2026 World Cup Preview with Daniele Fisichella

About this episode

The episode features Daniele Fisichella discussing the upcoming 2026 World Cup and its implications for teams and betting strategies.

The year 2026 brings sports fans the World Cup and even better, it's on American soil! The Favorites is back as Stuckey and Brandon Kravitz welcome Daniele Fisichella to break down expectations for this year's tournament. Fisichella is a soccer/football journalist and betting expert from the UK and he's brought all his thoughts across the pond to help prepare you (and us) for this year's World Cup. They get into the weather impacting home field/pitch advantage, a few new rules including a larger bracket and how that will impact group play and individual matches. Plus, the ups and downs of teams like Italy, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, the USA and more. Finally, the crew plants their flag on their favorite World Cup play with some help from our friends at DraftKings. For more World Cup coverage, check out The Action Network Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and on the Action Network YouTube page.  Check out the Action Network App and sign up for Action Pro for instant notifications from our top experts. Get $20 off an annual subscription with promo code POD20 here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Stuckey, Brandon Kravitz

Guest: Daniele Fisichella

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer
• betting
• sports analysis
• team performance
• new rules

Keywords

• World Cup 2026
• soccer betting
• team analysis
• sports news
• soccer rules

Sponsors

DraftKings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DraftKings, The Action Network, Action Network Podcast

Places: USA, Italy, Japan, Spain, Netherlands

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