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<p><em><strong>Last updated: 07/06/26 </strong></em></p>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026: The key info and dates</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><b>🤔</b> <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fifa-world-cup-fantasy-2026-how-to-play-guide"><strong>How to play World Cup Fantasy 2026: Quick guide</strong></a>🤔</p>
<ul>
<li>🚨 <strong>Matchday 1 deadline:</strong> 20:00 UK time, Thursday, June 11</li>
<li>👚 <strong>Squads confirmed:</strong> Tuesday, June 2</li>
<li>🏆 <strong>World Cup final: </strong>Sunday, July 19</li>
</ul>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy Matchday 1 fixtures: Teams to target</h2>
<p>These are the teams with the best goal and clean sheet probabilities, according to the <a href="https://www.fpljoe.com/?mode=world-cup&amp;stage=group">market odds</a> tracked by FPL Joe.</p>
<ul>
<li>⚽ <strong>Target for goals: </strong>Germany (4.04), Spain (3.17), Norway (2.53), Switzerland (2.44), Portugal (2.34)</li>
<li>💪 <strong>Target for clean sheets:</strong> Germany (67%), Spain (62%), Switzerland/Norway (57%), Portugal/Mexico (54%)</li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_79698" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-79698" class="size-large wp-image-79698" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-Fantasy-fixtures-1024x986.jpg" alt="Matchday 1 fixtures" width="1024" height="986" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-Fantasy-fixtures-1024x986.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-Fantasy-fixtures-300x289.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-Fantasy-fixtures-768x740.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-Fantasy-fixtures.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-79698" class="wp-caption-text">Matchday 1 fixtures in UK time</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>To help you with planning your team for the group stages, we&#8217;ve highlighted the key teams and fixtures to target, starting with the top-ranked sides&#8217; easiest matches and followed by the toughest tests for the lowest ranked:</p>
<h3><strong>Top-ranked teams&#8217; easiest World Cup Fantasy fixtures</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>France: </strong>1st &#8211; Easiest game v Iraq in Matchday 2</li>
<li><strong>Spain: </strong>2nd &#8211; Easiest game v Cape Verde in Matchday 1</li>
<li><strong>Argentina: </strong>3rd &#8211; Easiest game v Jordan in Matchday 3</li>
<li><strong>England: </strong>4th &#8211; Easiest game v Ghana in Matchday 2</li>
</ul>
<h3>Lowest-ranked teams hardest World Cup Fantasy fixtures</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>New Zealand: </strong>85th &#8211; Target Belgium picks in Matchday 3</li>
<li><strong>Haiti: </strong>83rd &#8211; Target Brazil players in Matchday 2</li>
<li><strong>Curacao: </strong>82nd &#8211; Target Germany options in Matchday 1</li>
<li><strong>Ghana: </strong>74th &#8211; Target England players in Matchday 2</li>
<li><strong>Cape Verde: </strong>69th &#8211; Target Spain picks in Matchday 1</li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_63785" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63785" class="size-full wp-image-63785" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bellingham-England.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="673" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bellingham-England.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bellingham-England-300x197.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bellingham-England-768x505.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bellingham-England-610x401.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-63785" class="wp-caption-text">Jude Bellingham. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026 expert team reveals</h2>
<p>Want to know how some of the best fantasy minds in the business are playing this year&#8217;s game?</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll have you covered below, with team reveals posted shortly before the first match of the World Cup &#8211; Mexico v South Africa on Thursday, June 11.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>COMING SOON: BigManBakar&#8217;s World Cup Fantasy 2026 team reveal</strong></li>
<li><strong>COMING SOON: FPL Salah&#8217;s World Cup Fantasy 2026 team reveals</strong></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_63782" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63782" class="size-full wp-image-63782" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Florian-Wirtz.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="751" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Florian-Wirtz.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Florian-Wirtz-300x220.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Florian-Wirtz-768x563.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Florian-Wirtz-610x447.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-63782" class="wp-caption-text">Florian Wirtz. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026: Teams and groups guide</h2>
<p>This year&#8217;s World Cup, to be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada, will be contested by 48 teams &#8211; a meaty expansion of the 32 teams of 2022.</p>
<p>That means there will be a number of lower-ranked teams taking part, including the likes of New Zealand, Haiti and Curacao.</p>
<p>It looks to be a good draw for teams like Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Argentina, while France have potentially tricky opponents in Senegal and Norway and England have Croatia to contend with.</p>
<p>But with 32 teams making it through to the knockouts, there will be eight third-placed teams making it through the group stage as well as each group&#8217;s top two.</p>
<p>FPL Salah will be previewing each of the 12 groups, providing the need-to-know World Cup Fantasy tips for every nation.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-a-preview"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group A preview: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Czechia</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-preview-group-b"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group B preview: Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia, Qatar</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-2026-fantasy-group-c-preview"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group C preview: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-d-preview-usa-turkey-paraguay-australia"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group D preview: USA, Turkey, Paraguay, Australia</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-e-preview-germany-ecuador-ivory-coast-curacao/"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group E preview: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-2026-fantasy-group-f-preview-netherlands-japan-sweden-tunisia/"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group F preview: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-g-preview-belgium-egypt-iran-new-zealand/"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group G preview: Belgium Egypt, Iran, New Zealand</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-h-preview-spain-uruguay-cape-verde-saudi-arabia/"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group H preview: Spain, Uruguay, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-i-preview-france-norway-senegal-iraq"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group I preview: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-j-preview-argentina-austria-algeria-jordan/"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group J preview: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-k-preview-portugal-dr-congo-uzbekistan-colombia"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group K preview: Portugal, Colombia, DR Congo, Uzbekistan</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-l-preview-england-croatia-ghana-panama"><strong>World Cup Fantasy Group L preview: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_79604" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-79604" class="wp-image-79604 size-large" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-groups-2026-1024x683.png" alt="World Cup 2026 groups" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-groups-2026-1024x683.png 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-groups-2026-300x200.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-groups-2026-768x512.png 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-groups-2026-1080x720.png 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/World-Cup-groups-2026.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-79604" class="wp-caption-text">World Cup 2026 groups</p></div>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026 booster strategy</h2>
<p>We delve into the best options to play your five chips &#8211; known as boosters &#8211; in this year&#8217;s tournament.</p>
<p>An example strategy to follow could be:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>👕 12th Man: </strong>Matchday 1 or 2</li>
<li><strong>🃏 Wildcard: </strong>Matchday 3</li>
<li><strong>🧢 Max Captain: </strong>Final</li>
<li><strong>✅ Qualification Booster:</strong> Round of 32</li>
<li><strong>🛡️ &#8216;Mystery&#8217;: </strong>Round of 16</li>
</ul>
<p>While the details of the Mystery booster has yet to be officially confirmed, it&#8217;s believed it could see players who only concede one goal keep their clean sheet points.</p>
<p>See our chip strategy guide for full details and tips</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-chip-strategy-guide-boosters"><strong>READ MORE: World Cup Fantasy 2026 Chip Strategy Guide</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_79686" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-79686" class="size-full wp-image-79686" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Colombia.jpg" alt="Colombia look good for investment in Matchday 1 and 2. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="682" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Colombia.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Colombia-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Colombia-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-79686" class="wp-caption-text">Colombia players. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>Best World Cup Fantasy 2026 players and differentials</h2>
<p>With the help of market projections, our expert insight and Elevenify player predictions, we reveal our shortlist for Matchday 1.</p>
<p>Including differentials that currently qualify for the Scouting Bonus points, should they perform well, our article highlights the most attractive options to own in Matchday 1 and throughout the tournament.</p>
<p>Below is Elevenify&#8217;s top players for predicted goal involvements as of Sunday evening (June 7).</p>
<p>Unsurprisingly given the market projections, Spain and Germany players feature heavily.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>COMING SOON: Best World Cup Fantasy 2026 players and differentials for Matchday 1</strong></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_79700" style="width: 843px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-79700" class="size-full wp-image-79700" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Elevenify-player-data-MD1.jpg" alt="Elevenify Matchday 1 player projections" width="833" height="581" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Elevenify-player-data-MD1.jpg 833w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Elevenify-player-data-MD1-300x209.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Elevenify-player-data-MD1-768x536.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px" /><p id="caption-attachment-79700" class="wp-caption-text">Elevenify Matchday 1 player projections</p></div>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026: How to play</h2>
<p>There are a few changes from 2022, with the game play quite different from FPL.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s more chips and new ways of scoring points &#8211; which goes beyond the usual goals, assists and clean sheets. You&#8217;ll need to be fully up to speed on them to maximise your chances of doing well.</p>
<p>Listen to our audio summary and read our guide to the absolute basics below:</p>
<audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-79603-1" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WC-Fantasy-2026.mp3?_=1" /><a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WC-Fantasy-2026.mp3">https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WC-Fantasy-2026.mp3</a></audio>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>🧑‍💼 Pick a squad of 15 players with an initial $100m budget, rising to $105m in the knockouts</li>
<li>🧢 Select a captain for every round of matches – they will score double points</li>
<li>🛋️ Substitutions can be made and captain picks changed – both mid-round</li>
<li>🍟 Five chips, known as ‘boosters’</li>
<li>🔢 Points for goals, assists, clean sheets and more – including a bonus for differentials who do well</li>
<li>💰 Fixed player prices – no rises or falls like in FPL</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fifa-world-cup-fantasy-2026-how-to-play-guide"><strong>Read more: How to play World Cup Fantasy 2026 &#8211; your guide to the game</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_64891" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-64891" class="size-full wp-image-64891" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kamada.jpg" alt="Daichi Kamada. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kamada.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kamada-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kamada-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kamada-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-64891" class="wp-caption-text">Daichi Kamada. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>More World Cup Fantasy content</h2>
<p>Find the rest of our World Cup Fantasy content here as it is posted before and during the tournament:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/top-50-funny-world-cup-fantasy-football-team-names/"><strong>Top 50 funny World Cup Fantasy Football team names</strong></a> </strong></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_64728" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-64728" class="size-full wp-image-64728" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Yamal-Spain.jpg" alt="Lamine Yamal of Spain. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Yamal-Spain.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Yamal-Spain-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Yamal-Spain-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Yamal-Spain-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-64728" class="wp-caption-text">Lamine Yamal of Spain. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>Fantasy Football Hub World Cup Fantasy 2026 mini-league</h2>
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