[Official] International Cup Preparation Phase - Live NOW

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Originally Posted by Fabio Capello

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Hello , my WC team is 134% i just want to know are the openeds will be same or rating or its random

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I think rating depends on your team quality although I am not to sure!


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Thanks HairDryer

@ Spain, first attempt didn't go well, lost 0-4.

Replaying Norway and Mexico to add players to my roster is probably best approach until the World Cup.

Sorry wrong post.

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Originally Posted by pcmacdaniel

@ Spain, first attempt didn't go well, lost 0-4.

Replaying Norway and Mexico to add players to my roster is probably best approach until the World Cup.

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What formation and tactic are you using to beat Norway and Mexico regularly?

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Originally Posted by HairDryer

I’m not about the reward lol! I never really bother about the reward in every of TE challenge I take it as bonus.
Our normal game we play without rewards and yet we still here playing for years[emoji12]


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True it's all about our addiction to winning

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so, are we getting a condition reset tomorrow morning?

btw, we are in 2018. is it so hard to make a Save Tactic/Save selection? Too much money to Mourinho :(

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Originally Posted by rogerniceguy

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Tried again this time 1-0 for them... F*** this **** man pay to win game

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Originally Posted by Kazaka

Tried again this time 1-0 for them... **** this **** man pay to win game

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Sorry mate its obviously random and may also depend on opponent formation. Very frustrating

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Originally Posted by rogerniceguy

Sorry mate its obviously random and may also depend on opponent formation. Very frustrating

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What was their formation against you? By me they play 3-4-3

For me the matches in international cup are very random, not the same engine of the normal game.

It's frustrating.

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Originally Posted by Iridensys

For me the matches in international cup are very random, not the same engine of the normal game.

It's frustrating.

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More wide beatability margin... basically...

Hey everyone,

Just 1 day left in this Preparation Phase!

So the International Cup groups are set to be made tomorrow morning CEST, so you'll be able to see who you're matched up against then. There are no games in the competition on the first day, so you can rest/train your players ahead of Group Match 1 on Friday.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, for the sake of the draw, we can't say too much about matchmaking, but if you've been putting a strong team together in the Preparation Phase, you should feel good heading into the groups.

Those who missed the schedule for this International Cup, see below:

So the schedule for the first International Cup goes like this.

Announcement Day (No game)
Group Stage 1
No game
Group Stage 2
Group Stage 3
No game
Round of 16
Quarter Final
Semi-Final
Final

This final is scheduled for the 9th of June.

We’ll open up a separate thread once the groups are live. Thanks for all of the feedback throughout the Preparation Phase.

Good luck!

I ended up filling my team from Mexico. Its 4-5-1, so I counter them with 3-1-3-3 or 3-4-3, one flank (I have playmaker ML, so I use left flank), High pressing, normal tackle, man-to-man, normal style in the start, attacking when you have high enough level. Short passes, Off-side trap, as I use 3 defenders in line, force counterattacks on.

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Originally Posted by SausyFC

Hey everyone,

Just 1 day left in this Preparation Phase!

So the International Cup groups are set to be made tomorrow morning CEST, so you'll be able to see who you're matched up against then. There are no games in the competition on the first day, so you can rest/train your players ahead of Group Match 1 on Friday.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, for the sake of the draw, we can't say too much about matchmaking, but if you've been putting a strong team together in the Preparation Phase, you should feel good heading into the groups.

Those who missed the schedule for this International Cup, see below:

So the schedule for the first International Cup goes like this.

Announcement Day (No game)
Group Stage 1
No game
Group Stage 2
Group Stage 3
No game
Round of 16
Quarter Final
Semi-Final
Final

This final is scheduled for the 9th of June.

We’ll open up a separate thread once the groups are live. Thanks for all of the feedback throughout the Preparation Phase.

Good luck!

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Thanks. A little vague but just saying good preparation should benefit is enough I guess.

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This challenge is bloody ridiculous. I just can't get past Japan, and when I do, find Norway is +10%Q when Japan was -10%Q. Three teams, 14 matches played against Japan, 3 wins and 1 draw. I'm spending my last two matches for each side trying to get players off of wins against Australia in order to get some sort of improved side...

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Originally Posted by talisman

This challenge is bloody ridiculous. I just can't get past Japan, and when I do, find Norway is +10%Q when Japan was -10%Q. Three teams, 14 matches played against Japan, 3 wins and 1 draw. I'm spending my last two matches for each side trying to get players off of wins against Australia in order to get some sort of improved side...

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here why I decided to keep a 69,9% avq team, I lost vs australia 3 times -draw too, so no player- and then, I will accept the 7-8* free player once draws are made and do investments later depending of the scenario I see....

Whether we need to have all 23 players in the squad?

hey sausy , my screen says the IC starts in 10 days ? did they extend the preparation period ?

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

Whether we need to have all 23 players in the squad?

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Hey DexDexter, nope a full squad of 23 players is not necessary to participate in the IC.

another bug ?[emoji41]

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Originally Posted by USARABAT

hey sausy , my screen says the IC starts in 10 days ? did they extend the preparation period ?

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Originally Posted by USARABAT

hey sausy , my screen says the IC starts in 10 days ? did they extend the preparation period ?

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No sorry, just posted this in update thread but this is just a visual issue. Groups will still be made tomorrow. The Prep Phase has not been extended.

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Originally Posted by SausyFC

Hey DexDexter, nope a full squad of 23 players is not necessary to participate in the IC.

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Many thanks.

Okay thanks ! why don't they extend it so we prepare more ?

Did we have full conditions for tomorrow?

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Originally Posted by Cope King

Did we have full conditions for tomorrow?

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This wasn't answered. We have confirmation no match tomorrow so opportunity to rest if needed.

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Originally Posted by talisman

This challenge is bloody ridiculous. I just can't get past Japan, and when I do, find Norway is +10%Q when Japan was -10%Q. Three teams, 14 matches played against Japan, 3 wins and 1 draw. I'm spending my last two matches for each side trying to get players off of wins against Australia in order to get some sort of improved side...

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No despair. I lost 4 times in a row to Australia. After my first victory, I clicked by mistake on Japan when I just wnted a rematch. And I won 4-0 out of condition. Now it's just a walk. I think the game is just teasing you. After a while, it decides you can get through.

is there matches tomorrow or just draw and rest day ?

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Originally Posted by USARABAT

is there matches tomorrow or just draw and rest day ?

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Draw and rest day

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thanks mate

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Originally Posted by rogerniceguy

I have put in decent effort. No money. And very little resources. I'm at 109% and beaten Chile once

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I've done the best I can without using anything and have a squad just over 90 and i'm struggling to beat mexico, no chance of me even trying to beat chile brazil or spain. noticed every nation plays a midfield 5 in this prep stage too, with either 4 defenders and 1 up front or 3 with 2 up

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Originally Posted by gizzmo

No despair. I lost 4 times in a row to Australia. After my first victory, I clicked by mistake on Japan when I just wnted a rematch. And I won 4-0 out of condition. Now it's just a walk. I think the game is just teasing you. After a while, it decides you can get through.

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This is the ridiculous thing about this game. You do careful preparation and make sure your team is in top condition for a match and get shafted. Go in with poor condition and/or tactics and the team waltzes it, except when you do it deliberately...

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Originally Posted by talisman

This is the ridiculous thing about this game. You do careful preparation and make sure your team is in top condition for a match and get shafted. Go in with poor condition and/or tactics and the team waltzes it, except when you do it deliberately...

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I always played with my player condition at just 30% above. I experienced no injuries and manage till stage 8 but unable to beat France. So I guess I am one of the lucky one.


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Originally Posted by Reece p FC

I've done the best I can without using anything and have a squad just over 90 and i'm struggling to beat mexico, no chance of me even trying to beat chile brazil or spain. noticed every nation plays a midfield 5 in this prep stage too, with either 4 defenders and 1 up front or 3 with 2 up

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This is not 100% solid, it simply increases your chances but:
#1 always play Normal/High Pressure/Counter-Attack/10% bonus/Never use offside
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vs. Mexico 4-4-2 Diamond, Through the Middle, Short
vs. Chile 4-2-3-1 Wide, Sides/Long
vs. Brazil 4-1-3-2 Wide, Sides/Mixed
vs Spain 4-3-3 Middle/Long

Doesnt matter if your players all start at 30%, doesnt matter if they are in Yellow positions, just field the best ones you have.

I struggled a lot in the beggining but Madflo gave that hint about HighPressure and even with players at 10% fit works great. We have people in my asso reaching Spain and beating them at 92-95%. Thats almost 70% handicap. Still its prety pointless to play Spain if you ask me. You basically get the same quality players than beating Brazil and Brazl is much more easy to beat consistently.

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This is not 100% solid, it simply increases your chances but:
#1 always play Normal/High Pressure/Counter-Attack/10% bonus/Never use offside
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vs. Mexico 4-4-2 Diamond, Through the Middle, Short
vs. Chile 4-2-3-1 Wide, Sides/Long
vs. Brazil 4-1-3-2 Wide, Sides/Mixed
vs Spain 4-3-3 Middle/Long

Doesnt matter if your players all start at 30%, doesnt matter if they are in Yellow positions, just field the best ones you have.

I struggled a lot in the beggining but Madflo gave that hint about HighPressure and even with players at 10% fit works great. We have people in my asso reaching Spain and beating them at 92-95%. Thats almost 70% handicap. Still its prety pointless to play Spain if you ask me. You basically get the same quality players than beating Brazil and Brazl is much more easy to beat consistently.

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Great information, thanks

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Originally Posted by SausyFC

Hi Ποσιδονας,

So the schedule for the first International Cup goes like this. :)

Announcement Day (No game)
Group Stage 1
No game
Group Stage 2
Group Stage 3
No game
Round of 16
Quarter Final
Semi-Final
Final

This final is scheduled for the 9th of June.

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According to this schedule, today would be “Announcement Day (No game)”. However, the preparation phase is still running. What’s up?

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Originally Posted by Guido van den Berg

According to this schedule, today would be “Announcement Day (No game)”. However, the preparation phase is still running. What’s up?

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Presume draw announced 9am UK time like associations?

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Hey everyone,

We're in the process of scheduling International Cup matches. We'll provide an update on a more specific window on when you can expect to see Groups.

In the meantime, the Prep Phase is still available if you'd like to make last minute squad changes. Thanks for your patience.

SausyFC