Jul 14, 2026 · 29 min · 13 segments
Simon Kuper is one of the few sports journalists who has now attended 10 World Cups. The author of "World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments" and co-author of "Soccernomics" joins Geoff…
Simon KuperGuest
Geoff BennettHost
I see the American failure as part of the failure of the entire world outside Western Europe and Argentina for six World Cups in a row now.
You've just published a book about it called World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments.
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I see the American failure as part of the failure of the entire world outside Western Europe and Argentina for six World Cups in a row now.
You've just published a book about it called World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments.
