All-Time World Cup game: Line-ups, results, updates, fixtures

This is the thread in which details will be shown for each set of games in our Fantasy All-Time World Cup tournament - rules explained in the thread linked below:
https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/all-time-world-cup-game-discussion-rules-squads-info.2105345/

The opening fixtures will be confirmed later today, and line-ups are due to be posted on Monday the 29th July, ahead of votes being received via PM by Wednesday the 31st July.

 

Week 1 Fixtures

Group 1:
Benelux-A vs Argentina-B
Poland vs Uruguay

Group 2:
Hungary vs France-B
Rest of South America-A vs Italy-B

Group 3:
Yugoslavia vs Rest of the World
British Isles-A vs Spain

Group 4:
Italy Reserves vs Bulgaria-Romania
Benelux-B vs Argentina-A

Group 5:
Austria vs British Isles-B
Portugal vs Africa

Group 6:
Soviet Union vs Germany-B
Spain Reserves vs Brazil-A

Group 7:
Germany-A vs Fennoscandia
Brazil Reserves vs Italy-A

Group 8:
Czechoslovakia vs Rest of South America-B
France-A vs Brazil-B


Deadline for submitting line-ups: Sunday 28th July

Period for sending votes (after I post all the line-ups in this thread): Monday 29th July to Wednesday 31st July

 

Group 2 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Hungary vs France-B:

Verification of Hungarian line-up
https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/al...sion-rules-squads-info.2105345/#post-38018332

PDG1978 said: ↑
Hungary line-up for Group stage game 1 vs France-B

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Varga (for Biro)
After 70 minutes - Bene (for Albert)

Varga enters after the break, with the aim of providing good attacking impetus down the left side when feasible. Bene comes on after 70 minutes to try to make use of the inside and outside right channels.

French line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Kante for Makelele
After 70 minutes - Abidal for Lizarazu

French Manager comments:

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Group 2 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Rest of South America-A vs Italy-B

Rest of South America-A line-up:

Sub to be used:
After half-time - Joya for Ortiz
Manager comments:

Italian line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Zenga for Zoff
After 70 minutes - Conti for Boniperti

After the substitution on 70 minutes a 4-3-3 shape will be taken, with Conti playing from 'extreme right' and Meazza cutting in from a position wide on the left in attack. Totti holds his position a bit more and drops back in alongside Rivera, while Tardelli holds in front of the defence, to avoid 'surprises'.​

 

Group 3 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Yugoslavia vs Rest of the World

Verification for Yugoslavia selection:
https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/al...sion-rules-squads-info.2105345/#post-38018332
Yugoslavia line-up for group stage 1 game vs Rest of the World

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Handanovic for Beara
After 70 minutes - Asanovic for Jugovic

Rest of the World line-up:

 

Group 3 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


British Isles-A vs Spain

British Isles line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Gascoigne for Greaves
After 70 minutes - Bale for Giggs

System change for the second half, with Dalglish as false 9 and Gascoigne joins the midfield (see manager comments below)

Spanish line-up:
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Thanks - I'll remind people to check this post when I send the scorecards to ask for the votes this week.

 

Group 1 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Benelux-A vs Argentina-B

Benelux line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Overmars for Rep
After 70 minutes - De Bruyne for Davids

Manager comments regarding intended effect of changes, and confirmation of approach/system

Argentina line-up:
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Group 1 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Poland vs Uruguay

Poland line-up:


Uruguay line-up:

Sub to be used:
After half-time - Mazali for Maspoli

Manager's instructions to players:

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Group 4 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Italy Reserves vs Bulgaria-Romania

Italian Reserves line-up:
PDG1978 said: ↑
Italy Reserves line-up for group stage game 1 vs Bulgaria-Romania

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Albertini for Bulgarelli
After 70 minutes - Signori for Prati

Bulgaria-Romania line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Bonev for Balaci ("a complete midfielder to add more dynamism")
After 70 minutes - Dobrin for Boloni ("adding extra invention dribbling and playmaking" in anticipation of potentially a tied or tight game at that point)

 

Group 4 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Benelux-B vs Argentina-A

Benelux line-up:


Argentina line-up:

Sub to be used:
After half-time - Batistuta for Sastre
Second half line-up provided too, explaining the changed approach

"trying Batistuta to press an exhaustic defense with a lot of plays via Orsi/Maradona, playing wider than First Half."
Manager comments relating to first half and general tactics:

*General note from PDG1978 - typically I will be trying to separate out any tactical instructions from 'pro-team propaganda' in any private messages, but this above is a good example where I've retained a few positive comments about players, thinking they were informative about roles and attributes and were part of the description about how the team would try to play.​

 

Neither could thebigman (he told me by PM).

So to confirm poetgooner's selections I'll copy and paste what I told thebigman in here too:

"poetgooner's Spain team to play your British Isles-A team (like I said you can't vote on this one or the Hungary vs France-B game though): 4-3-3
Casillas; Ramos, Puyol, Pique, Camacho; Busquets; Xavi, Iniesta; Amancio, Raul, Gento

His Argentina-B team to play Benelux-A: (4-2-3-1 with Moreno slightly deeper than Messi/Loustau)
Fillol, Zanetti, Ruggeri, Passarella, Marzolini; Rossi, Monti; Messi, Moreno, Loustau; Kempes

His Benelux-B team to play Argentina-A: (also 4-2-3-1 with Bergkamp shown a bit deeper than the wingers)
Pfaff; Suurbier, Kompany, F.De Boer, Krol; Neeskens, Van Hanegem; Robben, Bergkamp, Hazard; Van Basten"


He had used an app that allows player images to be inserted into football formations. I could see them though, and I can also see them in here after I copied and pasted them (I checked I could do so with a preview before finally submitting the posts).

 

Sorry I think I inserted a 'Ceefax' image in there too (I'd also tested that with a preview and Big Soccer obviously remembered and thought I might still want to post it!).

I'll leave it there, then people can confirm if they can't see that actually - I am thinking of using it for the 'results service' when I post the scores and goalscorers etc after the votes.

 

Obviously there isn't even a Netherlands-A vs Argentina-B fixture though lol (as it is Benelux!).

 

I want to keep this thread mainly on track of course so it is easy to navigate, so most discussion should take place in the main thread, but even so I thought it was worth coming back to this (and it's very much on topic for this thread, just like your query about it was - I see for sure why you posted it directly in this thread), to see if quoting poetgooner directly might solve the issue:

If not the final thing I could try I guess would be saving them on my hard drive and posting as attachments, or maybe asking poet to post saved versions in the PM (if he doesn't already, but I assume not) so that then I could try to quote him in here or even try copying and pasting those versions again. I'm thinking/hoping something might work, so that he could continue showing his line-ups like that for future matches.​

 

Ah, ok, doing it like that doesn't make them visible in this thread, but let me know if at least you can see them when you click on the attachments (I can, but I could already see them the other way of course).

 

Otherwise I guess this should work (full-screen screenshots - can be clicked on to be enlarged)

 

Group 5 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Austria vs British Isles-B

Austria line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Smistik for Happel ("Ocwirk takes a step forward to create the offensive game alongside Sindelar. Smistik will help Hanappi by closing holes in the dangerous British team.")
After 70 minutes - Krankl for Binder

British Isles-B line-up:

 

Group 5 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Portugal vs Africa

Portugal line-up:


Africa line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Aubameyang for Salah
After 70 minutes - Mane for Eto'o

 

Group 6 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Soviet Union vs Germany-B

Soviet Union line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Cherenkov for Chislenko (to be a wide attacking midfielder who will cut in centrally, with Bessanov overlapping down the right)
After 70 minutes - Streltsov for Kipiani (to play a supporting forward role)

Germany-B line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Stielike for Schuster (Stielike to occupy the original position of Matthaus, and Matthaus to take Schuster's position)
After 70 minutes - Voller for Klinsmann

 

Group 6 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Spain Reserves vs Brazil-A

Spanish line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Panizo for Del Sol (switching to play as a left inside midfielder, with Samitier moving to the right midfield position and tries to help make use of space down the right wing)
After 70 minutes - Joaquin for Basora (to "make mischief by associating with Samitier)

Brazilian line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Marcos for Taffarel
After 70 minutes - Tostao for Rivelino (changing system to a Brazilian magic square that is narrow on the left to allow Socrates complete freedom, with Pele becoming a link between midfield and attack behind Tostao, Roberto Carlos playing more like a winger and Zito dropping back to cover)

Manager comments:

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Group 7 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Germany-A vs Fennoscandia

German line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Rahn for Grabowski
After 70 minutes - Walter for Seeler (with Walter occupying the position of support striker behind Muller)

Fennoscandia line-up:
PDG1978 said: ↑
Fennoscandia line-up for group stage game 1 vs Germany-A

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Elkjaer for Nordahl
After 70 minutes - Bohinen for Litmanen

Elkjaer enters at half-time to play a more mobile centre-forward role. Bohinen joins Michael Laudrup in midfield after 70 minutes to play a similar role to him and aim to combine with him in helping the team string together ball-retaining passing moves if already holding a good result, or supplying Elkajer and the wide players with precise and efficient passes after working the ball individually or collectively into good positions to do it from as smoothly as possible.

 

Group 7 - Week 1 - announcement of line-ups


Brazil Reserves vs Italy-A

Brazilian line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Robinho for Oscar (to play more from the left, while Leonardo takes a support striker role)
After 70 minutes - Bebeto for Adriano

Manager comment:

Italian line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Combi for Buffon
After 70 minutes - Pirlo for Zola​