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Squad builder · Matchday 5

Wildcard Squad

The OR-Tools optimiser picks a valid 15-man squad, best XI and captain. Adjust the controls and re-optimise live (needs the API running), or click any player for the full reasoning.

model 0.2.0-mc
data 4 Jul, 12:56 UTC
Transfers
Round of 16
4 transfers · or Wildcard = unlimited
next: Quarter-finals (4 transfers)
Transfers are scarce for the next 3 rounds, so the wildcard objective values multi-round longevity (players who keep starting and progress), not just this round.
Your transfers · Round of 16
4 of 4 free
hit check (−3/extra):2T 0.03T +3.24T +4.65T +2.96T -0.6
  • DEFoutNathaniel Brown→inPedro Porroproj 7.47
    team eliminated — forced replacement. Spain · $5.5m · 4.5% owned
  • MIDoutFelix Nmecha→inBradley Barcolaproj 8.51
    team eliminated — forced replacement. France · $8m · 3.0% owned
  • MIDoutDésiré Doué→inÁlex Baenaproj 7.03
    projected upgrade (5.23 → 7.03). Spain · $6m · 1.1% owned
  • FWDoutHarry Kane→inMatheus Cunhaproj 6.92
    projected upgrade (6.79 → 6.92). Brazil · $7.3m · 5.2% owned

Free transfers per the official allocation; extras cost -3 points each and are only recommended when the projected gain beats the hit. Eliminated players are forced out first; locked players are always kept and the plan builds around them.

Captaincy · lock or roll
armband running: 6 pts (×2)
ROLL · Rubén Vargas
Ousmane Dembélé banked 3.0. Rubén Vargas projects 5.5 in a later game — worth rolling the armband.
Safe
Ousmane Dembélé
11.4 projected with 88% to play 60+ — the floor play.
Upside
Ousmane Dembélé
Ceiling 22.0 with 67% haul odds — the mini-league swing.
Differential
Matheus Cunha
Only 5.4% owned with ceiling 15.0 — a rank rocket if it lands.
  1. Sat 17:00Achraf Hakimi9 pts
  2. Sat 21:00COusmane Dembélé3 pts
  3. Sat 21:00Michael Olise2 pts
  4. Sat 21:00VCKylian Mbappé9 pts
  5. Sun 20:00Vinícius Júnior2 pts
  6. Sun 20:00Matheus Cunha3 pts
  7. Mon 00:00Jordan Pickford2 pts
  8. Tue 00:00Alexander Freeman-1 pts
  9. Tue 16:00Facundo Medina1 pts
  10. Tue 16:00Lionel Messi11 pts
  11. Tue 20:00Rubén Vargastrapproj 5.5 · ceil 10

Captain a strong early option; if it blanks, move the armband to the best score still to come. Refreshes every minute.

Chip advisor · R16
2 chips left
Hold
Hold — save Clean Sheet Shield for the QF (worth more there than now). Use reactive captaincy this round instead.
Maximum Captain
~+11.4 pts
best starter Ousmane Dembélé
Clean Sheet Shield
~+4.5 pts
3 defenders/GK starting
Formation
3-4-3
XI points
97.3
Scout bonus
+4.8
Budget
$99.6
$0.4 left
Countries
8
Strategy
Balanced
balanced
⚠ Ownership over 5%
Daniel Muñoz is now 19.4% — no longer scouting-eligible
Ousmane Dembélé is now 40.2% — no longer scouting-eligible
Vinícius Júnior is now 43.9% — no longer scouting-eligible
Kylian Mbappé is now 68.7% — no longer scouting-eligible
Lionel Messi is now 53.1% — no longer scouting-eligible
Matheus Cunha is now 5.4% — no longer scouting-eligible
Johan Manzambi is now 10.9% — no longer scouting-eligible
Facundo Medina is now 15.0% — no longer scouting-eligible
Alisson Becker is now 7.7% — no longer scouting-eligible
Bench
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Captaincy plan

captain a strong early game; if it blanks, switch the armband to a later kickoff

  1. Sat 21:00
    Ousmane Dembélé★ pick
    France v Paraguay
    11.4
    ceil 22
  2. Sat 21:00
    Kylian Mbappé
    France v Paraguay
    10.8
    ceil 19
  3. Sat 21:00
    Bradley Barcola
    France v Paraguay
    8.5
    ceil 16
  4. Sun 20:00
    Vinícius Júnior
    Brazil v Norway
    8.1
    ceil 17
  5. Mon 19:00
    Pedro Porro
    Spain v Portugal
    7.5
    ceil 14
  6. Tue 16:00
    Lionel Messi
    Argentina v Egypt
    8.9
    ceil 18
Transfer planner

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