Overall Strategy Talk
My opinion for the best strategy:
GK+DEF
- Stacking GK+DEF: choose a team you think is going to have a clean sheet and take GK and a defender from that team. If the team concedes no goal you get clean sheet for 2 players. So whichever two GKs you have, you should also pick a defender from that team.
- Choose a GK with scout bonus that plays earlier and pair him up with a GK that has a higher chance to have a clean sheet e.g. Crepeau (CAN) + Simon (ESP). Play the early GK and hope for clean sheet+scout bonus. This doesnt work when the GK with scout bonus plays later e.g. Rochet (URU) + Simon (ESP), because you probably wont sub out Simon if Spain doesnt concede a goal.
- Focus on clean sheets rather than attacking Defenders, just easier to predict and more consistent points. (except Kimmich (GER), because he takes set pieces)
MID+FWD
- Focus on penalty kickers (bonus points if they get scouting bonus e.g. Rodriguez (COL).
- Choose one player from a team and not stack multiple offensive players e.g. choose between Ronaldo (POR) and B.Fernandes (POR) and not take both. This will increase your potential points.
- Take players with different match days, so you can swap your captain every day until you get a captain with a goal.
Boosters
- 12th man for day 1 or 2, because those days will probably be highest scoring e.g. Haaland (NOR) day 1 against IRQ.
- Wildcard for day 3. This allows you to make a perfect day 1+2 team and make a completely new team for day 3. There will be teams already guaranteed 1st place or in the next round so it might be hard to have a good team for all 3 days. Some players have their easiest matchup on day 3 and might still play for the next round so you can target more of these players.
- Max captain for playoffs. When you cant swap your captain much, getting captain right in the playoffs will be a game changer so having this booster in the latest stages should be the best way.
Honestly with so many teams at the WC there are so many players you could take. There will be many unique teams, which is fun. Remember go big or go home, dont play it safe 😄