Club World Cup Fantasy 2025: Flamengo Best Picks, Predicted Line-up and Team Overview
Club World Fantasy 2025 is here! Continuing with our team previews, we take a look at the Flamengo best picks, predicted line-up and team overview.
Knowing how a team could line-up and their best assets could be absolutely key for success in Club World Cup Fantasy. Helping us today is fan @RicardoORamalho, who has provided us with his insight.
Team Overview
Flamengo booked their place in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup by winning the 2022 Copa Libertadores, South America’s top club competition. They clinched the title with a 1–0 win over Athletico Paranaense in the final, thanks to a goal scored just before half-time.
That victory secured Flamengo one of the six spots allocated to South American clubs in the newly expanded 32-team tournament.
This will be Flamengo’s third appearance at the Club World Cup, having previously featured in the 2019 and 2022 editions.
Flamengo have started their season very well domestically. After 11 matches, seven wins, three draws and just one loss, the Brazilian side sit top of the Brasileiro Serie A. During those matches they managed a huge 24 goals, conceded just four times, and a huge eight clean sheets.
Recent form is also hugely promising – with an impressive five wins and one draw in their previous six matches. That period of games included a huge five clean sheets, just two goals conceded and 14 goals scored.
Group and Fixtures
Flamengo will face-off against: Espérance Sportive de Tunis (TUN), Chelsea FC (ENG) and LAFC (USA) in Group D.
Their upcoming schedule looks like the following:
- Matchday 1 – Esperance
- Matchday 2 – Chelsea
- Matchday 3 – LAFC
Flamengo head into their opening match as clear favourites against Esperance. Anything other than a comfortable win would be deemed a failure.
Their toughest test of the group stage is against Chelsea. Chelsea are slight favourites, but you can’t rule out Flamengo picking up a positive result.
Despite home advantage, LAFC are still underdogs for their match against Flamengo, so the Brazilian side have the edge going into it.
Predicted line-up
You can check out our Club World Cup Fantasy Ultimate Guide to help prepare you for the upcoming competition.
Top Picks
Flamingo have a solid schedule and they go into it in fantastic defensive form. For those who want a piece of their backline then right-back Wesley (€4.6m) is the cheapest route in. Wesley has managed just one assist from his first eight matches.
Wesley is a viable option, but can be rotated on occasion. If you are looking for a player who is nailed in the starting XI, then look no further than centre-back Léo Ortiz (€4.9m). Ortiz has shown some attacking threat as of late – bagging a goal and an assists in his previous five games.
Playing in a number 10 role and taking a share of set pieces, including penalties, is midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta (€6.2m). The Uruguayan has made an excellent start to the season after producing a massive nine goals and four assists in just nine league matches.
Leading the frontline is in-game forward Pedro (€6.8m). Pedro impressed in the 2024 season – scoring 11 goals and creating five assists in just 21 matches. He has continued that great form this campaign – with four goals and two assists in just eight matches.
There we have it, our Flamengo Best Picks, Predicted Line-up and Team Overview. Will you be picking any of their players?
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