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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