Here at Fanteam and the Scout Gaming Group, we are pleased to announce to you the opening of our 2022 World Cup Fantasy Football Tournament, which boasts a minimum guaranteed prize pool of… £100,000!
Due to the popularity and positive feedback for our single-entry Fantasy Premier League season game, we’ve decided to once again offer our amazing customers both a single-entry and a multi-entry World Cup Fantasy Football tournament, with £50,000 and £100,000 guaranteed prize pools up for grabs.
The World Cup Fantasy Football tournaments will be played over 7 gameweeks – starting on the 20th of November 2022 – ending with World Cup Final on the 18th of December 2022 and will both have the same Scoring and Game Rules.
The prize pool for this multi-entry tournament has a minimum guarantee of £100,000, but can grow above and beyond that, as it’s a progressive prize pool – this means, once the minimum guarantee has been met through paid entries, the prize pool will continue to rise with each new entry until the Gameweek 1 deadline.
Furthermore, our player prices have been diligently set to ensure more players are viable for team selection. This should all lead to one of the most exciting and prestigious fantasy football events we’ve ever offered on Fanteam and the Scout Gaming Group Network.
Below you will find all the information you need to know about our World Cup 2022 Fantasy Football tournament Game Rules, Scoring, Gameweek Schedule, Transfers and Wildcard specifics.
GAME RULES
As stated above, this is a multi-entry contest and the buy-in is £20. This means, a maximum of 25 teams per Fanteam customer is allowed in to this tournament.
To play in our £100,000 2022 World Cup Fantasy Football contest, you will need to create an 11-man team ahead of Gameweek 1 – using the £90m budget salary, which will then increase to £95m for Gameweek 5 (Quarter-final).
Your 11-man team must consist of at least 1 goalkeeper, 3 defenders, 2 midfielders and 1 forward. Your nominated captain will score double points, but should your captain not play, your Vice will score double.
All entrants have unlimited free transfers until the tournament starts in Gameweeek 1 at 16:00 GMT on Sunday the 20th of November.
The deadline for transfers and team changes is at the time of the first kick-off of the opening fixture of each gameweek.
A full breakdown of our Game Rules are provided below in both text and an info-graphic.
As you can see from the Game Rules infographic above, there will be no price changes during this tournament.
You have 2 free transfers to use in each of Gameweek’s 2, 3 and 4 – and 3 free transfers to use in each of Gameweek’s 6 (semi-final) and 7 (final). Additional transfers cost 4 points each, should you wish to make more changes to your teams.
Unused free transfers can be carried over each week until the Gameweek 4 deadline, however, any saved transfers will be lost if not used when the Wildcard is automatically activated for Gameweek 5. You can also carry over your unused free transfers from Gameweek 6, to Gameweek 7.
To be clear – extra time and penalty shootouts are not included in our scoring. Points can only be scored in during the 90-minutes of regulation and injury time.
As you’re only required to pick a team of 11 players, our Safety Net feature will be active for this tournament. This means if a player you picked is not in the starting 11 lineup, they’ll be automatically replaced by the next priced (descending) player from the same club and position.
Late Registration to this tournament is not available. Therefore, the deadline for all entries is 16:00 GMT on Sunday the 20th of November, 2022.
The buy-in for this tournament is £20 and the £100,000 prize pool is guaranteed. As this is a progressive prize pool, the prize money will continue to grow once the minimum number of entries to reach the guarantee has been exceeded.
The first place prize money is guaranteed at £10,000 – which is 10% of the guaranteed prize pool. However, should the prize pool exceed £100,000, then the 1st place prize will also grow, but still remain at 10% of the total prize pool.
If you have any queries regarding our Game Rules, please reach out to us on twitter @FanTeamOfficial and we’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have.
SCORING SYSTEM
Like with the Game Rules above, the scoring on Fanteam has slight differences from other fantasy football games you might play on other platforms, but the image below gives a clear guide to our 2022 World Cup Fantasy Football Tournament scoring system.
Please note, if you’re an existing Fanteam customer and have participated in our Premier League and Euro 2020 season game contests, then the Scoring Rules are identical and unchanged.
Please study the scoring chart below carefully when assessing which players to pick for your 2022 World Cup Fantasy Football teams.
As you can see from the above, like other fantasy football games, points are awarded for goal, assist and clean sheets – but points can also be lost for fouls, yellow/red cards and own goals.
Here are a few additional scoring attributes and key rules we want to draw your attention to:
Full Match Bonus: If an attacking player (Forward or Midfielder) stays on the pitch for the entire game (90 mins & including injury time) they will pick up an additional point.
Goalkeeper Save Points: Goalkeepers earn 0.5 points for every save they make. Therefore, a goalkeeper on a team that allows the opposition a lot of low quality shots, can really rack up the points – even if they don’t keep a clean-sheet.
Impact Points: If the team wins the period a player is on the pitch, the player will be awarded 0.3 points. However, if they lose the period (example: subbed off whilst losing 1-0) they’re on the pitch, they will be deducted 0.3 points.
Shots on Target: Midfielders and Strikers will be awarded 0.4 points for each Shot on Target, whilst Defenders will earn 0.6. If your Goalkeeper somehow manages a Shot on Target then he will get 1 point. This scoring rule certainly gives fantasy bosses something to think about when selecting their attacking assets.
What counts as a shot on target?
A player is deemed to have a Shot on Target when making a clear attempt to score that:
- would have gone into the goal had the attempt not been saved by the goalkeeper, or.
- is stopped by a player who is the last-man with the goalkeeper having no chance of preventing the goal (last line of defence).
Shot on Target resulting in a direct goal will not be counted as SOT:
- a SOT (shot on target) that results in a FA (fantasy assist) will give a SOT for the assisting player.
- an attempt on goal that hits the post or crossbar is not deemed a Shot on Target. The frame of the goal is not considered a target.
GAMEWEEK ROUNDS, TRANSFERS & WILDCARD INFO
Gameweek 1 – Group Stage Match 1
- Gameweek 1 runs from Sunday 20th November 16:00 GMT to Thursday 24th November 21:00 GMT.
- Make free, unlimited changes to your teams until the Gameweek 1 deadline.
- You can own a maximum of 3 players from each national team in this Gameweek.
Gameweek 2 – Group Stage Match 2
- Gameweek 2 runs from Friday 25th November 10:00 GMT to Monday 28th November 21:00 GMT.
- You have two free transfers to use for Gameweek 2. You can save/roll these transfers for Gameweek 3. Additional transfers cost 4 points each.
- You can own a maximum of 3 players from each national team in this gameweek.
Gameweek 3 – Group Stage Match 3
- Gameweek 3 runs from Tuesday 29th November 15:00 GMT to Friday 2nd December 21:00 GMT.
- You have two free transfers to use for Gameweek 3. You can save/roll these transfers for Gameweek 4. Additional transfers cost 4 points each.
- You can own a maximum of 3 players from each national team in this gameweek.
Gameweek 4 – Round of 16
- Gameweek 4 runs from Saturday 3rd December 15:00 GMT to Tuesday 6th December 21:00 GMT.
- You have two free transfers to use for Gameweek 4. You cannot save/roll these transfers to Gameweek 5, as your Wildcard will be automatically activated to use for Gameweek 5. Additional transfers cost 4 points each.
- You can own a maximum of 3 players from each national team in this gameweek.
Gameweek 5 – Quarter Finals
- Gameweek 5 runs from Friday 9th December 15:00 GMT to Saturday 10th December 21:00 GMT.
- Your Gameweek 5 Wildcard is enforced and will be automatically activated once Gameweek 4 has kicked off. All transfers made up until the Gameweek 5 deadline are free and unlimited.
- You can own a maximum of 4 players from each national team in this gameweek.
Gameweek 6 – Semi Finals
- Gameweek 6 runs from Tuesday 13th December 19:00 GMT to Wednesday 14th December 21:00 GMT.
- You have three free transfers to use for Gameweek 6. You can save/roll these transfers for Gameweek 7. Additional transfers cost 4 points each.
- You can own a maximum of 5 players from each national team in this gameweek.
Gameweek 7 – The Final
- Gameweek 7 (the World Cup Final) kicks off at 15:00 GMT on the 18th of December.
- You have three free transfers to use for Gameweek 7. Additional transfers cost 4 points each.
- You can own a maximum of 7 players from each national team in this gameweek.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
If you’re new to Fanteam then you’ll need to create a new account here – alternatively, head on over to fanteam.com and click the green ‘Register’ button in the top right corner.
Once registered, or if you’re an existing Fanteam customer, the World Cup Fantasy Football Full Tournament can be found in the Lobby, or by clicking here.
At this stage, you can start to build your team using your 90M budget, but remember, you can make unlimited changes to your team, for free, until the contest starts at 16:00 GMT on the 20th of November.
Don’t forget to select a Captain, as their points will be doubled, and a Vice-Captain, who will score double points if your captain does not play.
Once you’re happy with your team and captaincy choice, submit your team for an entry fee of just £20.
As a reminder – this is a multi entry contest, with each Fanteam customers are eligible to enter up to 25 teams in to this tournament, allowing you to cover various strategies and own more star players across your lineups.
To get involved and enter a team simply click here or the banner below.
If you’ll be entering this game, be sure to show this to a friend and tell them about this amazing 2022 World Cup Fantasy Football tournament.
Should you require any assistance from us with any of the above, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us using the Live Chat button on the website, Discord, Twitter or via email support@fanteam.com.
The FanTeam Crew.
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