For those already in World Cup withdrawal …

   [1]The Monty Python Philosophy Football Match: The Ancient Greeks
   Versus the Germans:

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     Today, as the 2018 World Cup draws to a close, we're revisiting a
     classic Monty Python skit. The scene is the 1972 Munich Olympics.
     The event is a football/soccer match, pitting German philosophers
     against Greek philosophers. On the one side, the Germans - Hegel,
     Nietzsche, Kant, Marx and, um, Franz Beckenbauer. On the other side,
     Archimedes, Socrates, Plato and the rest of the gang. The referee?
     Confucius. Of course.

     Note: Some years ago, this match was recreated by [2]The Philosophy
     Shop, a group dedicated to promoting philosophy among primary
     schoolchildren. [3]The Telegraph gives you more details.

     Enjoy.

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   My original entry is here: [14]The Monty Python Philosophy Football
   Match: The Ancient Greeks Versus the Germans. It posted Tue, 17 Jul
   2018 14:22:40 +0000.
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  14. https://www.prjorgensen.com/?p=1286