World Cup/Group Stage - 1

Pre-tournament projection

Picks are seeded from Club form (2025 season), not live tournament data. Replaced by live World Cup stats after each team plays its first match.

Group Stage - 1Tuesday, June 16 at 10:00 PM UTC

Iraq vs Norway

Erling Haaland leads all club-form baselines for this fixture with a Goldframe projection index of 4.8, making him the clear fantasy captain from 2025 club-season data.

Gillette Stadium, Boston

Iraq form
Norway form
Implied result
—% / —% / —%
Fixture difficulty
Iraq /5 · Norway /5
Iraq goals avg
— for / — ag
Norway goals avg
— for / — ag
Captain
E. Haaland (4.8)
Differential
Hussein Ali (2.2)

Difficulty 1 = Very easy, 5 = Very hard. GFPI = Goldframe projection index.

Top Picks by GFPI

PlayerGFPIGAApps
E. HaalandCAPTAIN
Norway · Attacker
38 goals and 9 assists in 51 club appearances. GFPI 4.8. Strongest club-form baseline in this fixture by a clear margin.
4.838951
A. Sørloth
Norway · Attacker
20 goals across 53 appearances and 2824 minutes. GFPI 3.2. Reliable secondary Norway attacker from club-season data.
3.220153
A. Schjelderup
Norway · Midfielder
10 goals and 6 assists in 42 appearances. GFPI 3.0 with a 7.26 rating. Best-rated player listed, solid midfielder baseline.
310642
J. Hauge
Norway · Attacker
14 goals and 9 assists in 43 appearances. GFPI 2.7. Dual-return attacker profile offers a broad club-form floor.
2.714943
M. Farji
Iraq · Midfielder
10 goals and 4 assists in 52 appearances. GFPI 2.6. Top Iraq option by club form, likely lower ownership.
2.610452

Club-Form Captain

This is a pre-tournament projection built entirely on 2025 club-season statistics. No World Cup match data exists yet.

Erling Haaland recorded 38 goals and 9 assists across 51 appearances for his club, logging 4143 minutes. His goal involvement per 90 stands at 3.89, the highest among all listed players, and his GFPI of 4.8 sits at the top of the 1-5 scale. He is the unambiguous captain pick from a club-form standpoint.

Alexander Sorloth is the secondary Norway attacker to note, with 20 goals and 1 assist in 2824 minutes across 53 appearances. His GFPI of 3.2 makes him a viable secondary attacking option if squad budget is a constraint.

Differentials and Value

Andreas Schjelderup offers midfielder value with 10 goals and 6 assists in 2447 minutes across 42 appearances, producing a GFPI of 3.0 and a rating of 7.26, the highest rating among listed outfield players.

Jens Petter Hauge posted 14 goals and 9 assists across 43 appearances and 3392 minutes, reaching a GFPI of 2.7. His combined output gives him a broad attacking floor from the wing.

For Iraq representation, Mohamed Farji produced 10 goals and 4 assists in 2576 minutes across 52 appearances, earning a GFPI of 2.6. He is the only Iraq player in the top picks pool and carries lower ownership expectation.

All figures are 2025 club-season baselines. Tournament performance may diverge significantly.