FIFA World Cup fantasy MD6 tips: the best player picks, 12th man, captain picks

The semis are here, which means that we’re down to just four teams. In matchday five, there were a lot of shocking and surprising results in the World Cup – the likes of Portugal and Brazil as well as England have been knocked out.

If you’re FIFA fantasy manager, and you picked a decent amount of players from those teams, then you’d be looking for replacements. In this article, we’d be covering player picks, 12th man picks and captain picks.

Amongst our player picks, you’d find some pretty decent replacements for your World Cup fantasy assets that have been knocked out. So yeah, sit back and we hope you enjoy this article.

Some important FIFA fantasy matchday 6 tips

Before we go into our player picks recommendation, we want to remind ourselves of the teams that still remain in the tournament. It is important to know this, because it is players from these teams that we want to target.

We can clearly see from the image above that there are four teams left, and they are: Argentina, Croatia, France and Morocco.

The question now is, how many players can you pick from each nation? Well, you can pick 6 players each from all the nations that remain in the tournament.

And if you’re on a free transfer, you are given just five free transfers at this stage of the competition. This means if you make more than five, you’d get a minus.

Now that we know the teams left, the number of players to pick and the amount of transfers we’ve got, it is now time for us to see some of the best players you can pick from each Country.

The best world cup fantasy player picks for your FIFA fantasy team – semi finals

We all know that the number of player options we have, have reduced. So it’d be good for us to try and select players that we know have a high chance of getting us fantasy points.

In order for us to do that, we want to select defenders from the teams we know are good defensively and attackers from teams that we know are good attacking wise.

1. Top World Cup fantasy player picks from Argentina

Argentina are a team that you could get top fantasy assets from. Here are some of the best Argentine players who are on form and would be great player picks for matchday six in the FIFA fantasy game:

1. OTAMENDI DEFENDER | ARGENTINA | $5M
2. ACUNA DEFENDER | ARGENTINA | $4.5M
3. MESSI FORWARD | ARGENTINA | $10.5M
4. ALVAREZ FORWARD | ARGENTINA | $6.5M

If you’re looking to go down the Argentina route, then their forwards are the ones you should be looking to target. Messi and Alvarez would be great picks this matchday.

You could also look to get a couple of defenders from their team, Otamendi and Acuna are also good picks. Remember, that you want to select defenders that can either get a goal or assist and that’s why full-backs are good options, as they carry attacking threat.

It’d also be good to target Argentina defenders this week, as they play against a Croatian side that doesn’t score that many goals – Emi Martinez, the Argentine goalie would be a solid option.

2. Top World Cup fantasy player picks from Croatia

Croatia are another side that are really good defensively, so if you’re looking to get players from Croatia, then their defenders would not be bad options. Here are some good Croatia player picks:

1. LOVREN DEFENDER | CROATIA | $4.5M
2. SOSA DEFENDER | CROATIA | $3.5M
3. MODRIC MIDFIELDER | CROATIA | $8.5M
4. PERISIC MIDFIELDER | CROATIA | $7.5M
5. KRAMARIC FORWARD | CROATIA | $6M
6. LIVAKOVIC GOALKEEPER | CROATIA | $5M
7. PETKOVIC FORWARD | CROATIA | $5.5M

3. Top World Cup fantasy player picks from France

Another team that played really well in matchday five, was France. A really solid performance from France, saw them knock out England in the quarter finals.

So, if you’re looking to get in fantasy players from France, then going for their attackers, would be a pretty good move.

We know that Morocco are a solid defensive unit, but it looks like a couple of their first team defenders are out injured – that’s something that France could exploit easily this matchday, that’s why we think targeting their attackers would be a good play.

Here are some really good FIFA fantasy player picks from France:

1. GRIEZMANN FORWARD | FRANCE | $8.5M
2. MBAPPE FORWARD | FRANCE | $11.5M
3. GIROUD FORWARD | FRANCE | $7.5M
4. HERNANDEZ DEFENDER | FRANCE | $5M

The French defender we’ve added to our player picks, is Theo Hernandez. That’s because the full-back always overlaps and he’s always involved in decent amount of attacks. The potential for him to get an assist is high, which means he’s a decent option.

Selecting French defenders this matchday, wouldn’t be a bad idea. As Morocco are a team, that doesn’t score that many goals. This means you can go for two or three French defenders and you might do just fine.

Varane and Kounde are other good defender picks for your FIFA fantasy team in MD6.

4. Top World Cup fantasy player picks from Morocco

Morocco have done really well in the World Cup so far, there are not a team to overlook when you are selecting your fantasy team this matchday.

Their defense has been really solid all through the tournament. So, if you’re looking to go down the Morocco route, it won’t be a bad idea to go for some of their defenders. Here are some players you can consider.

1. BOUNOU GOALKEEPER | MOROCCO | $4.5M
2. SAISS DEFENDER | MOROCCO | $4.5M
3. HAKIMI DEFENDER | MOROCCO | $5M
4. ZIYECH MIDFIELDER | MOROCCO | $7M
5. EN NESYRI FORWARD | MOROCCO | $5.5M

Morocco players would be great additions to any team and that’s because of how cheap their fantasy assets are. This means, you can select a decent amount of Moroccans and put them on your bench.

Saiss is an injury doubt this matchday as he was subbed off in Morocco’s win against Portugal. You might also want to be cautious when selecting Morocco defenders, and that’s because they have injury problems at the back.

Feel free to check out our matchday six team, to see how we plan on setting up our team. And to also see which of these players that would be a part of our team: World Cup fantasy semi final wildcard team: the best MD6 FIFA fantasy team.

12th man picks for FIFA fantasy matchday six

This matchday, there are a lot of really good 12th man picks. We’ve got solid options amongst midfielders and forwards. If your strategy involves you playing your 12th man booster or chip this matchday, then here are some solid options:

1. Kylian Mbappe
2. Leo Messi
3. Antoine GRIEZMANN
4. Julian Alvarez
5. Oliver Giroud

These players are good options, because they are in pretty good form. Going with them as your 12th man, would allow you to select other really good cheap fantasy assets that are also on form.

So say you want Mbappe to be your 12th man this week, then your forward line could consist of Messi, Griezmann and Alvarez. Doing something like this would allow you to use the 12th man booster to its full potential.

Remember, there’s no budget restriction to the player you can pick as your 12th man. This means that you can pick any player as your 12th man.

So you can have a forward line of Alvarez, Oliver Giroud and Mbappe and then pick Leo Messi as your 12th man. You can then use your extra funds to buy top midfielders or defenders.

You can check out our, 2022 World cup fantasy tips: the best time to use your chips & boosters, to better understand how the 12th man chip works.

FIFA fantasy matchday six captain

In terms of captain picks in matchday six, you have the usual players. The likes of Mbappe, Messi and Giroud are all pretty decent captain picks this matchday.

Just remember to select your captain from the first semi final game, that way you’d know whether to stick or twist. The first semi final game, is Argentina vs Croatia, this means it would make sense to captain either Messi or Alvarez.

Then if they don’t as good as you want, then you can switch and captain Giroud or Mbappe players who play next. That’s the best way to navigate and choose your FIFA fantasy captain. Here are the fixtures:

Feel free to check out our matchday six team, to see how we plan on setting up our team. And to also see which of these players that would be a part of our team: World Cup fantasy semi final wildcard team: the best MD6 FIFA fantasy team.