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FIFA FanDuel Single Game World Cup Lineup: SEN @ FRA - 6/16/2026

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Brett Nault

Brett Nault

Jun 16, 2026

3 min read
PositionPlayerSalary
MVPMichael Olise$18,900
FWD/MIDKylian Mbappe$13,400
FWD/MIDDesire Doue$10,400
FWD/MIDPape Gueye$4,200
DEFEl Hadji Malick Diouf$7,600
DEFDayot Upamecano$5,400
We've got a World Cup Single Game Showdown — SEN @ FRA, first kick 3:00PM EDT. We're captaining Michael Olise at the 1.5x and stacking the France attack with Kylian Mbappé and Désiré Doué, adding Dayot Upamecano for clean-sheet upside, and bringing back two value pieces from the Senegal side. Every dollar of the cap is in play.
**Michael Olise — MVP, $18,900**
Olise takes the 1.5x captain slot as the creative engine of a France side that should dominate this game. He drives the build-up from the right, is central to France's chance creation, and offers both the assist volume and the shot-from-the-box upside that make him the highest-floor, highest-ceiling captain choice on the board. In a match France figures to control, the multiplier on his involvement is the lineup's ceiling.
**Kylian Mbappé — FWD/MID, $13,400**
The premier goal threat in the game and the most direct route to the biggest single-play score. Mbappé is the focal point of France's attack, a constant penalty-box presence with the pace to punish a Senegal back line that will spend the match defending. He carries the highest goal ceiling on the slate.
**Désiré Doué — FWD/MID, $10,400**
The third piece of the France attack and a dynamic creator underneath Olise and Mbappé. Doué brings dribbling, late runs into the box and shot volume, and in a game France should spend camped in the Senegal half, his touches in dangerous areas give him real goal-involvement upside at a mid-tier price.
**Pape Gueye — FWD/MID, $4,200**
The cheap bring-back from the Senegal side. Gueye covers ground in midfield and racks up the tackles, recoveries and passes that pad a midfielder's floor, and at $4,200 he's the value piece that unlocks the France pay-ups at the top.
**El Hadji Malick Diouf — DEF, $7,600**
Senegal's attacking outlet from fullback and the leverage piece if the underdogs get forward. Diouf gets up the flank for crosses and the occasional shot while still logging the defensive actions that score, giving him a higher ceiling than a typical underdog defender.
**Dayot Upamecano — DEF, $5,400**
The clean-sheet piece on a heavy France favorite. With France expected to dominate possession and territory, Upamecano offers shutout upside plus the defensive actions and aerial wins that score, and he chips in a set-piece threat going forward. Strong value at $5,400.
The lineup at a glance — Michael Olise captains a France attack stack with Kylian Mbappé and Désiré Doué against a Senegal side lined as clear underdogs, Dayot Upamecano brings clean-sheet upside on the favored back line, and Pape Gueye and El Hadji Malick Diouf are the value bring-backs from the Senegal side. Pay up for the France attack, value on the Senegal pieces.
Let's have a big day! 💰🔥
Brett Nault

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