An Austrian and an Indian walk into the World Cup...

An Austrian and an Indian walk into the World Cup...

July 19, 2026 · 52 min · Season 4 · Episode 81

About this episode

A spontaneous discussion on the implications of the World Cup final from an economist and a tactics nerd's perspective.

... or: an Economist and a Tactics Nerd on what the last 6 weeks tell us about where the game is going. A spontaneous and incomplete post-final reaction. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE: The recent CNN piece with me on why a draw "sometimes feels like a win" Hörfehler Podcast, me on soccer in the U.S. Florian Ederer, X Dhruv Kapoor, X NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Please leave a quick voicemail with any fe...

People in this episode

Host: Philipp Gollner

Guests: Florian Ederer, Dhruv Kapoor

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Organizations: CNN, Hörfehler Podcast

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