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FIFA FanDuel Tuesday After Hours World Cup Lineup - 6/23/2026

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Brett Nault

Brett Nault

Jun 23, 2026

4 min read
PositionPlayerSalary
FWD/MIDIvan Perisic$19
FWD/MIDLuis Diaz$21
FWD/MIDJefferson Lerma$13
FWD/MIDMateo Kovacic$12
DEFDaniel Munoz$15
DEFCarlos Harvey$9
GKDominik Livakovic$11

FIFA World Cup after hours slate, first kickoff 7:00PM EDT. We're running two three-man stacks across the board. The Colombia group of Luis Díaz, Jefferson Lerma and Daniel Muñoz attacks DR Congo, the Croatia group of Ivan Perisic, Mateo Kovacic and keeper Dominik Livakovic goes after a low-scoring Panama, and Panama's Carlos Harvey is the lone bring-back.

Ivan Perisic — FWD/MID, $19

Perisic is the spend-up in the Croatia attack and the creative threat in a must-win. Croatia lost their opener to England and have to respond against Panama — a side that managed nothing in a 1-0 loss to Ghana — so Croatia should control the game and pour forward. Perisic gets into dangerous areas and supplies chances, giving him real goal-and-assist upside as the focal point of the Croatian attack.

Luis Díaz — FWD/MID, $21

Díaz is the spend-up and the headliner of the lineup — Colombia's most dangerous attacker. Colombia opened with a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan and are favored at home against a DR Congo side they should control, and Díaz is the one who makes it happen with his pace, dribbling and direct goal threat. As a favorite with the freedom to attack, he carries one of the highest ceilings on the board.

Jefferson Lerma — FWD/MID, $13

Lerma is the value piece and a direct correlation with Luis Díaz on the Colombia side. He's a midfield workhorse who banks defensive-action and passing volume while contributing to the build-up, giving him a steady floor against DR Congo. At $13 he's a cheap way to double up on a favored Colombia side controlling the game.

Mateo Kovacic — FWD/MID, $12

Kovacic is the value piece in the Croatia group and the engine of their midfield. He controls the tempo, racks up passing and defensive-action volume, and drives the team forward as Croatia push for the win they need. At $12 he's a cheap, correlated piece in a game his side should dominate, with the upside of an assist on his progressive passing.

Daniel Muñoz — DEF, $15

Muñoz is the rare defender who plays like a winger — the Colombia full back pushes high, supplies crosses and gets into the box, giving him a goal-and-assist ceiling on top of his clean-sheet upside. With Colombia favored to control the game against DR Congo, he banks defensive-action points while contributing going forward, exactly the two-way profile that makes a defender worth paying up for.

Carlos Harvey — DEF, $9

Harvey is the Panama bring-back and the lone piece from the underdog side. Panama will spend most of the night defending Croatia, and a back line under pressure racks up clearances, blocks and tackles — the defensive actions that add up for a sub-$10 piece. He's the cheap leverage if Panama can keep it close in their own must-win.

Dominik Livakovic — GK, $11

Livakovic is the keeper and the clean-sheet anchor of the Croatia stack. Against a Panama side that couldn't score in its opener, the shutout probability is real, and he banks save volume plus the clean-sheet bonus. He correlates directly with the Croatia attack — if Croatia controls the game and the back line holds, the whole Croatian group cashes together.

The lineup at a glance — two three-man stacks anchor the build. The Colombia group of Luis Díaz, Lerma and Muñoz attacks a favored spot against DR Congo, with Muñoz's attacking full-back upside, and the Croatia group of Perisic, Kovacic and Livakovic goes after a low-scoring Panama with built-in clean-sheet correlation. Harvey is the lone Panama bring-back. Two favored sides, two correlated stacks — plenty of ways to win.

Let's have a big night! 💰🔥

Brett Nault

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