{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67b84358dd7c6173dd85e137/6ace0c6b5f788808a72f6741?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"WORLD CUP TEAMS: Are Australia or New Zealand Favourites?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67b84358dd7c6173dd85e137/1791888474708-d9ea65ac-d562-47b5-8b9c-edd04a091137.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>WORLD CUP: The teams have dropped for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup with Kevin Walters dropping a big bombshell by selecting Reece Walsh over James Tedesco for Australia. Bold move or right call?</p><p><br></p><p>Plus with one of the strongest teams in the nation&#39;s history, do New Zealand deserve to be favourites? And with Samoa and Tonga naming some of their strongest ever squads - could one of them really win the tournament?</p><p><br></p><p>We break down the team lists for all ten teams ahead of the tournament opener.</p>","author_name":"Dane Lillingstone"}