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Last updated: 16/06/26 
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026: The key info and dates</h2>
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<ul>
<li>🚨 Last fixture of Round 1: Colombia v Uzbekistan, Thursday, June 18 &#8211; 03:00 UK time</li>
<li>📆 Round 2 deadline: 17:00, Thursday , June 18</li>
<li>🏆 World Cup final: Sunday, July 19</li>
</ul>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy Round 2 fixtures: Teams to target</h2>
Round 1 only began on Thursday (June 11), so there&#8217;s still plenty of football to be played before Round 2 begins.
The opening results &#8211; will undoubtedly alter the <a href="https://www.fpljoe.com/?mode=world-cup&amp;stage=group">market odds</a>, tracked by FPL Joe.
But at this early stage, these are the teams with the best goal and clean sheet probabilities.
Brazil and France are more prominent after trickier Round 1 games, however Spain remain among the top teams with a second strong fixture.
Ecuador meanwhile offer value for wildcarders, as do Canada defensively.
<ul>
<li>⚽ Target for goals: Brazil (3.42), Spain (2.93), France (2.93), Portugal (2.48), Ecuador (2.47)</li>
<li>💪 Target for clean sheets: Spain (67%), France (65%), Ecuador (61%), Brazil (61%), Canada (60%)</li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_79734" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-79734" class="size-full wp-image-79734" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Round-2-Fixtures.png" alt="Round 2 fixtures" width="1024" height="927" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Round-2-Fixtures.png 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Round-2-Fixtures-300x272.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Round-2-Fixtures-768x695.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Round 2 World Cup Fantasy fixtures</div>
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Some of the favourites still have their best games to come in Round 2 or 3:
<h3>Selected top teams&#8217; easiest World Cup Fantasy fixtures</h3>
<ul>
<li>France: 1st &#8211; Easiest game v Iraq in Matchday 2</li>
<li>Argentina: 3rd &#8211; Easiest game v Jordan in Matchday 3</li>
<li>England: 4th &#8211; Easiest game v Ghana in Matchday 2</li>
</ul>
<h3>Lowest-ranked teams hardest World Cup Fantasy fixtures</h3>
<ul>
<li>New Zealand: 85th &#8211; Target Belgium picks in Matchday 3</li>
<li>Haiti: 83rd &#8211; Target Brazil players in Matchday 2</li>
<li>Ghana: 74th &#8211; Target England players in Matchday 2</li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_79720" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-79720" class="size-full wp-image-79720" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2219071016.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2219071016.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2219071016-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2219071016-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Raphinha. Picture by Getty Images</div>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026 expert team reveals</h2>
Want to know how some of the best fantasy minds in the business are playing this year&#8217;s game?
Elite fantasy managers BigManBakar and FPL Salah reveal their plans for Hub members to view:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/bigmanbakars-world-cup-fantasy-2026-matchday-1-team-reveal/">COMING SOON: BigManBakar&#8217;s World Cup Fantasy 2026 team reveal for Round 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-salahs-world-cup-fantasy-2026-matchday-1-team-reveal/">COMING SOON: FPL Salah&#8217;s World Cup Fantasy 2026 team reveal for Round 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/hub-world-cup-fantasy-2026-team-reveal/">COMING SOON: Fantasy Football Hub&#8217;s World Cup Fantasy 2026 team reveal for Round 2</a></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" />Florian Wirtz. Picture by Getty Images</div>
<h2>Best World Cup Fantasy 2026 players and differentials: Round 2</h2>
<ul>
<li>🥇 Selected top picks: Raphinha, Vinicius Junior, Michael Olise, Kylian Mbappe</li>
<li>🤩 Selected differentials: Breel Embolo, Sergino Dest, Joel Ordonez, Romelu Lukaku, Mathias Olivera</li>
</ul>
With the help of market projections, our expert insight and <a href="https://www.elevenify.com/p/free-world-cup-2026-predictions">Elevenify</a> player predictions, we will reveal our full shortlist for Round 2 closer to the deadline.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-players-for-world-cup-fantasy-2026-round-2/">Best World Cup Fantasy 2026 players for Matchday 2</a></li>
<li>COMING SOON: Best World Cup Fantasy Scouting Bonus differentials for Matchday 2</li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_50848" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-50848" class="size-full wp-image-50848" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-987938754.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="677" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-987938754.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-987938754-300x198.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-987938754-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-987938754-610x403.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Kylian Mbappe won&#8217;t be out of our team for long. Picture by Getty Images.</div>
<h2>What&#8217;s happened in World Cup Fantasy Round 1?</h2>
Here&#8217;s some of the key things that have happened in the opening matches so far:
<ul>
<li>South Africa looked weak in their 2-0 loss to host Mexico, with Raul Jimenez scoring his first World Cup goal &#8211; but two red cards didn&#8217;t help</li>
<li>Czech defender Ladislav Krejci continued his run of goalscoring form for his country &#8211; one to consider against South Africa in Round 2. He headed home from a Vladimir Coufal long throw</li>
</ul>
<h3>Top points scorers so far</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hwang In-beom: 13pts</li>
<li>Raul Jimenez: 10pts</li>
<li>Ladislav Krejci: 10pts</li>
<li>Julian Quinones: 10pts</li>
</ul>
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<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" />Matchday 1 fixtures</div>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026 booster strategy</h2>
If you didn&#8217;t play a chip in Round 1, chances are you&#8217;re planning to use either the 12th Man or Wildcard this time.
Here&#8217;s an example strategy to follow if you&#8217;ve not decided yet:
<ul>
<li>👕 12th Man: Round 2</li>
<li>🃏 Wildcard: Round 3</li>
<li>🧢 Max Captain: Final</li>
<li>✅ Qualification Booster: Round of 32</li>
<li>🛡️ &#8216;Mystery&#8217;: Round of 16</li>
</ul>
While the details of the Mystery booster have yet to be officially confirmed, it&#8217;s believed it could see players who only concede one goal keep their clean sheet points and will be known as the Clean Sheet Shield.
See our chip strategy guide for full details and tips:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-chip-strategy-guide-boosters">READ MORE: World Cup Fantasy 2026 Chip Strategy Guide</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" />Colombia players. Picture by Getty Images</div>
<h2>World Cup Fantasy 2026: Teams and groups guide</h2>
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.
FPL Salah previewed each of the 12 groups before the tournament began, providing the need-to-know World Cup Fantasy tips for every nation.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-a-preview">World Cup Fantasy Group A preview: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Czechia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-preview-group-b">World Cup Fantasy Group B preview: Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia, Qatar</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-2026-fantasy-group-c-preview">World Cup Fantasy Group C preview: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-d-preview-usa-turkey-paraguay-australia">World Cup Fantasy Group D preview: USA, Turkey, Paraguay, Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-e-preview-germany-ecuador-ivory-coast-curacao/">World Cup Fantasy Group E preview: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-2026-fantasy-group-f-preview-netherlands-japan-sweden-tunisia/">World Cup Fantasy Group F preview: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-g-preview-belgium-egypt-iran-new-zealand/">World Cup Fantasy Group G preview: Belgium Egypt, Iran, New Zealand</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-h-preview-spain-uruguay-cape-verde-saudi-arabia/">World Cup Fantasy Group H preview: Spain, Uruguay, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-i-preview-france-norway-senegal-iraq">World Cup Fantasy Group I preview: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-j-preview-argentina-austria-algeria-jordan/">World Cup Fantasy Group J preview: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-k-preview-portugal-dr-congo-uzbekistan-colombia">World Cup Fantasy Group K preview: Portugal, Colombia, DR Congo, Uzbekistan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/world-cup-fantasy-2026-group-l-preview-england-croatia-ghana-panama">World Cup Fantasy Group L preview: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama</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" />World Cup 2026 groups</div>
<h2>Fantasy Football Hub World Cup Fantasy 2026 mini-league</h2>
Enter our World Cup Fantasy mini-league and compete against other Hub members and supporters.
Our league code is R9SFH4LV &#8211; auto-join by clicking <a href="https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/R9SFH4LV">here</a>.
There are prizes worth more than £500 up for grabs for the best teams, with the prize breakdown as follows:
<ul>
<li>1st: £350</li>
<li>2nd: £100</li>
<li>3rd: £50</li>
<li>4th: 12 months’ free Hub Pro membership</li>
<li>5th: 12 months’ free Hub Pro membership</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/terms-and-conditions">Terms and conditions apply</a> &#8211; must be a paying Hub member for the duration of the tournament.
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