One match, five slots — GK, DEF, MID, FW and a WILD — and the Fantakick rule that shapes everything: at least one player from each side. No budget, no prices, so you can field Jiménez and Williams together if you want. Here's how to fill the opener, where the points actually live, and why a Mexican defender at altitude might be your smartest pick.
Fantakick isn't a budget game. For Mexico–South Africa you build one five-slot lineup — GK, DEF, MID, FW and a WILD that takes any position — name a captain for a 1.5x return, and lock it at the 3pm kickoff. There are no prices to balance, so the only hard rule is this: at least one of your five must come from each team. You cannot simply stack all five in green.
That rule is the whole puzzle. Mexico are favourites and the altitude points to a controlled, low-scoring game, so the textbook build leans El Tri — a Mexican goalkeeper or defender for the clean-sheet points (a keeper's shutout is worth 9, a defender's 3, both on top of save and tackle points) — while your forced South Africa pick becomes a calculated bet. Lyle Foster up top is the obvious one; Ronwen Williams, who may face a barrage, is the contrarian one, because in Fantakick a busy keeper banks 0.75 a save and 15 for a penalty save.
The WILD is where you express a view. Expect Mexico to keep it tight? WILD a second Mexican defender and double your clean-sheet exposure. Backing an open game? WILD a second attacker. And remember every position scores everywhere — a goal is a flat 15 whoever scores it, an assist 7.5, a shot on target 1.5 — so an attacking full-back or a shot-happy winger quietly out-earns a static striker.
No budget means no excuses. In Fantakick the question isn't who you can afford — it's who actually touches the ball.
Map the shutout odds on the Matchday 1 clean-sheet board, settle the armband in our opener captain pick, and read the keeper battle that decides the defensive points in Ochoa, Rangel and the wall. Then lock your five on Matchday; the full scoring is on the rules page.
Sources: Al Jazeera — Mexico preview · beIN Sports — South Africa squad.