15 fantasy football goldmine: Oyarzabal and Salah lead high-scoring matchday across Group H

Managers navigating the complexities of FIFA World Cup fantasy football received a bounty of points from Matchday 11, with established stars and budget enablers alike delivering substantial returns. Mikel Oyarzabal, priced at $8.1 million, emerged as the highest-scoring player of the day with 15 points after scoring twice and providing one assist in Spain's 4-0 demolition of Saudi Arabia. The Real Sociedad forward has now accumulated 22 goals in 42 international appearances, with 8 of those coming in competitive tournament fixtures. Oyarzabal's brace came from 4 shots, all on target, while he also completed 91% of his passes and created 3 chances for teammates. Lamine Yamal, the Barcelona teenager who has taken world football by storm, opened Spain's scoring before providing an assist for Oyarzabal's first goal. Yamal's $10 million price tag delivered 11 points, maintaining his record of contributing a goal or assist in every competitive appearance for Spain since the start of 2025. Aymeric Laporte and Marc Cucurella each earned clean sheet bonuses worth 4 additional points, with Spain restricting Saudi Arabia to only 2 shots on target across 90 minutes. Saudi Arabia managed just 24% possession, completed 189 passes to Spain's 623, and generated an expected goals tally of 0.4. In the earlier fixture, Alireza Beiranvand continued his reputation as one of football's premier tournament goalkeepers by earning 11 points for IR Iran in their 0-0 draw against Belgium. The 33-year-old made 6 saves, claimed 4 crosses, and completed 72% of his 39 passes, earning a bonus point for his Man of the Match performance. Beiranvand's $4.2 million price tag made him the most effective budget enabler of the matchday, returning more than 2.5 points per million dollars of fantasy budget. Kevin Pina of Cabo Verde, priced at $4.7 million, delivered 9 points in his side's 2-2 thriller against Uruguay, contributing 1 assist, 4 tackles, and an 89% pass completion rate. Mohamed Salah vindicated his $10 million valuation with 14 points in Egypt's 2-1 victory over New Zealand, scoring once and adding an assist while creating 5 chances. Salah has now scored in 3 consecutive international appearances, taking his Egypt tally to 68 goals in 110 caps.