TIBB Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Fantasy Football

[Calderyon]

It's finally time. Time test our fantasy football skills, International style.

First go here -> How to play?:
https://play.fifa.com/fantasy-classic/help/guidelines

Then go join here:

https://play.fifa.com/fantasy-classic/

And click "Get Started". Follow instructions and after you've created your team, PM me to get the code or link to join the TIBB League.


Hope to see you there.

Rules:


How to Play
FIFA Fantasy Classic - Game Guidelines



Introduction


Welcome to Fantasy Classic, where you can compete by creating your own team of 15 players who will score points based on their actual performances during the World Cup, challenging your friends and millions of users globally.
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to play, including registration, creating your team, making transfers, scoring and everything else you need to know to get you going.



2. Registration & Login



FIFA Fantasy Classic is completely free of charge. However, if you want to submit your team you'll need to log in or create a FIFA+ account. This can be also done once your team is created, after clicking the “SAVE” button.



3. Team Creation



When first landing on the team creation page you will be asked to set a team name. You can choose to do this now or at a later date.

You have a budget of £100m to build a team consisting of 15 players. You can create your team to match any of the following 8 formations:

4-4-2
4-3-3
4-5-1
3-4-3
3-5-2
5-2-3
5-3-2
5-4-1
You can change your formation through the formation selector on the team page or by removing a player from one position and adding in a player from another.

There will be restrictions on how many players you can select per nation depending on the stage of the tournament, outlined below:

Tournament Stage Restriction
Group Stage Max 3 players per nation
Round of 16 Max 4 players per nation
Quarter-Final Max 5 players per nation
Semi-Final Max 6 players per nation
Final Max 8 players per nation


You are able to add players to your team by pressing the + icon next to any available player on the player pool.

You can remove players from your team by pressing the “X” icon located on the player profile, which can be opened by clicking on a players shirt.

If you don’t want to manually select your matchday your team, you have the option to autofill your team.

You are able to make unlimited changes to your team up until the first match of the World Cup kicks off at 16:00pm GMT on 20th November, 2022.



4. Captain

For each matchday, you must select a captain who will score double points for your team.

You will be able to change your captain by pressing the “Captain” icon available in a players profile.

You can change your captain an unlimited amount of times, as long as the new selected captain is yet to play in the current matchday.

Once your captain has played in the matchday, you are able to change your captain once more for another player who is yet to play. If you choose to change your previous captain, you will lose their double points and your new captain will score double instead.



5. Substitutions



When creating a team, you must also select 4 players to be located on your bench as your designated substitutes, one of which must be a goalkeeper.

Players on your substitute bench will score points each matchday but they will not count towards your score.

Your substitutes will become active in your team and replace a DNP player in your starting 11 automatically if you have not made any manual substitutes during that matchday. Your outfield bench players are prioritised 1-3 with the first priority substitute being the first to replace a DNP player as long as it meets one of the valid formations.

Automatic substitutes will only happen at the end of a match day allowing you to make manual substitutions up until the start of the final match of the matchday.

You are able to sub out a player in your starting 11 for a player on your bench who has not yet played in the current matchday. In this situation, your points for the subbed out player will no longer count towards your score and the points for the subbed in player will count instead.



6. Boosters



Once the tournament begins, you will have the opportunity to use one of 3 available boosters:

Wildcard – Will allow you to make unlimited transfers within a specific round (cannot be used for the first match of the group stage or for the round of 16)

12th Man – Will allow you to select 1 additional player to score points for your team in a matchday. When selected, the 12th man cannot be substituted, captained or transferred. You can select any player to be your twelfth man and budget or team restrictions do not count here.

Power Captain – Will allow you to get double points from whichever player scores the most points from your 15 man squad. This player will automatically be assigned the captaincy.

You will not be able to reverse a booster once it has been confirmed and a booster will remain active up until the end of the current matchday.

A booster can only be used once and multiple boosters cannot be used at the same time.



7. Transfers

You will be given a limited allocation of free transfers to used over the course of the World Cup depending on the stage of the tournament. The limits on how many transfers you can make for each stage and matchday outlined below:

Tournament Stage Transfer Allocation
Pre-tournament Unlimited
Before start of Matchday 2 2 transfers
Before start of Matchday 3 2 transfers
Before start of Round of 16 Unlimited
Before start of Quarter-Finals 4 transfers
Before start of Semi-Finals 5 transfers
Before the Final 6 transfers


During the group stage, one transfer can be carried over into the next group stage matchday however, due to the unlimited transfer limit between the last game of Matchday 3 and the start of the Round of 16 you will not be able to carry a transfer over at this stage.

During any stage of the tournament, you are able to exceed your transfer allocation for that round but each additional transfer you make will deduct 3 points off your total points.

Once a transfer is confirmed, you will not be able to reverse a transfer.

You are able to make transfers for the current and next scheduled matchday by selecting the desired matchday from the round selector.

The table below outlines what matchday a transfer will become active for depending on a players state:

Transferred Out Player Status Transferred In Player Status Transfer Result
Has played in the current match day



Has played in the current match day



Transferred out player will remain in your team

Transferred out players points will count to your team score for the current match day

Transferred in player won’t score in your team until the next match day



Has played in the current match day



Has not played in the current match day



Transferred out player will remain in your team

Transferred out players points will count to your team score for the current match day

Transferred in player won’t score in your team until the next match day



Has not played in the current match day



Has played in the current match day



Transferred out player will remain in your team

Transferred out players points will count to your team score for the current match day

Transferred in player won’t score in your team until the next match day



Has not played in the current match day



Has not played in the current match day



The transferred in player will become active in a users team and will start scoring from their next scheduled match in the current match day.





8. Lockout



Fantasy Classic will implement a rolling lockout mechanic whereby players will become locked as soon as their team plays in the current matchday.

Lockout will be automatically lifted once all fixtures in the current matchday have concluded.



9. Scoring System



Players will be awarded points based on their actual performances during the World Cup.

Players will score points based on the metrics outlined below:

All Players

Action Points
Appearance (60 minutes or more) +1
Assist +3
Yellow Card -1
Red Card -2
Own Goal -2
Winning a penalty +2
Conceding a penalty -1


Goalkeepers

Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 70 minutes or more) +5
First goal conceded 0
Each additional goal conceded -1
Goal Scored +9
Penalty save (not including penalty shootouts) +3
Every 3 Saves +1


Defenders

Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 60 minutes or more) +5
First goal conceded 0
Each additional goal conceded -1
Goal scored +7


Midfielders

Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 60 minutes or more) +1
Goal scored +5
Every 3 tackles +1
Every 2 Key Passes +1


Forwards

Action Points
Goal scored +5
Every 2 shots on target +1


10. Leaderboards

Once your team has been saved, it will automatically be entered in the overall leaderboard where you can see where you stand against others.

The overall leaderboard includes all other users who have entered a team.



11. Mini Leagues



You have the ability to create and join an unlimited number of public or private mini leagues over the duration of the World Cup.

Creating a public league means that this will be openly available for all users to join from the “Join a League” page.

Creating a public league means that others can only join this league if you share the league information with them via:

Sharing the league code or link
Inviting via email
Inviting via Facebook
Inviting via Twitter
If you have created a league, you are able to remove users from your league up until that league starts scoring.



12. Matchday Schedule

Matchday Matchday Stage Matchday Dates
Matchday 1 Group Stage 20th November – 24th November
Matchday 2 Group Stage 25th November – 28th November
Matchday 3 Group Stage 29th November – 2nd December
Matchday 4 Knockout Stage – R16 3rd December – 6th December
Matchday 5 Knockout Stage – QF 9th December – 10th December
Matchday 6 Knockout Stage – SF 13th December – 14th December
Matchday 7 Knockout Stage – 3rd PO/Final 17th December – 18th December[/QUOTE]

[Calderyon]

I have created a league for us to play in.

Please PM me for the code or the link.

[Calderyon]

Also feel free to ask me anything relating to this.

[Calderyon]

It has already crashed.

[bots]

i'm in!

[Calderyon]

Deadline for joining is 20th of November at 4 PM UK.

[Calderyon]

It seems you cannot change your team name yet.

[Parmy]

Deadline for joining is 20th of November at 4 PM UK.

Please pm me on the 17th good chap

[Calderyon]

I will PM you now and you can open it on that day if you want.

[Calderyon]

There is no "Limitless" chip on this edition.

[Calderyon]

2 players now.

[Swan]

DM me the code whenever you like Clad, i'll make a team in the next few days, just as a base team before the squads are announced, and injury updates etc..

[Calderyon]

Still only 2 participants.

[Parmy]

I'm waiting till nearer the time.

Hopefully get at least 10 players, it is the world cup afywrall.

[Calderyon]

^ I would be pleased with all of the FPL ones participating in this too.

[BigSister]

joined

[Calderyon]

There is a Free Sky Fantasy game for World Cup as well.

[Calderyon]

I have made a League for us on there as well.

[Calderyon]

Less than two weeks to go.

[Calderyon]

10 days to go.

[Swan]

I've joined

[Calderyon]

3 players now.

[Calderyon]

3 players now.

No change.

[Calderyon]

Now that FPL goes on break for awhile you can start thinking on your World Cup Fantasy teams.

[MTVN]

I'll join next week

[Cherie]

Can I have the code please

[Calderyon]

We have 4 players.

[Calderyon]

4 players still and only 6 days left.

[Parmy]

I've joined...

[UserSince2005]

my fantasy team? send me some pics of some teams and ill tell you

All 11 have to be hot and peachy

Id imagine Spain is likely to win my comp.

[Parmy]

my fantasy team? send me some pics of some teams and ill tell you

All 11 have to be hot and peachy

Id imagine Spain is likely to win my comp.

Saka.. england.

Hunk.

[UserSince2005]

Saka.. england.

Hunk.

Ew i dont do pity ****s.

[Calderyon]

my fantasy team? send me some pics of some teams and ill tell you

All 11 have to be hot and peachy

Id imagine Spain is likely to win my comp.

Not how this works...

[Calderyon]

5 players now.

[Parmy]

Can you sub a poor performing player from sunday with one who plays on monday to gamble for extra points?

Like the champions league game?

[Calderyon]

How substitutions work:

5. Substitutions

When creating a team, you must also select 4 players to be located on your bench as your designated substitutes, one of which must be a goalkeeper.

Players on your substitute bench will score points each matchday but they will not count towards your score.

Your substitutes will become active in your team and replace a DNP player in your starting 11 automatically if you have not made any manual substitutes during that matchday. Your outfield bench players are prioritised 1-3 with the first priority substitute being the first to replace a DNP player as long as it meets one of the valid formations.

Automatic substitutes will only happen at the end of a match day allowing you to make manual substitutions up until the start of the final match of the matchday.

You are able to sub out a player in your starting 11 for a player on your bench who has not yet played in the current matchday. In this situation, your points for the subbed out player will no longer count towards your score and the points for the subbed in player will count instead.

[Calderyon]

3 days left and only 5 players so far.

[Calderyon]

Only 3 days to go so I'll post the join code and link here just in case there are late ones who want to participate:

2F40Q1I5

https://play.fifa.com/fantasy-classic/join-league/2F40Q1I5

[Parmy]

I've finalised my team, I cant wait for it to start.

Come on croatia

[Calderyon]

We have 6 players.

[Cherie]

I will do mine tomorrow

[Calderyon]

2 days left.

[Calderyon]

We have 7 players.

[Parmy]

KlE4lI_I6pc

[Calderyon]

Updated rules (I suggest reading them):


How to Play

FIFA World Cup Fantasy - Game Guidelines

1. Introduction

Welcome to FIFA World Cup Fantasy, where you can compete by creating your own team of 15 players who will score points based on their actual performances during the World Cup, challenging your friends and millions of users globally.
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to play, including registration, creating your team, making transfers, scoring and everything else you need to know to get you going.

2. Registration & Login

FIFA Fantasy Classic is completely free of charge. However, if you want to submit your team you'll need to log in or create a FIFA+ account. This can be also done once your team is created, after clicking the “SAVE” button.



3. Team Creation

When first landing on the team creation page you will be asked to set a team name. You can choose to do this now or at a later date.

You have a budget of $100m to build a team consisting of 15 players. You can create your team to match any of the following 8 formations:



4-4-2
4-3-3
4-5-1
3-4-3
3-5-2
5-2-3
5-3-2
5-4-1


You can change your formation by removing a player from one position and adding in a player from another.

There will be restrictions on how many players you can select per nation depending on the stage of the tournament, outlined below:



Tournament Stage Restriction
Group Stage Max 3 players per nation
Round of 16 Max 4 players per nation
Quarter Final Max 5 players per nation
Semi-Final Max 6 players per nation
Final Max 8 players per nation


You are able to add players to your team by pressing the + icon next to any available player on the player pool.

You can remove players from your team by pressing the “Remove X” icon located on the player profile, which can be opened by clicking on a players shirt.

If you don’t want to manually select your matchday your team, you have the option to autofill your team.

Before you save your team you should choose one of your players to be your team captain. To choose your captain, click one of the players in your team and select the ‘Captain’ button on his player profile. Your captain will score you double points so choose carefully!

Please note: Captains can be changed during the tournament, for more information about the rules for changing your captain please refer to the dedicated section below.

You are able to make unlimited changes to your team up until the first match of the FIFA World Cup kicks off at 19:00pm AST on 20th November, 2022.



4. Player States: Locked and Unlocked

The players who you have selected for your team will either display as Locked or Unlocked once a Matchday has begun. These two states are determined as follows:

Unlocked Players:

Players display as unlocked when the team they play for has yet to play in the current Matchday

Locked Players

Players display as locked once the match of team they play for has begun in the current Matchday. If a player is locked you will see a padlock icon against them on both your team and in the player list.

Certain actions in the game are either restricted or different depending if they are performed against a locked player (for example, transfers). The below sections of this game guide will explain these scenarios in more detail (and provide examples).



5. Changing Your Captain

Each Matchday, the player you choose as your captain will score double points.

While ultimately only one (1) player can score double points as your Captain per Matchday, you do have the option change your captain after the Matchday has started according to the following rules.

Changing Between Unlocked Players

You can change your captain an unlimited number of times between unlocked players (i.e. between two players who have both not played in the current Matchday).

Changing Your Captain After He Is Locked

You have 1 (one) opportunity each Matchday to change your captain after he has locked (eg after his team has played their match). However in this situation you can only change your captain to a player who has not yet played in the Matchday (I.e. an Unlocked player).

Once you have confirmed this change, you will not be able to change your captain again during the current Matchday.

Please note: In this scenario you will not retain the doubled points of your previous captain. Your new player will now score double points for your team instead. Please also note that doubled points from your previous captain will only be removed from your team’s score when the next fixture in the Matchday commences.

Example: Player A is selected as captain. They play and score 10 points during the Matchday, becoming locked. As captain, these points will double to 20. However, you then decide to to change your captain to Player B (who is unlocked). Once this change has been saved, Player A's points will return to 10. Even though Player B is unlocked, you will no longer be allowed to switch captain to another unlocked player, as you have already made a captain change involving a locked player.

When Player B does play in the Matchday, his points will be doubled.

One final important guidance to changing Captains: You will not be able to change Captain from a locked player while the player’s team is currently playing (live). You will need to wait for their fixture to conclude before initiating the captain change.



6. Substitutions

When creating a team, you must also select 4 players to be located on your bench as your designated substitutes, one of which must be a goalkeeper.

Players on your substitute bench will score points each matchday but they will not count towards your score.

Your substitutes will become active in your team and replace a DNP player in your starting 11 automatically only if you have not made any Manual Substitutions during that matchday. Your outfield bench players are prioritised 1-3 with the first priority substitute being the first to replace a DNP player providing it meets a valid formation.

Automatic Substitutions will only happen at the end of a Matchday.

Manual Substitutions can be initiated by the user during the Matchday. A Manual Substitution is only when you sub out a locked player from your lineup for an unlocked player from your bench.

Similarly to Captains, you can make unlimited substitutions between unlocked players in the Matchday, which won’t affect your eligibility to receive Automatic Substitutions at the end of the Matchday.

However, you are able to sub out a locked player from your lineup for an unlocked player on your bench. If you do this, you will lose the points for the subbed out player from your team score (this deduction will be applied when the next fixture in the Matchday commences). You will receive the points for your subbed in player when they begin playing in the Matchday.

As soon as you confirm a Manual Substitution, your team will be exempt from Automatic Substitutions at the end of the Matchday.

You will also be able to sub out a previously subbed in player, provided you still have unlocked players on the Bench.

One caveat to Manual Substitutions is that you will not be able to initiate this while a locked player is currently playing (live). You will need to wait for their fixture to conclude before initiating the substitution.

7. Boosters

Once the tournament begins, you will have the opportunity to use one of 3 available boosters:



Wildcard – Will allow you to make unlimited transfers within a specific round (cannot be used for the first match of the group stage or for the round of 16)



12th Man – Will allow you to select 1 additional player outside your existing squad, to score points for your team in a matchday. When selected, the 12th man cannot be substituted, captained or transferred. You can select any player to be your twelfth man s budget or team restrictions do not count here.



Power Captain – Will allow you to get double points from whichever player scores the most points from your starting 11. This player will automatically be assigned the captaincy.



You will not be able to reverse a booster once it has been confirmed and a booster will remain active up until the end of the current matchday.

All Boosters must be activated before the first fixture in the Matchday.

A booster can only be used once and multiple boosters cannot be used at the same time.

8. Transfers

You will be given a limited allocation of free transfers to used over the course of the World Cup depending on the stage of the tournament. The limits on how many transfers you can make for each stage and matchday outlined below:



Tournament Stage Transfer Allocation
Pre-tournament Unlimited
Matchday 1 2 transfers
Matchday 2 2 transfers
Matchday 3 2 transfers
Before start of Round of 16 Unlimited
Round of 16 4 transfers
Quarter-Finals 5 transfers
Semi-Finals 5 transfers
Final/ 3rd Place Playoff 6 transfers


During the group stage, one transfer can be carried over into the next group stage matchday however, due to the unlimited transfer limit between the last game of Matchday 3 and the start of the Round of 16 you will not be able to carry a transfer over at this stage.

During any stage of the tournament, you are able to exceed your transfer allocation for that round but each additional transfer you make will deduct 3 points off your total points. This deduction will be applied when the next fixture in the Matchday commences.

Matchday Transfer allocations are unlocked at the start of the Matchday (see below for more information on how Matchdays change over).

When making transfers you have two options:

1. Transfer an unlocked player for another unlocked player

a. This transfer will be processed instantly, and your new player will begin scoring points in the current Matchdays. You will not receive any points this Matchday for the player you transferred out



2. A Transfer involving a locked player

a. If you do this, the transfer will only become active for the next Matchday

b. If the player you transferred out was locked, you will keep the points they earned this Matchday

c. If the player you transferred in was locked, but your outgoing player was unlocked. You will still receive the points for your unlocked player when they play in the Matchday. However, you will not be able to make another transfer involving this player in the current Matchday (as they are involved in an upcoming Transfer).

d. One final caveat is that users will be unable to transfer out a locked player in Matchday 3. This is because after this Matchday there will be a transfer amnesty (so you would effectively be wasting this transfer).

Either type of transfer will come out of your current Matchday allocation.

Transfers cannot be reset once they have been confirmed.

You will be able to roll over one unused free transfer per Matchday.

9. Matchdays

A Matchday at the FIFA World Cup is a round in which all active teams play once.

You can only make changes to your team (Transfers, Captain changes, Substitutions, Boosters) within the current Matchday. You will be able to view your team for the upcoming Matchday, but you will not be able to make any changes until the current Matchday has concluded.

Matchday 1 will start with the kick-off of Qatar v Ecuador on Sunday 20th November, 19:00 AST. At this point, you will unlock your two (2) Matchday 1 Transfers and will no longer be able to make unlimited free changes to your team.

The Matchday ends at midnight AST on the day of the final fixture in the Matchday.

Example: Matchday 1 will conclude at midnight AST on Thursday 24th November, at which point the game will rollover to Matchday 2. You will unlock your Matchday 2 Transfer allocations, and you can start setting up your team for the next Matchday.

10. Scoring System

Players will be awarded points based on their actual performances during the World Cup.

Players will score points based on the metrics outlined below:

All Players

Action Points
Appearance (60 minutes or more) +1
Assist +3
Yellow Card -1
Red Card -2
Own Goal -2
Winning a penalty +2
Conceding a penalty -1


Goalkeepers



Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 70 minutes or more) +5
First goal conceded 0
Each additional goal conceded -1
Goal Scored +9
Penalty save (not including penalty shootouts) +3
Every 3 Saves +1


Defenders



Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 60 minutes or more) +5
First goal conceded 0
Each additional goal conceded -1
Goal scored +7


Midfielders



Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 60 minutes or more) +1
Goal scored +5
Every 2 Key Passes +1
Every 3 tackles +1


Forwards



Action Points
Goal scored +5
Every 2 shots on target +1


11. Leaderboards

Once your team has been saved, it will automatically be entered in the overall leaderboard where you can see where you stand against others.

The overall leaderboard includes all other users who have entered a team.



12. Mini Leagues

You have the ability to create and join an unlimited number of public or private mini leagues over the duration of the FIFA World Cup.

Creating a public league means that this will be openly available for all users to join from the “Join a League” page.

Creating a public league means that others can only join this league if you share the league information with them via:



Sharing the league code or link
Inviting via email
Inviting via Facebook
Inviting via Twitter
If you have created a league, you are able to remove users from your league up until that league starts scoring.



13. Matchday Schedule



Matchday Matchday Stage Matchday Dates
Matchday 1 Group Stage 20th November – 24th November
Matchday 2 Group Stage 25th November – 28th November
Matchday 3 Group Stage 29th November – 2nd December
Matchday 4 Knockout Stage – R16 3rd December – 6th December
Matchday 5 Knockout Stage – QF 9th December – 10th December
Matchday 6 Knockout Stage – SF 13th December – 14th December
Matchday 7 Knockout Stage – 3rd PO/Final 17th December – 18th December

[Calderyon]

It's not a link, it's all in there under the spoiler tag.

[Calderyon]

1 day before the start.

7 players currently, half of the PL one.

[Calderyon]

Remember the deadline for participating is Sunday 20th November at 4PM UK when the first match kicks off.

[Calderyon]

Less than 24 hours until 1st match kick off.

[Calderyon]

Less than 16 hours until deadline.

Still only 7 players. Some surprising absentees.

[Calderyon]

Remember you can only change your captain 1 time (once) in a MD (gameweek), if you're not satisfied on your initial captain's performance.

[Parmy]

Bump.

[bots]

i made some final tweaks to my team this morning. The best players will probably be people we have never heard of :laugh:

[MTVN]

I'm in

Am I missing something or do we not choose a team name?

[Calderyon]

I'm in

Am I missing something or do we not choose a team name?

At the moment it seems so. Your username becomes your team name essentially.

[Calderyon]

We have 8.

[Calderyon]

3 hours 54 minutes to go.

[Calderyon]

57 minutes until kick off.

[Calderyon]

12 minutes until deadline.

[Calderyon]

9 minutes to go.

[Calderyon]

2 minutes to go.

[Calderyon]

Deadline reached.

Good luck everyone!

[Parmy]

Phew...replaced the qatar goalie with 30 seconds to go..

That was close.

[Calderyon]

8 participants in the league.

[Calderyon]

Remember you can still join the league as long as you have a team in place.

[Parmy]

Looks like my power captain may pay off.

[Calderyon]

Remember you can still join the league as long as you have a team in place.

In am going to set a deadline for this (late joining) to be Thursday 24th December 10AM UK.

If you join the league after that, you will not be counted in the minileague rankings.

[Calderyon]

First table will be posted after MD1 concludes.

[Parmy]

Do me a favour caldy please...

Look at my team in our league...does it have Bellingham in it?

[Calderyon]

From the World Cup Fantasy page:

Please note: Over the coming days, some scores will be subject to minor adjustments as we reset historic points to reflect changes to our data feeds. All future points will reflect the new data feeds.

This is why the points look weird.

(Ie: Key pass points, tackles, shots on Target etc. not showing up)

[Calderyon]

Do me a favour caldy please...

Look at my team in our league...does it have Bellingham in it?

Yes.

Can you not view your team?

https://play.fifa.com/fantasy-classic/public-team/420485

[Parmy]

Yes.

Can you not view your team?

https://play.fifa.com/fantasy-classic/public-team/420485

I can but I made 2 subs yesterday thinking they would stay the next game week but they are already showing in the league section, but not showing when I click in the my team link.

[Calderyon]

^ You mean transfers?

I cannot see your MD2 squad yet. Not until first match of that match day starts.

[Parmy]

^ You mean transfers?

Yes..

[Calderyon]

Those edits will probably show up on Thursday.

[Parmy]

^ You mean transfers?

I cannot see your MD2 squad yet. Not until first match of that match day starts.

But you can see that I've got Bellingham now?

[Calderyon]

Rules have been updated apparently:


How to Play
FIFA World Cup Fantasy - Game Guidelines

1. Introduction

Welcome to FIFA World Cup Fantasy, where you can compete by creating your own team of 15 players who will score points based on their actual performances during the World Cup, challenging your friends and millions of users globally.
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to play, including registration, creating your team, making transfers, scoring and everything else you need to know to get you going.

2. Registration & Login

FIFA Fantasy Classic is completely free of charge. However, if you want to submit your team you'll need to log in or create a FIFA+ account. This can be also done once your team is created, after clicking the “SAVE” button.



3. Team Creation

When first landing on the team creation page you will be asked to set a team name. You can choose to do this now or at a later date.

You have a budget of $100m to build a team consisting of 15 players. You can create your team to match any of the following 8 formations:



4-4-2
4-3-3
4-5-1
3-4-3
3-5-2
5-2-3
5-3-2
5-4-1


You can change your formation by removing a player from one position and adding in a player from another.

There will be restrictions on how many players you can select per nation depending on the stage of the tournament, outlined below:



Tournament Stage Restriction
Group Stage Max 3 players per nation
Round of 16 Max 4 players per nation
Quarter Final Max 5 players per nation
Semi-Final Max 6 players per nation
Final Max 8 players per nation


You are able to add players to your team by pressing the + icon next to any available player on the player pool.

You can remove players from your team by pressing the “Remove X” icon located on the player profile, which can be opened by clicking on a players shirt.

If you don’t want to manually select your matchday your team, you have the option to autofill your team.

Before you save your team you should choose one of your players to be your team captain. To choose your captain, click one of the players in your team and select the ‘Captain’ button on his player profile. Your captain will score you double points so choose carefully!

Please note: Captains can be changed during the tournament, for more information about the rules for changing your captain please refer to the dedicated section below.

You are able to make unlimited changes to your team up until the first match of the FIFA World Cup kicks off at 19:00pm AST on 20th November, 2022.



4. Player States: Locked and Unlocked

The players who you have selected for your team will either display as Locked or Unlocked once a Matchday has begun. These two states are determined as follows:

Unlocked Players:

Players display as unlocked when the team they play for has yet to play in the current Matchday

Locked Players

Players display as locked once the match of team they play for has begun in the current Matchday. If a player is locked you will see a padlock icon against them on both your team and in the player list.

Certain actions in the game are either restricted or different depending if they are performed against a locked player (for example, transfers). The below sections of this game guide will explain these scenarios in more detail (and provide examples).



5. Changing Your Captain

Each Matchday, the player you choose as your captain will score double points.

While ultimately only one (1) player can score double points as your Captain per Matchday, you do have the option change your captain after the Matchday has started according to the following rules.

Changing Between Unlocked Players

You can change your captain an unlimited number of times between unlocked players (i.e. between two players who have both not played in the current Matchday).

Changing Your Captain After He Is Locked

You have 1 (one) opportunity each Matchday to change your captain after he has locked (eg after his team has played their match). However in this situation you can only change your captain to a player who has not yet played in the Matchday (I.e. an Unlocked player).

Once you have confirmed this change, you will not be able to change your captain again during the current Matchday.

Please note: In this scenario you will not retain the doubled points of your previous captain. Your new player will now score double points for your team instead. Please also note that doubled points from your previous captain will only be removed from your team’s score when the next fixture in the Matchday commences.

Example: Player A is selected as captain. They play and score 10 points during the Matchday, becoming locked. As captain, these points will double to 20. However, you then decide to to change your captain to Player B (who is unlocked). Once this change has been saved, Player A's points will return to 10. Even though Player B is unlocked, you will no longer be allowed to switch captain to another unlocked player, as you have already made a captain change involving a locked player.

When Player B does play in the Matchday, his points will be doubled.

One final important guidance to changing Captains: You will not be able to change Captain from a locked player while the player’s team is currently playing (live). You will need to wait for their fixture to conclude before initiating the captain change.



6. Substitutions

When creating a team, you must also select 4 players to be located on your bench as your designated substitutes, one of which must be a goalkeeper.

Players on your substitute bench will score points each matchday but they will not count towards your score.

Your substitutes will become active in your team and replace a DNP player in your starting 11 automatically only if you have not made any Manual Substitutions during that matchday. Your outfield bench players are prioritised 1-3 with the first priority substitute being the first to replace a DNP player providing it meets a valid formation.

Automatic Substitutions will only happen at the end of a Matchday.

Manual Substitutions can be initiated by the user during the Matchday. A Manual Substitution is only when you sub out a locked player from your lineup for an unlocked player from your bench.

Similarly to Captains, you can make unlimited substitutions between unlocked players in the Matchday, which won’t affect your eligibility to receive Automatic Substitutions at the end of the Matchday.

However, you are able to sub out a locked player from your lineup for an unlocked player on your bench. If you do this, you will lose the points for the subbed out player from your team score (this deduction will be applied when the next fixture in the Matchday commences). You will receive the points for your subbed in player when they begin playing in the Matchday.

As soon as you confirm a Manual Substitution, your team will be exempt from Automatic Substitutions at the end of the Matchday.

You will also be able to sub out a previously subbed in player, provided you still have unlocked players on the Bench.

One caveat to Manual Substitutions is that you will not be able to initiate this while a locked player is currently playing (live). You will need to wait for their fixture to conclude before initiating the substitution.

7. Boosters

Once the tournament begins, you will have the opportunity to use one of 3 available boosters:



Wildcard – Will allow you to make unlimited transfers within a specific round (cannot be used for the first match of the group stage or for the round of 16)



12th Man – Will allow you to select 1 additional player outside your existing squad, to score points for your team in a matchday. When selected, the 12th man cannot be substituted, captained or transferred. You can select any player to be your twelfth man s budget or team restrictions do not count here.



Power Captain – Will allow you to get double points from whichever player scores the most points from your starting 11. This player will automatically be assigned the captaincy.



You will not be able to reverse a booster once it has been confirmed and a booster will remain active up until the end of the current matchday.

All Boosters must be activated before the first fixture in the Matchday.

A booster can only be used once and multiple boosters cannot be used at the same time.

8. Transfers

You will be given a limited allocation of free transfers to used over the course of the World Cup depending on the stage of the tournament. The limits on how many transfers you can make for each stage and matchday outlined below:



Tournament Stage Transfer Allocation
Pre-tournament Unlimited
Matchday 1 2 transfers
Matchday 2 2 transfers
Matchday 3 2 transfers
Before start of Round of 16 Unlimited
Round of 16 4 transfers
Quarter-Finals 5 transfers
Semi-Finals 5 transfers
Final/ 3rd Place Playoff 6 transfers


During the group stage, one transfer can be carried over into the next group stage matchday however, due to the unlimited transfer limit between the last game of Matchday 3 and the start of the Round of 16 you will not be able to carry a transfer over at this stage.

During any stage of the tournament, you are able to exceed your transfer allocation for that round but each additional transfer you make will deduct 3 points off your total points. This deduction will be applied when the next fixture in the Matchday commences.

Matchday Transfer allocations are unlocked at the start of the Matchday (see below for more information on how Matchdays change over).

When making transfers you have two options:

1. Transfer an unlocked player for another unlocked player

a. This transfer will be processed instantly, and your new player will begin scoring points in the current Matchdays. You will not receive any points this Matchday for the player you transferred out



2. A Transfer involving a locked player

a. If you do this, the transfer will only become active for the next Matchday

b. If the player you transferred out was locked, you will keep the points they earned this Matchday

c. If the player you transferred in was locked, but your outgoing player was unlocked. You will still receive the points for your unlocked player when they play in the Matchday. However, you will not be able to make another transfer involving this player in the current Matchday (as they are involved in an upcoming Transfer).

d. One final caveat is that users will be unable to transfer out a locked player in Matchday 3. This is because after this Matchday there will be a transfer amnesty (so you would effectively be wasting this transfer).

Either type of transfer will come out of your current Matchday allocation.

Transfers cannot be reset once they have been confirmed.

You will be able to roll over one unused free transfer per Matchday.

9. Matchdays

A Matchday at the FIFA World Cup is a round in which all active teams play once.

You can only make changes to your team (Transfers, Captain changes, Substitutions, Boosters) within the current Matchday. You will be able to view your team for the upcoming Matchday, but you will not be able to make any changes until the current Matchday has concluded.

Matchday 1 will start with the kick-off of Qatar v Ecuador on Sunday 20th November, 19:00 AST. At this point, you will unlock your two (2) Matchday 1 Transfers and will no longer be able to make unlimited free changes to your team.

The Matchday ends at midnight AST on the day of the final fixture in the Matchday.

Example: Matchday 1 will conclude at midnight AST on Thursday 24th November, at which point the game will rollover to Matchday 2. You will unlock your Matchday 2 Transfer allocations, and you can start setting up your team for the next Matchday.

10. Scoring System

Players will be awarded points based on their actual performances during the World Cup.

Players will score points based on the metrics outlined below:

All Players

Action Points
Appearance (60 minutes or more) +1
Assist +3
Yellow Card -1
Red Card -2
Own Goal -2
Winning a penalty +2
Conceding a penalty -1


Goalkeepers



Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 60 minutes or more) +5
First goal conceded 0
Each additional goal conceded -1
Goal Scored +9
Penalty save (not including penalty shootouts) +3
Every 3 Saves +1


Defenders



Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 60 minutes or more) +5
First goal conceded 0
Each additional goal conceded -1
Goal scored +7


Midfielders



Action Points
Clean Sheet (must have played 60 minutes or more) +1
Goal scored +7
Every 2 Key Passes +1
Every 3 tackles +1


Forwards



Action Points
Goal scored +5
Every 2 shots on target +1


11. Leaderboards

Once your team has been saved, it will automatically be entered in the overall leaderboard where you can see where you stand against others.

The overall leaderboard includes all other users who have entered a team.



12. Mini Leagues

You have the ability to create and join an unlimited number of public or private mini leagues over the duration of the FIFA World Cup.

Creating a public league means that this will be openly available for all users to join from the “Join a League” page.

Creating a public league means that others can only join this league if you share the league information with them via:



Sharing the league code or link
Inviting via email
Inviting via Facebook
Inviting via Twitter
If you have created a league, you are able to remove users from your league up until that league starts scoring.



13. Matchday Schedule



Matchday Matchday Stage Matchday Dates
Matchday 1 Group Stage 20th November – 24th November
Matchday 2 Group Stage 25th November – 28th November
Matchday 3 Group Stage 29th November – 2nd December
Matchday 4 Knockout Stage – R16 3rd December – 6th December
Matchday 5 Knockout Stage – QF 9th December – 10th December
Matchday 6 Knockout Stage – SF 13th December – 14th December
Matchday 7 Knockout Stage – 3rd PO/Final 17th December – 18th December

[Calderyon]

But you can see that I've got Bellingham now?

That's your match day 1 squad.

[MTVN]

When's the best time to use wildcard?

Regretting a lot of my picks but presume most people would say to save the wildcard till quarter finals or semis

[Calderyon]

We now have player pictures installed.

[Calderyon]

When's the best time to use wildcard?

Regretting a lot of my picks but presume most people would say to save the wildcard till quarter finals or semis

2, 3 or before Quarters.

[Calderyon]

Remember, transfers for MD2 opens tonight at midnight UK.

First match starts at 10AM UK tomorrow, which is the deadline for booster uses in MD2.

[Calderyon]

MD2 is open now. (earlier than thought)

[Parmy]

Australia are really poor..I've went crazy on Tunisia.

Wasted my lead I'm the process. Should really have given my originals the chance to shine again.


Time will tell, but I'm close to my end team minus the defence.. round 3 should sort that out.

[Calderyon]

Update: With Matchday 1 complete, updates will be made throughout today to resolve issues experienced with player data and points calculations. Historical scores will be updated, and future scoring will now be accurate

From Official WC Fantasy page.

[Calderyon]

I'll do the table after MD2.

[Parmy]

Tragic.

[Calderyon]

Match Day 1:

https://i.imgur.com/oOlzpEE.jpg




Match Day 2:

https://i.imgur.com/mMhHfvv.jpg




Table after MD1 and 2:

https://i.imgur.com/aJe1i7e.jpg

[Cherie]

I keep forgetting to transfer players

[bots]

with Brazil, France and Portugal having already qualified, they will likely rest their big players

[Calderyon]

Remember that chip (booster) uses need to be done before the start of the 1st match.

[Swan]

Clad is running away with this

[Cherie]

Clad is running away with this

Because he is the only one who had read how to play it :laugh:

[Swan]

Because he is the only one who had read how to play it :laugh:

I skimmed through the rules, but it works a lot more like the UCL fantasy rather than the PL fantasy does. I know how it works, i think, so no excuses from me :joker:

[Parmy]

Arghhhh..I swapped gapko for kane just before the deadline.

Ive used all 3 boosters, and I'm addicted to transferring people for no reason.

What have you done to me:fist:

[Swan]

Im annoyed i completely overlooked Holland, considering their opposition today.

[Parmy]

Has the site crashed for anyone else.

[Calderyon]

Works now.

[Nicky91]

Im annoyed i completely overlooked Holland, considering their opposition today.

same how most people also overlooked minister Conny Helder her OneLove button, it was soooooo miniature, hard for anyone to notice it :hehe:

[Parmy]

Works now.

Hope my transfers came through in time!!

[Parmy]

Also caldy...

Are the pictures you posted screen shots from your phone? Because I would like to know how to post screenshots.

[Calderyon]

Via tablet.

[Parmy]

Via tablet.

Yeah, he had a not bad first half.

[Calderyon]

On Chrome, click or tap "share", take a screenshot & crop it and then save it.

Then share it via using imgur.com etc.

[Calderyon]

Remember, team selection for KO round is on Saturday at 3PM.

Please read the rules regarding this.

[Calderyon]

MD3:

https://i.imgur.com/bRqjOUc.jpg


Overall standings after Group Stage:

https://i.imgur.com/RApA8YF.jpg

[Calderyon]

Remember that deadline for Team Selections & Chip Uses on Last 16 Round is Today at 3PM.

[Parmy]

I'm coming for you caldy.

[bots]

ive got what should be a great team, but none of them played in the last match day :joker:

[Swan]

Played my Power Captain chip....So as it stands, it'll go to Dumfries. If only they kept a clean sheet, i would of been looking at 40 points from Dumfries alone!!

[Parmy]

Big balls from swan this week.

Let's hope my last minute transfer of mbappe was the right way to go.:shame:

[Swan]

Clad, i take it extra time counts for points, but penalty shootouts do not?

[Swan]

Using wc for 1/4's and adding Brazilians!

[Swan]

Gets rid of Silva for Sandro, Sandro out, Silva with an assist and clean sheet. There's talks of me getting the Wales managerial job!

[Calderyon]

Clad, i take it extra time counts for points, but penalty shootouts do not?

Probably, do not see anything about it in the rules though.

[Swan]

I love how quickly this one updates

[Calderyon]

Round of 16 standings:

https://i.imgur.com/xNQYYDm.png

Overall standings:

https://i.imgur.com/SY2omp2.png

[Swan]

Do we know of any suspensions and injuries?

[MTVN]

Fair play Cal, smashing it

[Calderyon]

Other than De Paul and Sandro, nothing particular, it seems.

[Swan]

Yeah that's what i thought, gonna have to play my Wildcard tonight, wont have time to do it at work tomorrow.

[Calderyon]

Fair play Cal, smashing it

Thank you.

[Swan]

Fair play Cal, smashing it

Yeah Clad has it in the bag, excellent stuff. It's all about 2nd place for us now.

I said it before, but GG Clad

[Calderyon]

Yeah Clad has it in the bag, excellent stuff. It's all about 2nd place for us now.

I said it before, but GG Clad

Thank you.

But anything can still happen.

[Parmy]

I'm sure that site is full of glitches, because I definitely subbed on bruno Fernandez cause im basically checking my team every day.

[Calderyon]

Did you confirm it?

[Swan]

Who's taking a minus?

[Calderyon]

Quarterfinals standings:

https://i.imgur.com/yxYh4Dr.png

Overall standings:

https://i.imgur.com/7k9XSoi.png

[Swan]

I might take a -9

[bots]

10 points from that round with a team packed with stars :joker:

[Swan]

Done my transfers, no subs, but have a starting 11. Cost me 9 points

[Calderyon]

^ Deadline is on Tuesday 13th December at 7PM.

[Swan]

All i want is 2nd

[MTVN]

Glad I still have my wildcard because I currently only have one player in the semis :joker:

[Parmy]

^ Deadline is on Tuesday 13th December at 7PM.


Do you think you can be caught?

[Calderyon]

Do you think you can be caught?

Anything is possible.

[Calderyon]

Semifinals:

https://i.imgur.com/NqzIogG.png

Overall standings:

https://i.imgur.com/qXdG74U.png

[Calderyon]

Final MD open.

[bots]

i don't need to change my team at all as it includes the play off

[Calderyon]

Neither do I, but I might.

[Swan]

GG Clad!!!

[Parmy]

Scoring system was really really ****e, but well done cald, you smashed it lad.

[Swan]

*happily takes 2nd*

:smug:

King Clad, well done again!

[Crimson Dynamo]

*happily takes 2nd*

:smug:

King Clad, well done again!

who is this Clad

of whom you speaketh?

[Parmy]

*happily takes 2nd*

:smug:

King Clad, well done again!

I strapped my man balls on and went all out for the win since the round of 16...never ever settle for 2nd.

[Swan]

who is this Clad

of whom you speaketh?

I strapped my man balls on and went all out for the win since the round of 16...never ever settle for 2nd.

Clad is the Messi. Im the Mbappe. You guys are mere Ronaldo's :hehe::hee::smug:

[Calderyon]

GG Clad!!!

Thank you.

Well done yourself.

[Calderyon]

Scoring system was really really ****e, but well done cald, you smashed it lad.

Thank you very much.

GG.

[Calderyon]

The Final:

https://i.imgur.com/XIu3rR0.png


Final Standings:

https://i.imgur.com/P7HlKYa.png

[Cherie]

Very happy with 7th as my team remained unchanged from game 1 :laugh:

[Calderyon]

Very fun and enjoyable game, but it did have it's problems.

[Parmy]

Clad is the Messi. Im the Mbappe. You guys are mere Ronaldo's :hehe::hee::smug:

Yes, I will happily be a pioneer, or perhaps a messiah for such competitive foes.

Well done.

Let's see what intelligent changes have been made for the premier :hehe:

[MTVN]

Congrats Cald

My Alvarez captain punt for the final did not pay off at all

[Calderyon]

Congrats Cald

My Alvarez captain punt for the final did not pay off at all

Thank you.

[Swan]

This starts up again mid week...Just a reminder.

Also, thinking of you Claderyon.

[Swan]

Oh sh!t wrong thread, i mean the CLF lol :laugh: