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Why Social Democracies Win World Cups
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 mo...
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Why Social Democracies Win World Cups is an episode from The David McWilliams Podcast by David McWilliams. 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...
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Published Jun 9, 2026, 40:44 long, audio available.
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