4 business lessons from the World Cup

Pro tip: try to keep your expectations in check

Soccer game
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The World Cup is a glorious spectacle of a tournament, an exhilarating culmination of the hopes and fears of hundreds of millions of soccer fans worldwide, including a rising number of Americans.

I grew up in England where soccer (or football as we call it) is by far the most popular sport. And as a national phenomena, the World Cup offers a lot of useful insights into group psychology, which means there are valuable lessons that can be applied to business and economics.

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John Aziz is the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also an associate editor at Pieria.co.uk. Previously his work has appeared on Business Insider, Zero Hedge, and Noahpinion.