World Cup 2026 R32: Free Wildcard for the Knockouts

Extremely quick turnaround to the knockout stage, and we're all on a free wildcard, so we banged out an episode.

Chapters:

• 00:00:00 Intro: Walsh Is Back and We're Back
• 00:04:37 No Minus Points for Missing Penalties
• 00:08:14 Conceptualizing the Round of 32 and How to Talk About It
• 00:11:00 Working Backward from the Quarterfinal Favorites, Starting with Argentina
• 00:15:09 Qualification Booster and Clean Sheet Shield
• 00:19:03 Back to the Favorites with England: Jude Will Never Leave Our Team
• 00:24:29 France and Germany's Side of the Bracket: Three French and Maybe Zero Germans
• 00:28:20 Butting Heads on Spain
• 00:35:22 The USA and Not Making Too Many Bets
• 00:40:22 The Colombians: Lucho and Who
• 00:43:02 Netherlands and Morocco Quadrant: Trying to Steal a Great Round of 16 Matchup
• 00:47:09 Ending Quickly with Some Discord Questions: One Last Ride, Comparing the UI to FPL, and Cheap Mids

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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