 1 Year
        1 hour, 27 mins ago

        Ha ha ha.

  6. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 37 mins ago

    Sojk(a) on that assist.

  7. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 18 mins ago

    Coufal CS almost busted

    1. Kroenius
        9 mins ago

        It goddamn has busted,6 %.

    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      40 mins ago

      Coufal is now showing 6% as matchday selection. Thought he was under 4%!

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        16 mins ago

        The percentages updated after the deadline

      2. Kroenius
          15 mins ago

          Weird,6% on his profile but 3,8 % in the player pool. Wait and pray I guess

          1. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            6 mins ago

            Yeah just saw

        • Thanos
          • 4 Years
          15 mins ago

          There is some bug. If you check his ownership for MD3 transfers, it’s still showing 3.8%.

          Anyone have a clue!?

          1. JBG
            • 8 Years
            14 mins ago

            Yeah was exactly what I saw... such a weird thing -_-. Brought him in certain that he wouldn't be 5+% after deadline.

          2. Kroenius
              12 mins ago

              It would really anoying cuz I liked him before FantasyScout started hyping him up,especially ahead of M2

              1. Thanos
                • 4 Years
                10 mins ago

                He is my (hopefully) 9 pointer on MD2 WC and current captain 🙁

                1. Kroenius
                    just now

                    Yeah,now it doesn't matter anymore. I predicted to finish 2nd in the group as well.

            • Thanos
              • 4 Years
              12 mins ago

              All player ownership % are showing different/wrong as compared to MD3 transfer page. Thanks FIFA!

          3. JBG
            • 8 Years
            32 mins ago

            T.Hernandez on 5% exactly, will he still get scout points? Couldn't remember how that worked exactly...

            1. Thanos
              • 4 Years
              3 mins ago

              Actually he is 4.4%. Check his stats for MD3. It’s all screwed up.

          4. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            26 mins ago

            Penalty to South Africa

          5. JBG
            • 8 Years
            26 mins ago

            SA penalty

          6. BobbyDoesNotLook
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            24 mins ago

            Lol Widmer starts. Transferred him out for -3.

            1. JBG
              • 8 Years
              1 min ago

              Lol, WC'd him out

              1. WC feels better than hits though

          7. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            14 mins ago

            Wow Czech team looks awful. No urgency and their last game is against Mexico.

          8. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            12 mins ago

            Crepeau 4.9% ownership... Squeeky bum time.

            1. PartyTime
              • 4 Years
              1 min ago

              Squeaky* old man

          9. Mother Farke
            • 2 Years
            just now

            O Widmer, my Widmer.