It’s the pilot episode of Down the Flank featuring Taylor and Marc previewing the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a lot of filler words, awkward word-phrasing, and poor time management. Before, though, they begin by telling some background on how they became football fans as Americans (2:05). Previewing and giving their predictions group-by-group, they start in order with Group A (8:05), Group B (16:10), Group C (27:25), Group D (40:05), Group E (49:50), Group F (57:45), Group G (1:03:50), and Group H (1:15:00). Then they finally cap off their marathon pilot episode with their predictions for who will receive official accolades and who they think will take home the World Cup (1:23:35).

Down the Flank -- 2018 World Cup Preview (Pilot)

Taylor and Marc are back to review recent transfer news as well as the first matchday of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After discussing transfer news (1:00), they get to talking about the most notable games from the World Cup over the last few days (17:10), including Portugal v. Spain, France v. Australia, Argentina v. Iceland, Germany v. Mexico, Belgium v. Panama, and Tunisia v. England (sorry Group H!). The episode then caps off with a quick lightning round about the pair's most surprising and disappointing teams, as well as their favorite goals (49:45).

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