Who should I captain in World Cup Fantasy Round of 32?
World Cup Fantasy — R32 captain shortlist
Live pool — refreshes hourly as group-stage results lock the bracket. Matchup column populates once R32 pairings are known on June 27.
| RANK | NATION | CAPTAIN PICK | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | Lucas Digne | #1 |
| 2 | Spain | David Raya | #2 |
| 3 | Argentina | Emiliano Martínez | #3 |
| 4 | England | Dean Henderson | #4 |
| 5 | Portugal | José Sá | #5 |
| 6 | Brazil | Alisson Becker | #6 |
| 7 | Netherlands | Mark Flekken | #7 |
| 8 | Morocco | Noussair Mazraoui | #8 |
| 9 | Belgium | Senne Lammens | #9 |
| 10 | Germany | Malick Thiaw | #10 |
| 11 | Croatia | Joško Gvardiol | #11 |
| 12 | Colombia | Daniel Muñoz | #13 |
| 13 | Senegal | Mamadou Sarr | #14 |
| 14 | Mexico | Raúl Jiménez | #15 |
| 15 | United States | Chris Richards | #16 |
| 16 | Uruguay | Manuel Ugarte | #17 |
FAQ · R32 captain
Who should I captain in World Cup Fantasy Round of 32?
Pre-bracket, the heuristic favourites are the top-16 FIFA-rank teams' lead forwards — Mbappé (France), Bellingham (England), Vinicius Jr (Brazil), Pedri / Yamal (Spain), Lautaro Martínez (Argentina). Once R32 pairings lock on June 27 the page rewrites with matchup-aware picks from the Onside AI.
When do World Cup 2026 R32 matches kick off?
Round of 32 starts Sunday 28 June at 19:00 UTC. Sixteen matches across six days. Full schedule on /world-cup-2026/knockout.
How does Onside pick its R32 captain shortlist?
Onside AI ranks every eligible armband candidate using its per-fixture projection and ranks the top 16 most ownable picks for the round. The picks are auto-graded on /model-record. The detailed methodology is proprietary.
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