The final games of group play continue this Friday with six games on the scoreboard from Group G, Group H and Group I. Group I starts the slate at 3:00, highlighted by a superstar-packed matchup between France and Norway. At 8:00 p.m. ET, Group H wraps up with Group G closing out the day with a pair of games that kick off at 11:00 p.m. ET. While France and Norway are already through to the knockout stage, the later games still have plenty of intrigue and possibilities, since multiple draws put many different scenarios in play for those groups. Let’s take a look at the 12 teams taking the pitch this Friday and find some strong World Cup DFS picks for DraftKings contests.

Just a reminder of what is at stake in today’s games — the top two teams from each group will advance to the expanded knockout round of 32 teams. Since there are 12 groups, eight of the 12 third-place teams will also advance. Seeding will be a big deal as well, since squeaking through in a third-place spot will earn a team a very difficult draw in the first match of the knockout stage. For the latest odds of each team to advance and to make your own futures picks, be sure to check out the current odds on DraftKings Sportsbook.

This article was written before starting lineups were announced, and it will be critical to ensure that the players in your lineup are in the starting lineup for Friday’s matches. Especially with teams having varying degrees of motivation to get a win or a draw, monitoring the starting XI will be critical for the third game of the Group Stage.

With plenty of high-priced superstar options and some great value plays, it should be another great day of fantasy action at the World Cup, so let’s dive in and pick out my top World Cup DFS picks this Wednesday.

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Forward

Stud

Mohamed Salah, Egypt, $9,000 — Salah has Egypt in a great spot atop its group, ready to move on with a win over Iran in what should be a very winnable matchup. Egypt earned a tough 1-1 draw against Belgium to start group play and then dispatched New Zealand 3-1. In both matches, the 34-year-old was the clear focus of his team’s offense, which gives him a very high ceiling as both the chief creative force and a solid finisher himself.

Salah had 15.4 FPTS in the first game with one assist, one shot (one on goal), three crosses and three chances created. He was even more productive with 32.3 FPTS against New Zealand with another assist, a goal, five shots (two on target) and four crosses. He’s on the verge of history since he starts the day just one goal behind Hossam Hassan’s all-time Egypt scoring record of 69 goals.

Even though it appears his long and successful run in the EPL with Liverpool is over, he is still very productive for his national team. He led all African scorers with nine goals in 10 matches in World Cup Qualifying, and he tacked on three assists during that run.

With a favorable matchup against Iran, he has both a high floor and a high ceiling based on is workload and his role in both set pieces and the main flow of play for Egypt.

Value

Christian Wood, New Zealand, $4,700 — Even in a tough matchup against Belgium, Wood has a high enough ceiling to be a great value option as one of the key creators and scorers in the Kiwi offense. He had two assists in the team’s 2-2 draw with Iran, finishing with 22.3 FPTS. He also had four shots (two on target) with four chances created.

Against Egypt, Wood had one shot (none on goal) with one chance created and only had 2.8 FPTS. He’ll need a bounce-back performance against Belgium in a must-win match in order to advance to the knockouts. The 34-year-old will get plenty of opportunities in this contest, and his role in the team’s attack makes him a solid value option under $5,000.

Midfielder

Stud

Kevin De Bruyne, Belgium, $10,300 — While the absence of goals has been extremely frustrating for De Bruyne, Belgium, and its fans, the offense has created plenty of unrealized chances. De Bruyne has earned 10.4 FPTS and 19.8 FPTS in his two matches, even without a goal contribution, based on his work as distributor and primary creator.

The 34-year-old had five shots (one on target), three chances created, 10 crosses and three fouls drawn in his team’s 0-0 draw against Iran and could have ended up with a much bigger total with a few more favorable bounces. He is coming off an impressive first season in Serie A with Napoli, racking up five goals, two assists, 36 key passes and 58 crosses, including 39 corners, in just 18 games.

Belgium will be desperate for a win to advance, and their favorable matchup against New Zealand makes them the heaviest favorite on the scoreboard this Friday. If Belgium can finally get a breakthrough, De Bruyne will likely be right in the middle of the success, and he has a very high ceiling, along with his solid floor this Friday.

Value

Krepin Diatta, Senegal, $4,200 — Senegal is the second-heaviest favorite on the slate today as they take on Iraq in the early game. Both teams come in with a 0-0-2 record after losing to Norway and France, but they could move on with a big win as a third-place finisher if they can tip the goal differential in their favor. As a result, both teams will be aggressive. One key piece of Senegal’s offense that brings upside is Krepin Diatta.

Diatta has eligibility at both midfielder and forward, even though he’s actually been playing most of his time at right back. In the first game of group play, he earned 7.1 FPTS on one cross, one interception and five tackles won against France. He almost had an assist in that game as well, but a potential goal was called back for offsides.

He continued his strong play against Norway, creating two chances and earning 7.4 FPTS on four crosses. He has been impressive after being limited by injury in the last season for his Ligue 1 club Monaco, and the two-way producer is a great value option in a game in which his team should be ready to rack up goals on Friday afternoon.

Defender

Stud

Aymeric Laporte, Spain, $4,900 — While Spain has not been quite as dominant as expected coming into the tournament, they have still looked strong defensively with Laporte in the back as the anchor.

Even though they were held to a 0-0 draw by Cape Verde, the defense was solid and Laporte earned 9.8 FPTS with two shots (one on goal), a cross and two interceptions. Laporte was even better in the second match, when Spain broke through for four goals against Saudi Arabia. He finished with an assist and two chances created on his way to 14.1 FPTS.

Laporte is very involved in the offense in a support role from his spot at center back, with the third-most passes on the team in their last game. Laporte isn’t a traditional wing-back, but he still gets involved enough to be a solid option at defense. He and Spain have kept clean sheets in each of their first two games and are heavily favored against Uruguay on Friday night.

Value

Moussa Niakhate, Senegal, $3,500 — In the back against Iraq, Niakhate and Senegal’s defenders can be great sources of value. Like Laporte, he plays in the middle but presses forward and gets involved in the offense.

The 30-year-old is coming off an impressive season with Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 in France, and he has looked solid in his two games in the World Cup. He had 2.5 FPTS in the opener against France, but wasn’t able to press forward since Les Bleus brought so much pressure. He looked even better against Norway, when he had 8.6 FPTS by contributing two crosses and drawing four fouls with two interceptions and a tackle won.

Niakhate is a tall center back who can get involved in set pieces and should help the Lions’ defense keep Iraq from getting many opportunities. Senegal needs a big win, and Niakhate has big upside if he can help keep a clean sheet and also create potential offense.

Goalkeeper

Stud

Thibaut Courtois, Belgium, $6,000 — Courtois only had 2.2 FPTS in the opener against Egypt with two saves and a goal against him, but he bounced back much stronger with 11.2 FPTS against Iran thanks to a clean sheet and three saves. He didn’t get the win since Belgium didn’t score, but if the offense comes to life on Friday, he should be set up to secure both bonuses against New Zealand.

The 34-year-old keeper is a proven commodity with 123 saves, 17 clean sheets and 39 goals conceded across 43 appearances in all competitions over the last season for Real Madrid. He claimed the Golden Glove in the 2018 World Cup while helping his team to its third-place finish, and he’ll need to be locked in again to be sure to keep the Kiwis from scoring and push his Belgian squad back into the knockout round on Friday night.

Value

Mostafa Shobeir, Egypt, $5,000 — Shobeir hasn’t kept a clean sheet in either of his two games, but the Pharaohs are in a good spot for him to potentially claim one against Iran. He had 5.4 FPTS in his opening draw against Belgium, making three saves, and he was even better against New Zealand with four saves on his way to claiming the win along with 13.2 FPTS.

Shobeir isn’t quite as seasoned as Courtois, but he has been very solid and is in a good matchup, so if you need to save some salary, he can be a solid option at goalkeeper in the final set of games for the day. He and Egypt can win the group with a strong showing against Iran, and the 26-year-old who starts for Egyptian club Al Ahly should be in a good spot to deliver value and upside.