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World Cup Injury Table

For 2006 Fantasy World Cup Competitions please visit this Fantasy World Cup 2006 Forum Thread for a current list of the fantasy 2006 world cup games.

Fantasy World Cup Soccer Challenge from Ladbrokes

Click on this Ladbrokes link and then on the Fantasy Football link on the left hand side of the home page under 'Features'. You do need to register first with Ladbrokes to play the game.

Telegraph Fantasy Football World Cup

http://www.fantasygames.telegraph.co.uk

for more info see:

http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6055

And for details on FISO's Super League see:

http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6605

Register your team/s before the first-kick-off on June 9 to score from the start of the tournament. 
 
Transfers
If you want to enter your team early, you can still make changes to it with unlimited transfers up until 23.59 on the 8th June.

Once the game starts you get 24 transfers, to make changes online you will need a transfer password, or you can make them by phone with a number supplied by the Telegraph. You can make  a maximum of 4 transfers in any one day.
 
Formations

Like the Seasonal game you can have a 4-4-2 or a 4-3-3 formation.
 
Scoring points

All players
+2 pts for appearing in the starting XI
+1 pt for appearing as a substitute
 
+3 pts for a Key Contribution (playing a significant part in setting up a goal)
+5 pts for scoring a goal (including penalty shoot-outs)
+3 pts for being named as the Man-of-the-Match by the Telegraph journalist at the game
 
-5 pts for missing a penalty (including shoot-outs)
-3 pts for an own goal
 
-5 pts for being sent off
-2 pts for a booking
 
Goalkeepers and defenders only
+4 pts for a full match clean sheet (including extra time)
+2 pts for not conceding a goal during a part-appearance
+5 pts for a penalty save (goalkeepers only, including penalty shoot-outs)
-1 pt for each goal conceded (not including shoot-outs)
 
 Prizes


Winner £25,000
 
The runner-up £2,000

third £1,000
 
The highest scoring Chairman (in our League of Chairmen) wins £1,000
 
The best-performing Super League (based on the top 5 teams in each League) wins £2,500

The highest-scoring Manager each week wins £250

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Fantasy League Classic World Cup
http://classicwc.fantasyleague.com

for more info see:

http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6050

The competition kicks-off at 17:00 BST on Friday, 9th June and compete for prizes worth over £25,000, including a first prize of £10,000 and a dream holiday to Brazil.

You need to select a squad of 15 players, which can be rotated by doing subs manually or using the supersubs option. During the Group stages your only allowed 2 players from each country. This changes to 3 during the KO Stages.

If you enter on or before 15th May, you'll also be entered into a special prize draw to win an International replica shirt of your choice.

Also, for every one World Cup team and one 06/07 Premiership team combo, you'll receive another World Cup team absolutely free!

As per usual, transfers are unlimited prior to the start of the competition.

Prizes.
Overall Tournament Winner: The manager that accumulates the most points during the tournament (9th June to 9th July) wins £10,000 cash and a once-in-a-lifetime holiday for two to the 2006 Beach Soccer World Cup in Brazil!

Runner-Up wins: £1,000 cash, an International replica shirt of choice, a 2006 FIFA World Cup game plus a pair of Predator 'Beckham' Absolute football boots.

3rd Place: wins £500 cash, International replica shirt of choice, a 2006 FIFA World Cup game plus a pair of Predator 'Beckham' Absolute football boots. 

Phase Winners

The Fantasy League Classic World Cup game is divided into the following five game phases.


Phase 1: 1st group games - June 9-14
Phase 2: 2nd group games - June 15-19
Phase 3: 3rd group games - June 20-23
Phase 4: Last 16 - June 24-27
Phase 5: QF, SF, 3rd/4th playoff, final - June 30-July 9

The manager that accumulates the most points during each phase will win £1,000 cash, International replica shirt of choice, a 2006 FIFA World Cup game plus a pair of Predator 'Beckham' Absolute football boots!

Scoring
Goal 3 pts 
 Assist 2 pts 
 Goalkeeper/Defender Appearance
(must play 45 mins (i.e. a full half inc. injury time) or more) 1 pt 
 Goalkeeper/Defender Clean Sheet
(must play 75 mins or more, includes appearance point) 3 pts 
 Goalkeeper/Defender Goal Against -1 pt

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You The Manager - World Cup 2006

http://www.worldsoccer.com/ytm

For more info see:

http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6166

'To add to the fun there's a massive £60,000 up for grabs with a monster £30,000 first prize, five Stage prizes worth £2,750 and a top Office League prize of £2,000!

The key rules are:

1) Select 11 players in a 1, 4, 3, 3 formation
2) Budget of £60M to spend
3) No limit on number of players from any one country
4) Max of 12 transfers. Transfer amnesty prior to kick-off

You The Manager - World Cup 2006 | Scoring Points

Your players will score points according to their performances at the 2006 World Cup Finals:

 Position   Rule   Points 
 All Players  1st XI Appearance 2 
 Sub Appearance 1 
 Key Goal Contribution 2 
 Yellow Card -1 
 Red Card -3 
 Position   Rule   Points 
 Goalkeeper Clean Sheet 4 
 Goal Conceded -1 
 Goal 10 
 Position   Rule   Points 
 Defender Clean Sheet 3 
 Goal Conceded -1 
 Goal 8 
 Position   Rule   Points 
 Midfielder Clean Sheet 1 
 Goal 6 
 Position   Rule   Points 
 Striker Goal 4 

Clean Sheet points are awarded only when the team finishes the game with a clean sheet and to any player who has played 60 minutes or more of the game.

Goalkeepers and Defenders will only lose points for goals conceded when they are on the pitch.

A player receiving 2 Yellow Cards and consequently a Red Card will score -3 pts only.

Action from extra time but not penalty shoot-outs is included in the points scoring.

Key Goal Contributions (KC) are the You The Manager version of assists. KC's are awarded to (a) players who make the last pass to the player who scores (b) players who make a significant contribution (run with ball, cross or pass) without any interruption in play, before the last pass is made, and (c) attacking players who play an active role in their side winning a penalty.

KC's are not awarded to players who win and then score the penalty themselves or if a goalkeeper saves the penalty and a goal is scored from the rebound. The judge's decision shall be final and they shall not enter into any correspondence regarding points deducted or allocated to players.

All Scores and League tables will be updated within 1 hour of matches finishing.

Prizes

You The Manager: World Cup Edition has an amazing £60,000 prize fund with more than 50 ways to win!

 Overall Position   Prize 
 1st  £30,000
 2nd  £5,000
 3rd  £2,500
 4th  £1,500
 5th  £1,000
 6th  £500
 7th  £400
 8th  £300
 9th  £200
 10th-20th  £100
 21st-35th  £50

 FIVE Stages: 
 Stage 1  Matches 1-17 inclusive
 Stage 2  Matches 18-32 incl
 Stage 3  Matches 33-48 incl
 Stage 4  Matches 49-56 incl
 Stage 5  Matches 57-64 incl
 Top teams will win: 
 Position   Prize 
 1st  £2,000
 2nd  £500
 3rd  £250

 Top Mini Leagues* will win:  
 Position   Prize 
 1st  £2,000
 2nd  £1,000

*Only available online. The Top Mini Leagues will be based on the average points total of the top 5 in each Mini League. (total of top 5 scores divided by 5)

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The Sun DreamTeam - World Cup 2006

http://www.wcdreamteam.com

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=10

You need to select a squad of 11; you can either go for a 1-4-3-3 or 1-4-4-2 formation. You are only allowed to have 2 players from the same country during the Group Stages, but can have 5 once the transfer window opens   (which opens from 00:00:01 on June 19th - and closes at 15:59 BST on 24 June).

SCORING RULES
Rule Score
Awarded seven or more in SunSport's player ratings 3
Star Man in SunSport's player ratings 5
Goal Scored 5
Scoring three or more goals per game 5
Clean Sheet (keeper/defender only) 5
Clean sheet (midfielder) group stage  2
Conceded more than one goal (keeper/defender only) -1 per goal
Booking -1
Sent off -3

Knock-Out Stages
Appearance in any of the last 16 matches 3 per match 
Awarded seven or more in SunSport's player rating 6
Star Man in SunSports player ratings 10
Goal Scored 10
Scoring three or more goals per game 10
Clean sheet (Keeper/defender only) 10
Clean sheet (midfielder only) 4 
Concede more than one goal (keeper/defender only) -2 per goal
Booking -2
Sent off  -6
Top point scorer during tournament +20
 
END OF GAME PRIZES

First Prize: £50,000 - a whopping FIFTY GRAND for the overall winner!
Second Prize: £15,000 - FIFTEEN THOUSAND for the runner-up!
Third Prize: £10,000 - TEN THOUSAND for finishing on the podium!
Fourth Prize: £8,000 - EIGHT THOUSAND for grabbing fourth spot.
Fifth Prize: £5,000 - FIVE THOUSAND for grabbing fifth place

TWO MID-GAME TOP MANAGER AWARDS

We will also be giving out two £5,000 prizes to the manager whose team comes up trumps at two key points in the game.

The first mid-game prize will be awarded to the manager of the team that has scored the most points after all the group stages have been played (that's after matches scheduled for June 23).

The second mid-game prize will go to the manager whose team has climbed the highest in the knock out stage of the tournament (after June 27th).

BEST MINI LEAGUE

At the end of the game, the manager who set up the best performing Mini League will walk away with a cool £2,000 to share as he or she sees fit. The prize is awarded to the Mini League with the highest average points total (total points divided by the total number of teams in the Mini League. The Mini League must have a minimum of FIVE teams in the league in order to qualify for a prize.

COUNTRY LEAGUE PRIZES

There are 32 country leagues and 32 Sony PSP's to be won! With high-quality graphics and processing capability equivalent to that of PlayStation 2, in addition to rich stereo sound, PSP offers the joy of playing full-scale 3D-CG games and viewing high resolution video images anytime, anywhere. The manager who tops each country league at the end of the tournament will be declared the winner of this fantastic prize.

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Sky Sports Fantasy World Cup

http://worldcupfantasygame.skysports.com/

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=58

The UK operation of the USA based Fantasy Sports giant, FanBall, launch their first UK Fantasy Football game via the Sky Sports website. Very detailed rules apply so read them carefully.

Rules
http://worldcupfantasygame.skysports.com/rules.cfm

Scoring

ALL POSITIONS EXCEPT KEEPER AND DEFENDER
Goal: 10 points
Assist: 5 points
Match-winning goal: 3 additional points
Shot on goal: 3 points
Penalty kick missed: -5 points
Interception: 1 point
Yellow card: -3 points
Red card: -7 points
Own goal: -10 points
Tackles won: 2 points
Free kicks won: 1 point
Free kicks conceded: -1 point
Appearance: 1 point
Offside: -1point
KEEPER
  Win: 6 points
Tie: 2 points
Goals conceded: -3 per
Save: 2 points per
Penalty kick save: 10 points
Clean sheet: 5 points
Appearance: 1 point
DEFENDER
  Goal: 10 points
Assist: 5 points
Match-winning goal: 3 additional points
Shot on goal: 3 points
Penalty kick missed: -5 points
Interception: 1 point
Yellow card: -3 points
Red card: -7 points
Own goal: -10 points
Tackles won: 2 points
Free kicks won: 1 point
Free kicks conceded: -1 point
Appearance: 1 point
Offside: -1 point
Goals conceded: -2 points
Cleansheet: 5 points


Round Prizes
1st Prize £1,000   6th Prize £25
2nd Prize £500   7th Prize £20
3rd Prize £250   8th Prize £15
4th Prize £125   9th Prize £10
5th Prize £50   10th Prize £5

Overall Tournament Prizes
1st Prize £25,000   6th Prize £3,000
2nd Prize £5,000   7th Prize £2,000
3rd Prize £4,500   8th Prize £1,000
4th Prize £4,000   9th Prize £500
5th Prize £3,500   10th Prize £250

League Prizes
1st Prize £100
2nd Prize £50
3rd Prize £25

Winners may not assign or transfer prizes. Prizes will not be fulfilled outside the United Kingdom.
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Times Fantasy World Cup

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/fantasyworldcup

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6692

All entries must be completed before 16:59 (BST) on Friday 9th June 06, for the start of the competition when the first game kicks off in Munich, Germany. No entries will be taken after this time.

The cost of entry is £5 per team and payment can be made by credit or debit card using the secure payment system. As part of their 1966 theme, they will be giving you the chance to register 6 teams for £6.

Each entrant has a budget of £100million to select a team of eleven players and one player from the historic 1966 side that defeated Germany in the final at Wembley.

The maximum number of players from any one club is four and you must ensure that you have one '66 player. So an entrant can have four players maximum from any one country. A team consists of a goalkeeper plus a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 formation.

During the first Transfer window which opens from launch on Saturday 20th May, and runs through until Wednesday 7 June at 23:59:59, you can transfer as many players as you wish, but remember you must replace the same amount with new players. In addition, there is a maximum of FOUR players from any one country, a rule that remains applicable during the course of the competition. A team must have no more than four players from any one country at any given point in the game.

Your team must always consist of a 4-4-2 or a 4-3-3 formation.

TRANSFER WINDOWS

WINDOW 1  Transfers
OPEN FROM LAUNCH OF THE COMPETITION AT 00:00:01(BST) ON SATURDAY 20TH May 06 - CLOSES AT 23:59:59 BST ON Wednesday 7 June. During this time entrants who have already registered into the competition can make unlimited transfers, but ensure that they have no more than four players from any one country.  Unlimited
WINDOW 2  Transfers
OPEN FROM 10:00:00 BST ON SATURDAY 12 JUNE Maximum 4 
CLOSES AT 17:30:00 ON WEDNESDAY 14TH JUNE
Prior to the start of the sixteen 2nd group matches
WINDOW 3  Transfers
OPEN FROM 10:00:00 ON SATURDAY 17 JUNE Maximum 4 
CLOSES AT 12:30:00 (BST) ON MONDAY 19TH JUNE 
Prior to the start of the sixteen 3rd group matches.
WINDOW 4  Transfers
OPEN FROM 10:00:00 (BST) ON WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE Maximum 4 
CLOSES 13:30:00 (BST) ON FRIDAY 23 JUNE
Prior to the start of the eight last 16 matches.
WINDOW 5  Transfers
OPEN FROM 10:00:00 (BST) ON WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE Maximum 4 
CLOSES 13:30:00 (BST) ON FRIDAY 30 JUNE 
Prior to the start of the four QF matches
WINDOW 6  Transfers
OPEN FROM 10:00:00 (BST) ON SATURDAY 1 JULY Maximum 4 

Scoring
Scoring in detail 
Appearance in any match:
Player is in the initial starting eleven 2 points
Player comes off bench  1 point
Game is won (on pitch at any time) inc pen shoot out  3 points
Group game is drawn 1 point
Clean sheets:
First half (GK and defenders, on pitch for 25 mins minimum 2 points
For 90/120 minutes (GK and defender on pitch for 60 mins minimum) 4 points
Concedes goal:
Goalkeeper and defenders while on pitch per goal  -1 points
Red and yellow cards:
Red card (or two yellows)  - 3 points
Yellow card -1 points
Suspended:
For each match suspended - 2 points
Saves penalty in normal play:
Facing goalkeeper (even if goal scored subsequently) 2 points
Saves penalty in penalty shoot-out:
Facing goalkeeper (per save - ie no goal scored) 5 points
Goals scored:
Forwards each goal 4 points
Non forwards each goal  6 points
Penalty shoot out  4 points
Missed penalty shoot-out:
Player misses in a penalty shoot out - 4 points
Hat-tricks:
A player who scores one or more hat-tricks in a game 5 points
Assists:
Forwards 2 points
Non forwards  3 points
 
1966 World Cup Player Selections

We have introduced a rather unique element to the game that allows entrants to select a player from that historic squad from 1966. Moore, Charlton, Styles or Hurst, you choose. There are 22 players to select from the world cup winning team and you must choose one.

Each '66 world cup player maintains a unique route for England to progress during the 2006 world cup finals. The challenge for you is to correctly predict which route they will take, depending upon the selected '66 player chose.

If your '66 player has the winning prediction, then you could be on the way to securing some valuable extra Fantasy World Cup points. So for example, should you choose England's captain hero of 1966, Bobby Moore, the route you would expect

England to follow would be:

England to win Group B - 5 points

Followed by

A victory over Germany in the last sixteen - 5 points

And then

Victory over Holland in the quarter finals - 10 points

Victory over the Brazilians in the semi-final - 8 points

And finally

A victory in the final over Argentina - 8 points

Total - 36 points

The 1966 player selection scoring:

Stars of '66 Scoring 
Correct group stage prediction 5 points
Correct last 16 result prediction 5 points
Correct quarter final result prediction 10 points
Correct semi final result prediction 8 points
Correct final result prediction 8 points
NB: A correct prediction requires matching both the opposition team and the specified result (win or lose) 
 
Prizes

(1st) First Prize winner - Mini Cooper worth £12,500
(2nd) Second Prize - VIP Premiership day
(3rd) Third Prize - 32" Samsung Home Entertainment System

Best performing Super League - Table Football table

Top Weekly Performers - Ipod Nanos

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There are also many FREE to enter games

Channel 4 World Cup game

http://www.channel4.com/fantasyfootball

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5794

You need to select 11 players (1-4-4-2 formation), and there is no budget. Teams need to be entered by 1st ko on 9th June.

Points are awarded in the following way:

Goal 3 pts
Assist (last completed pass from attacking player to goalscorer) 2 pts
Goalkeeper/Defender appearance (playing 45 minutes or more of a match) 1 pt
Goalkeeper/Defender clean sheet (when on the field for 75 completed minutes or more, includes appearance point) 3 pts
Goalkeeper/Defender goal conceded -1 pt


Regular transfers
Transfers before the openning game do not effect your quota for the tournament.
 
From 17.00 BST on Friday, 9th June 2006 you may make a maximum of twelve transfers during Game Phase 1

From 16.00 BST on Satruday, 24th June 2006 you may make a maximum of six transfers during Game Phase 2

You can make transfers seven days a week and 24 hours a day. However, in order to collect points from any given set of fixtures, transfers must be made before the game is scheduled to kick off. If a match has already kicked off by the time you make your transfers, they will simply take effect for the next set of matches.

Please note that unlike Channel4 Fantasy Football Monthly, you will not be able to make unlimited transfers in between each Game Phase.
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The Official 2006 McDonald's ® / FIFA World CupT Fantasy game

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/e/ff/index.html

Fore more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5959

Game Summary
- select a squad of 23 players
- decide on a formation, e.g. 4-4-2, 4-3-3
- delegate a star player or captain for double points

- also select a group from one of the 32 nations
- your team will be in competition with other players within that group
- AND against all other users in the Fantasy Game

- can change lineup before each match
- there's a limit to transfers you may make

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ntlworld Fantasy Football

http://football.ntlworld.com

For more info see:

http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6261

ntlworld Fantasy Football is FREE to play.

You may enter 1 FREE team per entrant.

To enter a fantasy football team you must select 11 players and a manager within your budget of 75 stars.

Up until 17.00 BST on 8th June 2006 there is a transfer amnesty - before then you can shuffle your team around to your heart's content without using any of your transfers. Transfers made after this time will be taken from your transfers allocation for the game.

Important: The transfer window closes at 17.00 BST on 8th June 2006.

Scoring

MANAGER
Steady points throughout the season - for a price. Important: You cannot transfer your manager, so if he is sacked or leaves the team you will no longer score any manager points.

WIN +5 pts   DRAW +2 pts   LOSE -2 pts
PLAYERS
Buy wisely here and youll be heading straight to the top of the league!

 Goal Scored Goal Conceded Clean Sheet
Keeper +7 pts -2 pts +4 pts
Defender +5 pts -1 pts +2 pts
Midfielder +4 pts n/a n/a
Striker +3 pts n/a n/a

ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR PLAYERS
Played FULL 90 mins +2 pts  
Substituted (on or off) +1 pt  
Yellow Card -5 pts  
Red Card -10 pts  

EACH PLAYER WILL RECEIVE POINTS BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR NATION
 
WIN +3 pts  
DRAW +1 pts  
LOSE n/a  

The ONLY results used for the game are those initially reported by the key news agencies. If any decision is reversed from what was initially reported we will NOT amend the points already applied to teams.

Transfers

Group stages:
Each team will receive 3 transfers every day during the group stages of the competition (9th June - 23rd June 2006). Transfers will be allocated at 00.01 BST each day and should be used to make changes to your team during that day. Any unused transfers may not be carried over to the next day.

Round of Sixteen:
Each team will be allocated 5 transfers for the first round of knock-out matches (24th June - 27th June 2006). These 5 transfers should be used to cover all 8 matches in this round. Any unused transfers may not be carried over to the next round.

Finals:
Each team will then be allocated 5 transfers for the final knock-out stages of the competition (30th June - 9th July 2006). These 5 transfers must cover the quarter, semi, 3rd place and final matches.

A transfer amnesty is in place until 17.00 BST on 8th June 2006. Transfers may be made for free until this deadline and will not count towards your allocation.

Prizes

The opportunity to win prizes are:

Overall Winner
Fancy an all-expenses holiday to Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Paris or Rome? The highest-scoring manager at the end of the competition will win a holiday for two in the country of the tournament winners including flights and accommodation courtesy of Travelzoo!

Team of the Week
If you are out of the running for the top prize, you could still win football-related prizes each week, such as football books, dvds and replica kit, by taking the Team of the Week title.

League of Leagues Champions
The Mini-League with the highest average score at the end of the competition will take the League of League Champions title and each manager will win a signed copy of Harry Harris' guide to the 2006 World Cup, 'This Time the Dream is Coming True'. [subject to availability]

Early Registration
Sign up to get your team in early to be entered into the early registration prize draw. Everyone who enters a team before May 12th will be in with the chance of winning a limited edition Xbox 360 pack containing a copy of Fifa World Cup 2006, a stylish looking England faceplate and footy stickers to make your Xbox 'look the part' during the tournament.
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World Cup Fantasy Footy
http://www.worldcupfantasyfooty.co.uk

Prediction based game.

Per website:

Prizes:

First £1,000
Second £250
Third £100

For more info see:

http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6019

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Orange Fantasy World Cup

http://orange.fantasyleague.com/

Top prize £1,000

Transfers via your mobile.

For more info see:

http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=126705

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Fantasy Premier League International

Manage a team selected from Premier League players performing at the FIFA World Cup 2006.

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6612
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ASDA Fantasy Football 2006

Same format as above Fantasy Premier League International game but for all the World Cup players:

http://www.asda-lovethegame.co.uk

Prizes
Fantasy Football 2006 in association with ASDA.com, not only offers you the chance to test your skills (or even your luck!) but also gives you the chance to win some fabulous prizes!
 
A Year's Free Grocery Shopping worth £1,000
The overall winner of Fantasy Football 2006 will win online grocery shopping free for a year at ASDA.com.
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Metro.co.uk

Another Fantasy World Cup game with a similar format as the Fantasy Premier League International game.

'Join in the fun of this summer's football bonanza with Metro Free World Cup Fantasy Football. Unlike other newspaper fantasy games, ours is completely free to enter. And despite the fact we're giving you the game for nothing, there will be £20,000 in cash prizes up for grabs throughout the month-long tournament'.

http://fantasyfootball.metro.co.uk/

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6788
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Corals World Cup Fantasy Football

http://coraluk.profantasyworldcup.com/

Play Coral Fantasy World Cup game and you could WIN stunning prizes, including:

* 1x Holiday of a lifetime worth over £1,000!,
* PSP Playstation portable
* i-pod Nano
* 100's of free bets with Coral.co.uk

PLUS Sign up before 9th June and be in with a chance of winning a
cool £250 free bet, before the game has even started!

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6557
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Guardian world cup game now live at:

http://www.fantasyfussball.com/

It's a standard fantasy league format, except double points for the latter stages.

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6421
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Amazon.co.uk World Cup fantasy football

Free to enter.

Prizes:

Electronics equipment
Signed Shirts
Pele signed autobiogaraphy etc etc

It uses the same 'engine' as Classic fantasy league so its quite slick.

You choose 11 players, no more than 2 per nation, and there is no value per player so you have the pick of the best. There are 12 Transfers that can be used throughout tournament.

http://ff2006.fantasyleague.com/Index.aspx

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The Daily Star Fantasy World Cup game is live at

http://www.starworldfootball.co.uk

similar to usual star format, with 24 transfers. £15k first prize

For more info see: http://fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=15
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World Cup Fantasy Manager is from the sporting life website and is powered by silent manager:

http://worldcup.fantasy-manager.co.uk/

'The Overall Winner of World Cup Fantasy Manager will win a One week Holiday to Brazil (including Flights, accommodation)!

The Fantasy Manager World Cup Football game is FREE to play.

To enter a fantasy football team you must select 11 players and a manager within your budget of 75 stars. Teams must then be submitted to score points in the game. You can either manually pick a team using your footballing know-how, or use the 'Lucky Dip' option, where the computer picks a team for you.

Up until 17.00 BST on 8th June 2006 there is a transfer amnesty - before then you can shuffle your team around to your heart's content without using any of your transfers. Transfers made after this time will be taken from your transfers allocation for the game.

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If the above is not enough to keep you busy then keep an eye on:

http://www.fantasyfootballuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6287

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Below are reviews of Fantasy World Cup Football Games for 2002 (go here for the 2006 Fantasy World Cup games).

• Telegraph Fantasy Football World Cup

• World Cup Dream Team

• PaddyPower

• Fantasy League World Cup - Classic

• BBC World Cup Fantasy Golden Boot

• Sky's World Super Manager

• PlayerBoss World Cup

• The Times Fantasy League World Cup 2002

• CYKI World Cup

• Hot Shots World Cup Fantasy Football

• The Fantasy Factory

• World Cup Fantasy Footy

• World Cup Picks

• MillionDollarLeagues

• SoccerCaffe

• DeadlyStrike

• Super Soccer Manager

• Sidewinder

• Japan 2002 Prediction League

• Fantasy Champions

• Global Soccer Challenge

• World Cup Challenge

 Telegraph Fantasy Football World Cup

Sticking closely to the TFF domestic formula, TFF World Cup challenges you to pick an 11 man team in a 1-4-3-3 formation using a £50m budget. As per TFF there are no restrictions on the number of players per country. The consequence is that if you can load your initial team with plenty of players from the last 4 in the World Cup and use your transfers to bring in more of these players then you have a good chance of doing very well. But can you predict the last 4?

You can make up to 8 transfers to your 11 man team at any time during the game (no daily or weekly limit) but no transfers will become effective until 7:30 a.m. BST on Wednesday 5^th June 2002. Take care in considering when to use your 8 transfers and which players to take out i.e. do you blow them all in the group stages or hold them back for the knock out stages (or a bit of both) and do you concentrate on changing your strikers or mix it up? A word of warning - when picking your team make sure it is the team you want because unlike many other games there are no unlimited transfers prior to game kick-off. In a slight change from TFF, you can also make changes in between matches on the same day with your new players scoring for the very next match, so this will be a 'hands on' game. Online transfers will require a weekly password published in the Telegraph every Wednesday. 

Their excellent Super League facility is available and it's free although there are no Super League prizes. To join the FISO Super League just enter the Super League name  FISO CO UK  and the Super League PIN of  8000447. The usual minimum 5 participants are required in the Super League. Don't be fooled by the list of players in the Newspaper - the online list has a lot more players. 

Team points will be updated every evening and Super League tables will be updated twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. On-line applicants must have received confirmation of their application prior to 12:30pm BST on Friday 31st May 2002 in order to score points during the first scoring matches and Postal applications must be received no later than first post on Friday 31st May 2002 in order to score points during week one matches.

Entry fee & Prizes - Entry fee is £5 and £50,000 is on offer for the top-scoring manager with £2,000 for 2nd and £1,000 for 3rd.

Points Scoring System:

• Player appearance for full match +2, 
• player appearance for part of a match only +1, 
• goal scored (including all penalties) +10, 
• golden goal scored +20 bonus points, 
• key contribution to a goal +3, 
• missed penalty (inc. shoot-outs) -5,
• sent off -5, 
• yellow card -2 (2 yellow cards leading to a red card will count -5). 
• For defenders and goalkeepers only: 
• clean sheet (players completing full match inc. extra time) +4, 
• clean sheet (players completing part of a match only) +2, 
• goal conceded -1.

So, as you can see, there is a very heavy accent on goals scored (and all penalties are included). In the player list Damien Duff looks an obvious player to pick - classified as a midfielder and likely to play up front for the Republic of Ireland, at £3.2m he looks a steal. Premiership players that are known goal scorers and are classified as defenders include Ian Harte and Christian Ziege. Oh and don't forget that Paraguay's flamboyant goalkeeper Chilavert is banned for the first game. Penalty takers may well be important and known ones include Harte (Rep Ireland), Figo (Portugal), Del Piero (Italy), Ballack (Germany), Larsson (Sweden) & finally that man Chilavert (Paraguay).

World Cup Dream Team - The Sun 

Formally launched at midnight on 15 May, World Cup Dream Team follows the principles of their Premiership Dream Team game very closely.

• Entry deadline 12:30 p.m. BST Friday 31 May.

• 11 man team (i.e. not a squad based game)

• Over 360 players to choose from - 40 keepers, over 100 defenders, more than 115 midfielders and almost 110 strikers with player profile pop-ups to assist you

• Budget - your team's value cannot exceed £50million.

• Player Restriction - you must pick no more than two players from any one country. 

• Formation - your team must have one keeper, four defenders, three or four midfielders, and two or three forwards.

• Entry fee - £5 per team with a '5 teams for the price of 4' offer

• Web or phone entry and the web entry can be paid either by credit/debit card or an innovative premium rate phone call which generates a PIN for use on the web

• End of Game Prizes -

• Mid-game Prizes -

• Mini-League prize - at the end of the game, the manager who set up the best performing Mini League will walk away with £2,000 to share as he or she sees fit. The prize is awarded to the Mini League with the highest average points total (total points divided by number of teams; a Mini League must have five teams minimum to qualify).

• That's a whopping total prize pool of £100,000.

• Transfer Window - there is a mid-game Transfer Window where you can swap up to a maximum of THREE players – and whilst you must keep to the £50million budget you no longer need keep to the original restriction of a maximum of two players from any one team, meaning you can end up with a maximum of 5 from any one country. Transfers take effect just before the last 16 matches (the knock-out stage) gets underway. The cost of online transfers will be £2.50 which can be paid either by a valid debit/credit card or by calling a special transfer payment hotline. This is a fixed charge no matter whether you do 1, 2 or 3 transfers.

The World Cup Dream Team points scoring system:

A free entry competition (but only one team per person) and a total prize pool of £10,000 on offer for the winners as follows:

• The winner will receive £5,000 in free bets
• Second to fifth place will each win £1,000 in free bets
• Every day during the World Cup, a daily winner will receive a £50 free bet

The rules allow you a budget of 140 'stars' with which to build your squad, with players costing from as little as 1 Star, right up to 10 for the world's best players. Each player's star rating is calculated based on his own ability and his team's ability to reach the World Cup Final. Simply pick the 23 players who'll make up your squad, without breaking the budget. To keep it simple, they've restricted the choice to:

• Three Keepers
• Seven Defenders
• Eight Midfielders
• Five Strikers

Having chosen your squad, you'll need to pick your starting eleven. You can change the 11 team players once per day during the tournament - to ensure you've always got your best players on the pitch. Only the 11 players in your team will score points for you - so make sure you're on the ball with any team changes. To join the FISO Super League use - Name: Fans of FISO CO UK
Password: newmarket. To see comments and tactics for this game click here.

Fantasy League World Cup - Classic

In Fantasy League's classic World Cup game your squad must end up with 15 players in a 4-4-2 formation (one goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers) for your starting eleven with a player from each position (one goalkeeper, one defender, one midfielder and one striker) as the substitutes for your bench with no more than two players from any one country participating in the World Cup. You may transfer as many players as you wish in and out of your squad until 12:15 BST on Friday May 31st 2002 without them counting against your tournament allocation of 10 so early entries encouraged. From 12:45 BST on Friday May 31st 2002, you may make a further 10 transfers (up to a maximum of 4 per game phase) throughout the course of the tournament. 

Entry fee is £5 and the lucky manager wins £10,000 plus a week's holiday for two to the beautiful Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro to see the annual Beach Soccer Championships. The runner-up walks away with £1,000 cash. A phase winner gets £500 cash and is the manager whose side amasses the most points in a particular game phase (phases 1 - 5). Each team is also entered into your own 10 manager league this giving an extra battle for you to win.

Pre-Knockout Scoring (Phases 1 - 3):

BBC World Cup Fantasy Golden Boot

Likely to be extremely well run and very popular as entry is free (although only one entry per person). An interesting game with higher points being scored for your higher rated strikers (choose 7 in total).  One points is scored every time your striker scores a goal during normal and extra time (but not penalty shoot outs). Players are weighted from 7 down to 1 with the goals scored then being multiplied by the player rating. Unlimited transfers prior to noon 31 May so you can enter early and change your team later if you change your mind.

There are 5 game phases (all timings represent UK British Summer Time): 

• Phase 1: (first set of group matches) 12 noon Friday, 31 May 2002 to 11.59am Wednesday, 5 June 2002; 

• Phase 2: (second set of group matches) 12 noon Wednesday, 5 June 2002 to 6.59am Tuesday, 11 June 2002; 

• Phase 3: (third set of group matches) 7.00am Tuesday, 11 June 2002 to 6.59am Saturday, 15 June 2002; 

• Phase 4: (last 16 matches) 7.00am Saturday, 15 June 2002 to 6.59am Friday, 21 June 2002; 

• Phase 5: (quarter-finals, semi-finals, 3rd/4th place play-off and final) 7.00am Friday, 21 June 2002 to end of Final Sunday, 30 June 2002. 

You are only allowed to change your 7 selected strikers during phase 4 which takes affect only for phase 5 (i.e. you can only make changes to your player line up in the 6 days up to 7a.m. 21 June to take effect from the quarter-finals). You can however change the weighting of your 7 players for the start of each of the 5 phases.

Prizes. Tournament Prize: a La-z-boy chair - an armchair featuring built-in keyboard and internet access. Phase Prizes: Phase 1 - Tickets to see a home game qualifier for the 2004 European Championships, featuring either England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (not including travel); Phase 2 - a 28" Widescreen TV, delivered in time to view the Final of the World Cup; Phase 3 - a brand new X-Box games console with a FIFA 2002 game; Phase 4 - a hospitality package to watch a Premiership team in 2002/2003 season (not including travel); Phase 5 - five replica World Cup shirts. If anyone wants to join the FISO Friends League then enter the PIN 639054 and apply to join.

Sky's World Super Manager

The first prize is a family season ticket to any English league club of choice, with 20 runners-up getting £100 to spend in Kitbag on whatever they want.

The rules are fairly similar to SSSM (Sky Sports Super Manager), but the number of players allowed from one country at any time will be increased as the competition progresses to allow for the reduced number of countries.

Players will be able to make transfers at anytime they wish, but at certain times the number of transfers available will be limited.

You also have the option of splitting the player list into the full list or a group of playmakers that you have selected. The playmakers are basically the best / most famous players in the relevant positions and makes navigating to find the players everyone wants and knows about that much easier. Sky will update this list as the competition progresses to allow for the competition surprises that always crop up.

All users who registered for SSSM will be able to use the same username and password they set-up for that game. That means all they have to do is set up their new teams. The game will be pay to play at a cost of £4.99 for each team entered. To join the FISO Super League just enter the PIN 723143 in the Leagues/My Super Leagues section.

PlayerBoss World Cup

John Beresford's PlayerBoss World Cup is FREE to play. The manager has £80m to pick a squad of 16 players (no restrictions on nationality). They also have a transfer allocation of 10 for the duration of the tournament. First prize will receive £500 cash. Second prize will receive a signed England shirt from an England international. Third Prize is a signed ball by a Pro. Form a mini-league with your friends, family or workmates and compete against current and former international players (Peter Beardsley, Stuart Pearce, Nolberto Solano, Marian Pahars, Les Ferdinand, Barry Venison etc). Entry deadline 12.15p.m. Friday 31 May.

The Times Fantasy League World Cup 2002

Entry is just £5 with the competition winner driving off with a £61,000 Maserati 3200GT!  Second and third prizes are £1,000 and £500 and there are signed England shirts on offer for the winners of each of the 5 game phases. Simply select a team of 11 players by choosing a maximum of only one player from each country taking part in the competition in a 4-4-2 formation (one goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders and two forwards). Once the competition has started, you may make 12 transfers to your team throughout the whole tournament (a maximum of six per game phase). The points system is pretty much as per usual Times Fantasy League but points are doubled during the knock out stages and there is a golden goal bonus.

The rules are that there is no relaxation of the 1 player per country rule which means that when the final transfer window closes 30 mins before the first quarter final kicks off, everyone will have no more than 8 active players left in their 11 man team.

The transfer windows (where a maximum of 6 transfers in any window and 12 overall are allowed) are:

1. 12:00 Fri 31st May - 11:59 Wed 5th Jun
2. 12:00 Wed 5th Jun - 06:59 Tue 11th Jun
3. 07:00 Tue 11th Jun - 06:59 Sat 15th Jun
4. 07:00 Sat 15th Jun - 06:59 Fri 21st Jun

Seems quite an interesting system and means some thought is required before using those transfers. You can change your team as much as you want prior to the noon deadline on 31 May so early entries are encouraged. Free Super League facility - to enter the FISO Super League and to see further tactical tips click here.

CYKI World Cup

Can You Kit It's Fantasy World Cup game is as usual free to play but no prizes and is likely to be a very popular game (with one entry per person). One cool thing to check out is that thanks to their partnership with Sportingstatz they'll be offering live updates and including attacking passes, tackles and saves in the data. A direct link to CYKI's rules is here.

Hot Shots World Cup Fantasy Football

The Official Roy of the Rovers website presents the Hot-Shots Fantasy Football League for the World Cup. Your attacking midfielders and strikers score the goals and your goalie keeps them out. TOFFS are providing a football shirt, there is also a sports voucher and a selection of World Cup videos for the winners! It is FREE to play. One entry per person.

The Fantasy Factory

Fantasy Factory, with CVDFK, challenge you to rate the 32 teams in the 2002 World Cup and offer a £500 Amazon voucher first prize and also a £10,000 prize if anyone rates all 32 teams in the correct order. Further prizes are on offer for 2nd to 5th place. Each team scores points per goal scored and loses points per goal conceded. Points are also scored the further each team progresses through the competition. A nation's points are multiplied by your ranking such that your top ranked team has the highest multiplier of 32 and your lowest ranked team has a multiplier of 1. There are opportunities to collect bonus points throughout the tournament (but these do not count towards the £10,000 prize). The entry fee is £5, of which £2.50 goes to The Lords Taverners charity.

World Cup Fantasy Footy

The WCFF is a prediction league game based around the scores and scorers for the 2002 World Cup. It's free to enter and you can win cash and other prizes. Simply predict the score and scorers of each match between 31st May and 30th June 2002 as follows:

Group Phase:

Initially you may predict the scores of all 48 group matches. Once the final squads have been announced (ten days before the tournament starts) you will be able to predict the scorers. Bonus points are awarded for correct result or score predictions of any group game made before midnight on Thursday 30th May 2002. You may review any of your group predictions up to one hour before each match kicks off, but if you change your score prediction after midnight (BST) on Thursday 30th May 2002 you will lose bonus points for any scoreline you change.

Knockout Phase:

As and when the knockout fixtures are decided you will also be able to predict the score and scorers of these games. If for these matches you predict a draw after 90 minutes you will be asked to choose whether the game will be won in extra time by a golden goal (and if so who scores it) or whether it will be won on penalties (and if so the final score including penalties). You may review any of your predictions up to one hour before each game kicks off. 

You can also create a mini-league with your friends or office mates and play each other. Prizes are £1,000 1st, £500 2nd and £250 3rd.  

World Cup Picks

Score points according to how accurate your predictions are as to the Nations that progress in the group and knock out stages. Entry fee levels range from $5 to $1,000 and the cash prizes differ according to your entry level.

MillionDollarLeagues

Compete in leagues of 20 against 19 other managers. Entry fee from $50 to $100,000 with cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1m.

SoccerCaffe

SoccerCaffe is a free World Cup 2002 prediction game. Prediction deadlines for all World Cup matches are set at 15 minutes before the kick off of any World Cup match. Their scoring system can be accessed here. The winner prize and runner-up prizes are to be announced on May 25th 2002 at the latest. Points changes are promised live!

Deadly Strike  

Deadly Strike is a free fantasy football game aimed at the World Cup 2002. The goal in the game is to gain as many points as possible using the eight players on your roster. Points are given for goals, assist, and wins. Bonus points are rewarded for hat tricks or winning the tournament. Just click on 'help' on their home page for full details if you want to look into the game now.

Super Soccer Manager

Super Soccer Manager World Cup 2002 is a simulated football manager game that gives you the chance to manage any of the 32 qualified nations against other managers in the Japan/Korea World Cup finals. The format of the simulation will be the same as the groups for the World Cup finals. Think you can do a better job than Sven Goran Eriksson or Rudi Voller? Then prove it and join Super Soccer Manager World Cup 2002. Entry cost is between £3 to £5 depending on the nation chosen and a trophy is on offer to the winner.

Sidewinder

Sidewinder is a free to enter and easy to play World Cup predictions competition. Free minileague available for you and your friends.

Japan 2002 Prediction League

Take part in a free to play (with no prizes) World Cup Predictions League run by Andy from Nottingham.

FantasyChampions

FantasyChampions offers real-life performance fantasy football, based on the English Premiership.  In addition, there are Prediction Leagues for the World Cup, UEFA Champions League, Rugby Six Nations and more to come.  Entry to their competitions is usually between £2 to £5. The season long Premiership Manager game currently has 79 Managers, with a total prize money of £375.

Global Soccer Challenge

Run by SportingNews.com and only available to residents of USA and Canada, Global Soccer Challenge is a free to play World Cup managerial game with cash prizes of $500 for 1st down to $10 for 250th. Choose an 11 man team and use your transfers to beat the other managers in your individual 20 man leagues.

World Cup Challenge

Run by ESPN Soccernet.com, World Cup Challenge is a US based free to enter Nation prediction game with World Cup gear as prizes. Non USA residents are not eligible for prizes.