With the World Cup kicking off on Sunday, fantasy managers are scrambling to put together their best team.
It’s one thing to assemble a team of the best players but you have to make sure they start.
Managers want to know who’s starting and if they’re not guaranteed to do so, how likely are they to start.
So, much like our Premier League team news page, we’ve put together something similar for the World Cup.
We’ve taken the teams that you most want to know the starting lineups for ahead of time and make our calculated lineup predictions.
If you want to know each team’s chance of winning and keeping a clean sheet in each matchday, as well as the most likely goalscorers, check out our fantasy World Cup cheat sheet .
The below lineups and formations will be updated as MD1 draws closer and for future matchdays in the tournament. Other teams will also be added.
Argentina Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 17 December 2022
Fixture – France
Martinez
Molina
Acuna
Romero
Otamendi
Paredes
Fernandez
De Paul
Alvarez
Messi
Mac Allister
Player Starting % Emiliano Martinez 95% Nahuel Molina 80% Marcos Acuna 70% Cristian Romero 80% Nicolas Otamendi 90% Leandro Paredes 70% Enzo Fernandez 90% Alexis Mac Allister 80% Rodrigo De Paul 90% Lionel Messi 95% Julian Alvarez 90%
Potential Starters Starting % Gonzalo Montiel 20% Nicolas Tagliafico 30% Lisandro Martinez 40% Angel Di Maria 50% Papu Gomez 20% Lautaro Martinez 15%
Australia Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 07 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Ryan
Degenek
Behich
Souttar
Rowles
Mooy
Leckie
Irvine
Duke
McGree
Goodwin
Player Starting % Mathew Ryan 0% Milos Degenek 0% Aziz Behich 0% Harry Souttar 0% Kye Rowles 0% Aaron Mooy 0% Jackson Irvine 0% Matthew Leckie 0% Craig Goodwin 0% Riley McGree 0% Mitchell Duke 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Fran Karacic 0% Joel King 0% Bailey Wright 0% Keanu Baccus 0% Awer Mabil 0% Jason Cummings 0% Jamie MacLaren 0%
Brazil Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 10 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Alisson
Danilo
Sandro
Marquinhos
Silva
Casemiro
Raphinha
Paqueta
Richarlison
Neymar
Vinicius Jr
Player Starting % Alisson Becker 0% Danilo 0% Alex Sandro 0% Marquinhos 0% Thiago Silva 0% Casemiro 0% Lucas Paqueta 0% Neymar 0% Raphinha 0% Vinicius Jr 0% Richarlison 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Eder Militao 0% Dani Alves 0% Gleison Bremer 0% Fabinho 0% Bruno Guimaraes 0% Fred 0% Rodrygo 0% Antony 0% Gabriel Martinelli 0%
Croatia Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 17 December 2022
Fixture – Morocco
Livakovic
Juranovic
Sosa
Lovren
Gvardiol
Brozovic
Modric
Kovacic
Kramaric
Pasalic
Perisic
Player Starting % Dominik Livakovic 80% Josip Juranovic 80% Borna Sosa 80% Dejan Lovren 80% Josko Gvardiol 80% Marcelo Brozovic 80% Luka Modric 80% Mateo Kovacic 80% Mario Pasalic 50% Ivan Perisic 50% Andrej Kramaric 60%
Potential Starters Starting % Josip Stanisic 20% Borna Barisic 20% Domagoj Vida 20% Josip Sutalo 20% Lovro Majer 60% Nikola Vlasic 30% Mislav Orsic 30% Bruno Petkovic 50% Marko Livaja 30%
England Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 10 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Pickford
Walker
Shaw
Stones
Maguire
Rice
Henderson
Bellingham
Kane
Saka
Foden
Player Starting % Jordan Pickford 0% Kyle Walker 0% Luke Shaw 0% John Stones 0% Harry Maguire 0% Declan Rice 0% Jude Bellingham 0% Jordan Henderson 0% Bukayo Saka 0% Phil Foden 0% Harry Kane 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Trent Alexander-Arnold 0% Kieran Trippier 0% Eric Dier 0% Mason Mount 0% Jack Grealish 0% Marcus Rashford 0% Callum Wilson 0%
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France Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 17 December 2022
Fixture – Argentina
Lloris
Kounde
T Hernandez
Varane
Upamecano
Rabiot
Dembele
Tchouameni
Giroud
Griezmann
Mbappe
Player Starting % Hugo Lloris 90% Jules Kounde 80% Theo Hernandez 80% Raphael Varane 70% Dayotchanculle Upamecano 70% Adrien Rabiot 70% Aurelien Tchouameni 80% Antoine Griezmann 90% Ousmane Dembele 90% Kylian Mbappe 90% Olivier Giroud 90%
Potential Starters Starting % Benjamin Pavard 20% Axel Disasi 20% Ibrahima Konate 40% William Saliba 20% Youssouf Fofana 40% Eduardo Camavinga 10% Kingsley Coman 10% Marcus Thuram 20% Randal Kolo Muani 10%
Japan Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 07 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Gonda
Ito
Nagatomo
Itakura
Taniguchi
Yoshida
Endo
Morita
Maeda
Kamada
Kubo
Player Starting % Shuichi Gonda 0% Junya Ito 0% Yuto Nagatomo 0% Ko Itakura 0% Maya Yoshida 0% Shogo Taniguchi 0% Wataru Endo 0% Hidemasa Morita 0% Daichi Kamada 0% Takefusa Kubo 0% Daizen Maeda 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Hiroki Sakai 0% Miki Yamane 0% Ao Tanaka 0% Ritsu Doan 0% Takuma Asano 0%
Morocco Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 17 December 2022
Fixture – Croatia
Bounou
Hakimi
Mazraoui
El Yamiq
Saiss
Amrabat
Ounahi
Amallah
En-Nesyri
Ziyech
Boufal
Player Starting % Yassine Bounou 90% Achraf Hakimi 80% Noussair Mazraoui 80% Jawad El Yamiq 80% Romain Saiss 80% Sofyan Amrabat 80% Azzedine Ounahi 80% Selim Amallah 70% Hakim Ziyech 80% Sofiane Boufal 80% Youssef En-Nesyri 80%
Potential Starters Starting % Yahia Attiyat Allah 40% Achraf Dari 40% Abdelhamid Sabiri 60% Zakaria Aboukhlal 30% Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 40% Abderazak Hamdallah 20%
Netherlands Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 10 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Noppert
Dumfries
Blind
Timber
Ake
Van Dijk
De Roon
Klaassen
Depay
Gakpo
De Jong
Player Starting % Andries Noppert 0% Denzel Dumfries 0% Daley Blind 0% Jurrien Timber 0% Nathan Ake 0% Virgil Van Dijk 0% Marten De Roon 0% Frankie De Jong 0% Davy Klaassen 0% Cody Gakpo 0% Memphis Depay 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Jeremie Frimpong 0% Tyrell Malacia 0% Stefen De Vrij 0% Matthijs De Ligt 0% Steven Berghuis 0% Teun Koopmeiners 0% Steven Bergwijn 0% Vincent Janssen 0%
Poland Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 07 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Szczesny
Cash
Frankowski
Bereszynski
Kiwior
Glik
Bielik
Krychowiak
Lewandowski
Zielinski
Kaminski
Player Starting % Wojciech Szczesny 0% Matty Cash 0% Przemyslaw Frankowski 0% Bartosz Bereszynski 0% Jakub Kiwior 0% Kamil Glik 0% Krystian Bielik 0% Grzegorz Krychowiak 0% Jakub Kaminski 0% Piotr Zielinski 0% Robert Lewandowski 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Artur Jedrzejczyk 0% Sebastien Szymanski 0% Damian Szymanski 0% Michal Skoras 0% Nicola Zalewski 0% Krzysztof Piatek 0% Arkadiusz Milik 0%
Portugal Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 10 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Costa
Dalot
Guerreiro
Pepe
Dias
Carvalho
Otavio
Silva
Fernandes
Ramos
Felix
Player Starting % Diogo Costa 0% Diogo Dalot 0% Raphael Guerreiro 0% Pepe 0% Ruben Dias 0% William Carvalho 0% Otavio 0% Bernardo Silva 0% Bruno Fernandes 0% Joao Felix 0% Goncalo Ramos 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Joao Cancelo 0% Nuno Mendes 0% Danilo 0% Ruben Neves 0% Vitinha 0% Joao Mario 0% Rafael Leao 0% Cristiano Ronaldo 0%
Senegal Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 07 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Mendy
Sabaly
Jakobs
Koulibaly
Diallo
Gueye
Kouyate
Mendy
Dia
Diatta
Sarr
Player Starting % Edouard Mendy 0% Youssouf Sabaly 0% Ismail Jakobs 0% Kalidou Koulibaly 0% Abodu Diallo 0% Idrissa Gueye 0% Cheikhou Kouyate 0% Nampalys Mendy 0% Krepin Diatta 0% Ismaila Sarr 0% Boulaye Dia 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Pape Abou Cisse 0% Pape Gueye 0% Pathe Ciss 0% Iliman Ndiaye 0% Famara Diedhiou 0%
South Korea Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 07 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Seung-Gyu
Moon-hwan
Jin-su
Min-jae
Young-gwon
In-beom
Sang-ho
Woo-young
Gue-sung
Jae-sung
Son
Player Starting % Kim Seung Gyu 0% Kim Moon-hwan 0% Kim Jin-su 0% Kim Min-jae 0% Kim Young-gwon 0% Hwang In-beom 0% Jung Woo-young 0% Lee Jae-sung 0% Na Sang-ho 0% Heung Min Son 0% Cho Gue-sung 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Kyung-won Kwon 0% Noh Hong-Chul 0% Son Jun-ho 0% Lee Kangin 0% Hwang Hee-Chan 0% Hwang Ui-jo 0%
Spain Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 07 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Simon
Azpilicueta
Alba
Rodri
Laporte
Busquets
Gavi
Pedri
Asensio
F Torres
Olmo
Player Starting % Unai Simon 0% Cesar Azpilicueta 0% Jordi Alba 0% Rodri 0% Aymeric Laporte 0% Sergio Busquets 0% Gavi 0% Pedri Gonzalez 0% Ferran Torres 0% Dani Olmo 0% Marco Asensio 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Dani Carvajal 0% Alejandro Balde 0% Eric Garcia 0% Pau Torres 0% Koke 0% Carlos Soler 0% Pablo Sarabia 0% Ansu Fati 0% Alvaro Morata 0%
Switzerland Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 07 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Kobel
Widmer
Rodriguez
Akanji
Elvedi
Freuler
Shaqiri
Xhaka
Cavani
Sow
Vargas
Player Starting % Gregor Kobel 0% Silvan Widmer 0% Ricardo Rodriguez 0% Manuel Akanji 0% Nico Elvedi 0% Remo Freuler 0% Granit Xhaka 0% Djibril Sow 0% Xherdan Shaqiri 0% Ruben Vargas 0% Breel Embolo 0%
Potential Starters Starting % Renato Steffen 0% Eray Comert 0% Fabian Schar 0% Edimilson Fernandes 0% Denis Zakaria 0% Fabien Rieder 0% Noah Okafor 0%
USA Predicted Lineup
Lineup Last Updated: 07 December 2022
Fixture – OUT
Turner
Dest
Robinson
Zimmerman
Ream
Adams
McKennie
Musah
Ferreira
Pulisic
Weah
Player Starting % Matt Turner 0% Sergino Dest 0% Antonee Robinson 0% Walker Zimmerman 0% Tim Ream 0% Tyler Adams 0% Weston McKennie 0% Yunus Musah 0% Tim Weah 0% Christian Pulisic 0% Jesus Ferreira 0%
Potential Starters Starting % DeAndre Yedlin 0% Shaquell Moore 0% Cameron Carter-Vickers 0% Kellyn Acosta 0% Brenden Aaronson 0% Giovanni Reyna 0% Haji Wright 0% Josh Sargent 0%
