# Why Social Democracies Win World Cups

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Podcast: [The David McWilliams Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453)
Published: 2026-06-09T08:26:48+00:00
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## Resource

The FT's Simon Kuper joins us to kick off our World Cup series, on why tiny social democracies keep producing the best football teams, why FIFA is laundering reputations for dictators, and why this tournament will say more about geopolitics than any leaders' summit this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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