From Fabio to Marcos Leonardo: the players with the highest fantasy football scores from the new FIFA international competition`s last 16
The Club World Cup Round of 16, which concluded with Borussia Dortmund`s 2-1 victory over Monterrey, delivered several high-scoring matches: from Al Hilal`s thrilling 4-3 win against Manchester City to Bayern Munich`s 4-2 triumph over Flamengo. Not forgetting PSG`s 4-0 demolition of Messi`s Inter Miami and Chelsea`s 4-1 extra-time victory over Benfica. Therefore, those who bet on players from these teams in the Fantasy Club World Cup likely found themselves with several positive scores and bonus points in their lineups. In a hypothetical 4-3-3 formation, here are the top 11 players, position by position, from the first knockout round of the Club World Cup in fantasy football.
Goalkeeper
The absolute protagonist in Fluminense`s victory against Inter, Fabio is the goalkeeper with the highest fantasy score from the Club World Cup Round of 16: 8 (7 match rating plus clean sheet bonus).
Defence
Among the defenders, Hakimi and Reece James stood out. Scoring against Inter Miami and Benfica respectively, the PSG and Chelsea full-backs earned a fantasy score of 10.5. Slightly lower was the score of former Napoli player Koulibaly, who secured a strong 9.5 thanks to his goal against Manchester City. Another Al Hilal player in the top 4 defenders of the matchday is Cancelo: an assist and a fantasy score of 9 for him.
Midfield
The only player to score two goals among the midfielders is Joao Neves. The 2004-born PSG player, elected MVP of the match against Inter Miami, finished the Round of 16 with a match rating of 8.5 and a fantasy score of 14.5. Hercules and Goretzka also had good performances, scoring against Inter and Flamengo respectively: a fantasy score of 10 for them.
Attack
Amidst the rain of braces from centre-forwards, Marcos Leonardo deserves a special mention: the Al Hilal forward got a fantasy score of 13.5 in the tough match against Manchester City. Slightly lower (13) were the fantasy scores of Guirassy and Kane, who both scored twice against Monterrey and Flamengo.
