Cristiano Ronaldo faces DR Congo at home — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
Portugal vs DR Congo · waiting for resultPENDING
WC FANTASY · MATCHDAY 1 CAPTAIN ARCHIVE
MD COMPLETE11–17 June 2026RESULTS LAND AS MATCHES PLAY
Matchday 1 captain picks · live receipts
Our seven captain picks for FIFA World Cup Fantasy Matchday 1, with live reconciliation against actual team results as fixtures finish. Every pick gets a ✓ delivered / ✗ failed badge — this page is our public scorecard.
Deadline: Thursday 11 June at 19:00 UTC. Picks compiled from the Onside projection model and the combined PL + non-PL star pool.
CAPTAIN SHORTLIST · TOP 7
Who we picked for MD1
Lamine Yamal faces Cape Verde at home — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
Spain vs Cape Verde · waiting for resultPENDING
Luis Díaz faces Uzbekistan at away — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
Colombia @ Uzbekistan · waiting for resultPENDING
Jamal Musiala faces Curaçao at home — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
Germany vs Curaçao · waiting for resultPENDING
Kylian Mbappé has a comfortable fixture against Senegal (France at home). Solid captaincy with above-baseline upside.
France vs Senegal · waiting for resultPENDING
Lautaro Martínez has a comfortable fixture against Algeria (Argentina at home). Solid captaincy with above-baseline upside.
Argentina vs Algeria · waiting for resultPENDING
Lionel Messi has a comfortable fixture against Algeria (Argentina at home). Solid captaincy with above-baseline upside.
Argentina vs Algeria · waiting for resultPENDING
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