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Back to the dreaded international week... We do have potential for a Ronaldo, Neymar and Thiago though.

Last week's score: 15/23

Formation: 3-4-2-1 Squad link: http://www.futhead.com/17/squads/5419955/

Goalkeeper

Danijel Subasic - GK -OVR 84 If there’s one position which I hate for these weeks, it's the goalkeepers and now that we are looking for two golds it becomes even harder. The first selected is Subasic who made a total of four saves as Croatia remained unbeaten with a 1-0 win over Ukraine.

Defenders

Jonas Hector - LB -OVR 81 The first of two German IF's to be predicted for their 4-1 win over Azerbaijan is their LB, Hector. The Koln wingback helped chip in with two of the assists which when you are selecting from below 50 matches really does stand out.

Lukasz Pisczek - RB -OVR 82 The first of three Dortmund players to feature this week is Pisczek and although that seems absurd seeing as they all come from different matches I don't see why it should take a toll. The Polish RB scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute as Poland beat Montenegro 2-1, which should see them top the group baring disaster.

Theodor Gebre Selassie - RB -OVR 76 Another nation which I have opted to award two IF's to is that of the Czech Republic. No surprise that they played against San Marino then. The RB claimed both a goal and assist and although a clean sheet is pretty much guaranteed the fact that he has one will only help his cause.

Midfielders

Andre Schurrle - RM -OVR 81 It seems strange predicting two German IF's for what was a less than convincing performance but both players on paper deserve their spot. Schurrle was involved in three of the four goals, scoring twice and assisting another. If Germany only get one IF it will be this man.

Dusan Tadic - CAM -OVR 79 Usually I would have ignored Tadic due to the proximity of his last IF but during these International sides you can't really afford to be picky, so with a goal and two assists it would have been naive to ignore the Serbian. There are contrasting line-ups however the official Uefa site suggests CAM.

Thiago - CAM -OVR 85 Personally, just looking at an 89 rated Thiago feels wrong but that could well become a reality after the Spaniard picked up two assists during their 4-1 home win over Israel.

Neymar - LW -OVR 92 Paulinho stole the show for Brazil with a hat trick from midfield however seeing as though he is not in the game it leaves the door open for Neymar who scored one and assisted another during their impressive 4-1 away win over Uruguay.

Carlos Vela - RW - OVR 82 Vela grabbed a couple of assists for Mexico during their 2-0 win over Costa Rica which resulted in them claiming first place in the group. CB Araujo scored one of the golds but with Vela being gold I believe that the preference will be given to him.

Cristiano Ronaldo - LW -OVR 94 We have seen re-releases happen before with these elite players and with Ronaldo playing out wide instead of his usual striker position I feel as though this could be a chance for EA to implement it. Ronaldo after all was one of the best players over the international break. He scored two of Portugal's three goals from the left side and claimed Goal's player of the week, not that that really means much but it’s still there.

Forwards

Olivier Giroud - ST -OVR 83 Giroud has been out of favour for Arsenal, largely due to the performances of Sanchez but even so that has limited his game time. He proved that he still has it in his locker though scoring twice for France in their 3-1 away win.

Substitutes

Stefanos Kapino - GK -OVR 75 Another keeper punt now with Kapino after he helped his Greek side to a 1-1 away draw against the hyped Belgium. Greece ended the match with 9 men which I believe will help him to stand out even though he failed to keep a clean sheet and with just four saves has nothing to shout about on paper. He did make a tremendous double save towards the tail end of the match though.

Emil Forsberg - LM -OVR 79 After a breakthrough couple of seasons domestically Forsberg has made it to the big stage, playing internationally for Sweden. He managed to score his 4th and 5th goals for them on Saturday during a comfortable 4-0 win over Belarus and thus looks set to pick up his TIF.

Vladimir Darida - CM -OVR 79 I personally wanted Barak, who scored twice and assisted another, for this spot but seeing as he is not in the game it opens the door for his teammate, Darida. Darida also scored two goals during Czech Republic's routine 6-0 win over San Marino.

Christian Pulisic - CM -OVR 74 The first of two players to get in from USA's 6-0 thrashing of Honduras in the young talent of Pulisic. The Dortmund youngster picked up a goal and two assists and although he was not the star man due to hype I can see him getting the nod.

Vedad Ibisevic - ST -OVR 80 It's safe to say that the Bundesliga lot were the ones to show up with no less than nine being included in my prediction. Ibisevic is the final one and is included for his brace against Gibraltar in their 5-0 win.

Clint Dempsey - ST -OVR 79 Obviously, that stand out player mentioned under Pulisic was Clint Dempsey. At 33 years, old it could be argued that he is near the end of his career, at least internationally but with another three goals to his name many will be hoping that there’s still a few years left in him yet.

Cenk Tosun - ST -OVR 78 It was only a couple of weeks ago, that Tosun was snubbed for a hat trick purely for the fact it was played on a Monday. He only scored twice this time around but seeing as it was during an international break it makes him almost a certainty to make the cut.

Reserves

Juan Carlos - GK -OVR 69 With the new format in place it becomes difficult for both Silver and Bronze keepers to make the cut and they could well miss out again here. Carlos does make a strong case though, especially with the lack of games being played after making nine saves to help keep a clean sheet.

Gonzalo Martinez - CDM -OVR 73 This one is a bit of a punt, especially seeing as it's for a silver item but Martinez was fantastic in both the matches he played this week. Firstly claiming a goal and assist in their 3-1 win on Wednesday before scoring again in a 2-1 win on Sunday.

Ilja Nestorovski - ST -OVR 73 Nestorovski could quite easily have made himself a certainty had he not missed a last-minute penalty but because he did instead of a hat trick he comes into the selection process with a brace and a missed pen. I can't see the minor lapse taking too much of a toll though and a brace at international level is still an impressive feat and thus I have selected him over domestic braces.

Spas Delev - ST -OVR 64 Bulgaria recorded one of the few upsets caused in European qualification recording a 2-0 win at home to the Netherlands. Delev was the stand out player scoring both of those goals which should secure his spot.

Brendon Santalab - ST -OVR 63 The A-league still played their domestic football over the weekend and thus a player who has been in contention several times is now in line to pick up an IF. Santalab scored all three WSW goals in their 3-1 home win over Melbourne