Saturday's third-place game is likely to include two heavily rotated sides, which means fantasy players may not have to wrestle with the showdown salary scale as much.
Andrew Laird and Jordan Cooper preview the World Cup final between Croatia and France, as well as the third-place game including likely rotated sides from Belgium and England.
Belgium and England could put out heavily rotated sides for Saturday's third-place game, but there shouldn't be many surprises for Sunday's final between Croatia and France.
Andrew Laird, Schuyler Redpath and Adam Zdroik preview Week 20 of the MLS Fantasy season, including how many double gameweek players should be targeted and which single gameweek players could be used in switcheroos.
Andrew Laird and Jordan Cooper preview Wednesday's Croatia-England World Cup semi-final showdown slate, including different strategies for cash games and big-field GPPs.
Harry Kane has the highest anytime goal scorer odds for Wednesday's World Cup semi-final match, but fantasy players will need more than just the England striker.
England will look for Harry Kane to lead them to the World Cup final, but Croatia have a number of players who can be solid fantasy contributors.
New York City FC are heavily favored at home against Montreal on Wednesday, though they may need to play once again without star striker David Villa.
Montreal is one of three teams that will play twice in Week 20, and fantasy players looking for a bang could turn to Ignacio Piatti for the captain's armband.
NYC FC is one of three teams with two games in Week 20, which helps push Maximiliano Moralez to the top of one of Adam Zdroik's positional rankings.
Harry Kane is the most expensive player on FanDuel's World Cup semi-final slate, but Adam Zdroik doesn't necessarily think fantasy players need to pay up for the England talisman.
France and England are the favored sides for the two World Cup semi-final matches, but Andrew Laird likes a few players from the underdogs in cash games and GPPs.
Andrew Laird and Jordan Cooper preview the World Cup semi-final matches from a daily fantasy soccer perspective, including whether strategies for the two-game slate should be drastically different than the one-game showdowns.
Belgium are underdogs to France on Tuesday, but that doesn't mean fantasy players need to heavily consider stacking the favorites.
Belgium and France will kick off the World Cup semi-final matches Tuesday, with France only slightly favored against the popular dark horse.
The World Cup semi-final matches are unsurprisingly expected to be close, with England and France coming in as the two favored sides.
Fading Harry Kane won't be easy Saturday with England facing Sweden, but a number of Croatian attackers could make it a bit easier as they take on Russia.
Paying up for Harry Kane will be the big question on Saturday's opening showdown slate, with Croatia stacks likely to dominate the late game.
