# How to Watch Soccer Like a Nerd

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Podcast: [The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-double-pivot-soccer-analysis-analytics-and-commentary-1107992)
Published: 2026-06-16T15:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Mike has written a World Cup 2026 update to his classic Grantland piece about how to watch soccer. We discuss expected goals and how to use statistics well and poorly, we talk tactics and "flex back threes" and "five guys" and "rest defense" and how it all goes back to Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich, and a little bit on the economics of the game and why that explains the coaches at the 2026 World Cup. Read Goodman in 2026: https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/fifa-2026-world-cup-expected-goa...

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