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

... 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...