FIFA FanDuel Tuesday Late World Cup Lineup - 6/16/2026

World Cup Monday late slate, first kick 6:00PM EDT. The lineup leans on a three-man Norway attack against Iraq — a favorite expected to pile up chances — pairs it with Lionel Messi on a favored Argentina side, and rounds out with value defenders and a save-volume keeper from the later games. Every dollar of the cap is in play.

Martin Ødegaard — FWD/MID, $18

Norway's captain and the creative hub feeding the attack against Iraq. Ødegaard is on set pieces and is the primary chance-creator for a side favored to dominate possession — his key-pass and assist volume give him both a high floor and real ceiling in a game Norway should control.

Erling Haaland — FWD/MID, $23

The top-priced anchor and the most direct route to goals on the slate. Haaland is the focal point of the Norway attack, a relentless penalty-box presence against an Iraq side that figures to spend the match defending. In a game Norway are favored to win comfortably, his goal ceiling is the highest on the board and worth every dollar.

Lionel Messi — FWD/MID, $22

The standalone star on a favored Argentina side against Algeria. Messi is the engine of everything Argentina create — on set pieces, dropping in to dictate, and arriving for shots — and his blend of goal and assist upside gives him one of the highest ceilings in the player pool. A pay-up that needs no stack to pay off.

Antonio Nusa — FWD/MID, $14

The third piece of the Norway attack and a dynamic wide threat. Nusa brings dribbling and dangerous runs in behind, and in a game Norway should spend camped in the Iraq half, his touches in the final third give him real goal-involvement upside at a mid-tier price.

Phillipp Mwene — DEF, $8

The value defender from the late Jordan–Austria game. Mwene gets forward from fullback for crosses while logging the tackles and clearances that stack defender points, with clean-sheet upside if Austria controls the match. At $8, a cost-effective back-line piece.

Merchas Doski — DEF, $8

The cheap defensive-actions play from the Norway game. With Iraq set to defend for long stretches against Norway, Doski piles up tackles, clearances and blocks — the volume that scores for defenders even without a clean sheet — making him a smart punt that funds the pay-ups up top.

Yazeed Abulaila — GK, $7

The save-volume keeper from the late game. Abulaila should see plenty of shots for Jordan against Austria, and every save adds to the floor — a cheap way to round out the lineup with a keeper who'll be busy.

The lineup at a glance — a three-man Norway attack in Erling Haaland, Martin Ødegaard and Antonio Nusa headlines against an Iraq side lined as clear underdogs; Lionel Messi anchors on a favored Argentina side against Algeria; and Phillipp Mwene, Merchas Doski and Yazeed Abulaila bring cheap defensive and save-volume value from the later games. Pay up for the Norway attack and Messi, value everywhere else.

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