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World Cup 2026 QF: Our Team Has Gone Airplane Mode

Well, the round of death for Fantasy World Cup has arrived, and we do not have enough free transfers to deal with it.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro and How We Did in the Round of 16: The Airplanes Have Descended into Team FML FPL

00:03:18 Our Team's Situation: How and When to Use the Clean Sheet Shield

00:08:46 Starting with Questions from Discord: Nyland, USA vs Belgium "Analysis," Messi, Quarterfinal GKs, 15 Playing Players, and Kane vs Haaland

00:27:58 Briefly Going Through the Other Matches We Haven't Talked About Yet, Starting with France vs Morocco

00:30:21 Spain vs Belgium: What's Up with Lamine Yamal?

00:35:11 Awful Argentina vs Classic Switzerland

Find the episode at:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cup-2026-qf-our-team-has-gone-airplane-mode/id1024068765?i=1000775916568

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ApQGmYtj8KMw5XIAyVds6?si=kVyPMRyUR6-l0_Iwfkj18g

YouTube: https://youtu.be/lgdTNUgGNAY

All Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl

Thumbnail and GIF by Cole: @ilovemonsters on Twitter and @colelovemonsters on Instagram

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World Cup 2026 R16: Probably the Last Round That the Fantasy Game Is Still Fun

Working around potential eliminations feels like a minefield from here on out, but we have four transfers to use.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro and How We’re Doing in the Round of 32 So Far: Qualification Bonus Is So Stupid

00:05:26 The Balogun Situation: Cheap Forward Options

00:09:10 What Are We Gonna Do: Reverse Engineering Our Transfers

00:13:40 Canada vs Morocco: Morocco Are All Good Picks

00:17:14 Heavy on France and Heavy on Argentina Is Logical

00:20:48 Clean Sheet Chip Talk: When Is the Best Time to Play It and Why

00:28:04 Germany, by the Way: Klopp In?

00:30:58 Netherlands: Complete Joke, Bye Koeman

00:32:03 Brazil vs Norway and England vs Mexico: Jude Red Incoming

00:38:30 Portugal vs Spain and USA vs Belgium: Portugal Stink and USA Without Balogun

00:44:03 Mbappé vs Olise: One of Them Is the Best Player in the World Right Now

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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.

Find the episode at:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cup-2026-r32-free-wildcard-for-the-knockouts/id1024068765?i=1000774527004

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Rw5teBV0DqwEIdNMVqEtN?si=v_MBj2J6TnWm-rews8dP7w

YouTube is still rendering and I wanted to post this ASAP since the deadline is in ~13 hours

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World Cup 2026 MD3: A Wildcard Hullabaloo

It's just Alon on this episode, running through some MD3 group situations (Disgrace of Gijón) and World Cup Fantasy picks.

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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

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World Cup 2026 MD1: Building Team Alon & Walsh

Three days until go time!!!

We sorta tried to keep things relatively on topic, but in reality we're completely all over the place, mostly focused on our combined fantasy team.

World Cup Fantasy is live! Join the FML FPL league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA

We're also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

Chapters:

00:00:00 Vacation Brain: We're Three Days Away from MD1, What the Hell

00:03:31 Questions from Discord Are the Launch Pads, but We Talk About Everything: Goalkeepers, Highest Scoring Teams, Chip Strategy, and Much More

00:39:10 Who Is Locked into Our MD1 Team Right Now (Subject to Change) and Some Chip Planning

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World Cup 2026: Welcome to World Cup Fantasy

Whether you're PFPing (playing for points) or PFVing (playing for vibes), it's time to dive headfirst into World Cup Fantasy.

World Cup Fantasy is live! Join the FML FPL league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA

We're also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

Chapters:

00:00:00 New USA-Style World Cup Theme Music and Welcome to World Cup Fantasy

00:01:01 World Cup Fantasy Rules and Our Interpretations: Scouting Bonus for the Win

00:20:27 Groups, Fixtures, Favorable Matchups, and Scouting Bonus Targets

00:27:18 Premium Picks and Top Teams: Brazil's Vini and Raphinha, Spain and Yamal, and Many More

00:31:54 More Players and Teams We Love, More Players and Teams We Hate, and Early Picks (Subject to Change)

Find the episode at:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cup-2026-welcome-to-world-cup-fantasy/id1024068765?i=1000770673165

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sBmII0CAoleOR3UvjuwJZ?si=XblBRX2zQ6uH_3PTwHN9oA

YouTube: https://youtu.be/2-e8sBo7nd8

All Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl

Thumbnail and GIF by Cole: @ilovemonsters on Twitter and @colelovemonsters on Instagram