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Thanks to this man, we’re still watching the World Cup every day: ‘They couldn’t figure it out at FIFA’

Thanks to this man, we’re still watching the World Cup every day: ‘They couldn’t figure it out at FIFA’

Pim Klaver and his team of mathematicians designed the FIFA World Cup schedule to ensure a continuous sequence of matches from the group stage to the knockout rounds. The governing body turned to the Dutch experts after failing to resolve the complex scheduling logistics internally.

Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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