Archimedes warming up. Screenshot photo from Monty Python’s Philosopher Football sketch. As we get ready to enter the 2026 World Cup Knockout Round, I began to think back on the 2018 World Cup which saw Germany, the defending World Cup champions, packing up after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the South Korea team. It was then that thoughts of the brilliant Philosopher Football sketch from the mind palaces of Monty Python danced in my head. Why, you’re asking?