Imagine waking up to find every carefully built fantasy lineup suddenly looking obsolete. That is precisely the kind of morning managers faced after a spectacular Round 2 midfield slate that rewarded aggression and punished caution in equal measure, rewriting spreadsheets and reshaping mini-league tables around the globe. The Netherlands delivered the most jaw-dropping statement of the day, tearing Sweden apart in a 5-1 rout in Houston that nobody in their camp will forget. Cody Gakpo, valued at $7.7m, produced the kind of individual display fantasy legends are made of: two goals, an assist, four shots on target, and a pair of bonus points that propelled his total to a stunning 19. His teammate Brian Brobbey, priced at just $5.7m, also feasted on Swedish vulnerabilities to collect 15 points, while Crysencio Summerville added a tidy 12. On the other side of the ledger, Swedish defenders endured a nightmare, with Gabriel Gudmundsson sinking to minus three and Victor Lindelof falling to minus two. Germany's contest against Côte d'Ivoire offered an entirely different flavor of drama, yet ended with equally huge fantasy rewards. Trailing deep into stoppage time in Toronto, the Mannschaft turned to Deniz Undav off the bench, and the substitute repaid that faith in extraordinary fashion by scoring twice in the dying moments of a 2-1 escape. His $6.6m price tag suddenly looked like the bargain of the tournament as he racked up 14 points. Franck Kessie and Felix Nmecha also delivered strong midfield returns, while Florian Wirtz, Joshua Kimmich, and Nico Schlotterbeck were left with modest totals that disappointed their many owners. Finally, in a result that defied every expectation, Curaçao held Ecuador to a 0-0 stalemate thanks to Eloy Room's remarkable 16-save performance. The goalkeeper's heroics earned him a clean sheet and underlined that fantasy fortunes can swing on the unlikeliest of outcomes. Managers who captained Gakpo or Undav soared up the leaderboards, while those who trusted Swedish or German defensive assets were left picking up the pieces. One round changed everything.