Fireside Chat with Anthony Dabbundo

Alon chats again with Anthony Dabbundo and they go group by group through the 2026 World Cup, picking out winners, dark horses, teams they like, teams they dislike, and potential Fantasy World Cup angles.

• Follow Anthony here: https://x.com/AnthonyDabbundo
• And check out his work for The Ringer here: https://www.theringer.com/creator/anthony-dabbundo

Chapters:

• 00:00:00 Intro to Anthony and Gambling Disclaimer
• 00:03:00 World Cup Bets with the Most Value and World Cup Bets with the Most Fun
• 00:07:53 Starting with the Groups and Their Situations
• 00:10:24 Group A: Mexico, Czechia, South Korea, and South Africa
• 00:14:13 Group B: Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia, and Qatar
• 00:17:52 Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, and Haiti
• 00:26:01 Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, and Curaçao
• 00:33:41 Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, and Tunisia
• 00:37:59 Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand
• 00:40:53 Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, and Cape Verde
• 00:43:13 Group I: France, Norway, Senegal, and Iraq
• 00:49:31 Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, and Jordan
• 00:52:41 Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Congo, and Uzbekistan
• 00:57:20 Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, and Panama
• 01:02:40 Group D: USA, Turkey, Paraguay, and Australia

FML FPL is a fantasy football podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran fantasy managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full matchday therapy.

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