Cristiano Ronaldo faces DR Congo at home — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
ACTUAL ·Portugal 1-1 DR Congo
✓ DELIVEREDPREMIER LEAGUE 26/27
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WC FANTASY · MATCHDAY 1 CAPTAIN ARCHIVE
MD COMPLETE11–17 June 20267/7 DELIVERED · 100%
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.
SCORECARD · MD1
Did the picks deliver?
Delivered
7/7
picks whose team didn't lose
Hit rate
100%
above the 60% target
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.
ACTUAL ·Spain 0-0 Cape Verde
✓ DELIVEREDLautaro Martínez faces Algeria at home — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
ACTUAL ·Argentina 3-0 Algeria
✓ DELIVEREDLionel Messi faces Algeria at home — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
ACTUAL ·Argentina 3-0 Algeria
✓ DELIVEREDLuis Díaz faces Uzbekistan at away — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
ACTUAL ·Colombia 3-1 Uzbekistan
✓ DELIVEREDJamal Musiala faces Curaçao at home — model gives the favourite a high probability of winning, captaincy floor is strong.
ACTUAL ·Germany 7-1 Curaçao
✓ DELIVEREDKylian Mbappé has a comfortable fixture against Senegal (France at home). Solid captaincy with above-baseline upside.
ACTUAL ·France 3-1 Senegal
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