Freakonomics Radio   /     How to Catch World Cup Fever

Subtitle
For soccer fans, it's easy. For the rest of us? Not so much, especially since the U.S. team didn't qualify. So here's what to watch for even if you have no team to root for. Because the World Cup isn't just a gargantuan sporting event; it's a microcosm o
Duration
56:39
Publishing date
2018-06-14 03:00
Link
http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/how-catch-world-cup-fever/
Contributors
  Stephen J. Dubner and WNYC Studios
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Enclosures
https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/freakonomics_podcast/freakonomics_podcast061318.mp3
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For soccer fans, it's easy. For the rest of us? Not so much, especially since the U.S. team didn't qualify. So here's what to watch for even if you have no team to root for. Because the World Cup isn't just a gargantuan sporting event; it's a microcosm of human foibles and (yep) economic theory brought to life.