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Fantasy Football: Russians dominate our first World Cup Team of the Week after big wins

Our Fantasy writer looks at the 11 best individual performances from round one including players from the hosts, England, Portugal, Mexico, and more

After a whirlwind of matches, round one of the World Cup has now come to a close. Unfortunately for fantasy players, a lot of big teams failed to live up to their expectations and many high profile players laid duds. The flip side of that coin is that a lot of teams performed far better than most anticipated. Mexico is the obvious choice in real life, but it’s Russia that has stolen the show in Fantasy.