Our FanDuel DFS World Cup picks for Thursday, June 11. Mexico are heavy home favorites over South Africa, with cheap set-piece takers to fund the studs.
Our DraftKings DFS World Cup picks for Thursday, June 11. Mexico are heavy home favorites over South Africa on a two-game slate, with cash and GPP plays.
Mexico host South Africa at Estadio Azteca in the 2026 World Cup opener. Predicted lineups, team news, tactical analysis and a score prediction for June 11.
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Mexico may get overlooked in a four-match slate at DraftKings featuring France and Argentina as favorites, but Luis Chavez caught the eye of RotoWire's Dane Shinault as a cheaper midfield option.
RotoWire's Ian Faletti delves into the best options for Wednesday's four-game World Cup slate at FanDuel, including why Christian Eriksen is a near lock.
Find out why Dane Shinaultt recommends rolling with Lionel Messi in Saturday's contests on DraftKings.
There are some intriguing high-end options to consider for Tuesday's three-game slate at DraftKings and RotoWire's Ryan Belongia is leaning toward Antoine Griezmann with France a big favorite.
France and Denmark are heavily favored in Tuesday's three-game slate at FanDuel, but RotoWire's AJ Scholz thinks Robert Lewandowski could be worth a tournament look, as he won't be too popular.
RotoWire's Ethan Sexton takes a look at Tuesday's single-game slate between evenly matched Poland and Mexico.
Santos Laguna are favored at home against Necaxa on Sunday, and while he is the most expensive player on the slate, Brian Lozano figures to be very highly owned in cash games and GPPs.
Neymar is pretty close to a lock on Monday's two-game slate, but fantasy players are going to need some Belgium exposure as well.
Fantasy players are likely going to want to pay up for Neymar and some German attackers on Wednesday, but they'll have to find a few value plays to fit them all in.
Brazil are expected to dominate Sunday against Switzerland, and RotoWire's Chris Owen dives into whether it's worth paying up for Neymar.
Miguel Layun's role on set pieces makes him a very important part of the Mexico attack, and getting him as a defender is a big advantage for fantasy players.
The group stage matches finish up Tuesday, but there is still plenty to be decided in Groups C and D, which should produce plenty of fantasy points.
Groups B and C will be decided Sunday and Monday, respectively, with plenty of fantasy points expected as teams go all-out to grab the final three points.