{"id":729152,"date":"2026-06-27T11:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/729152\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:58:19","slug":"expert-breaks-down-the-physics-behind-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/729152\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert breaks down the physics behind the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Share this <br \/>Article<\/p>\n<p>You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license.<\/p>\n<p>An expert has answers for you about the physics behind soccer\u2019s greatest plays.<\/p>\n<p>As the FIFA World Cup continues, fans will marvel at powerful shots, bending corner kicks, and spectacular saves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026the beautiful game is also a remarkable demonstration of science in motion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But behind every goal is a lesson in physics.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State University physicist <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.natsci.msu.edu\/directory\/Profiles\/Person\/102104?_gl=1*1mn541h*_ga*MTk2MDgwNTA1Ny4xNjg0MzM3NTYz*_ga_D7271B6VVJ*czE3ODI0MTA3NjckbzIzOSRnMCR0MTc4MjQxMDc2NyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Tessmer<\/a> explains how forces, momentum, and even air pressure shape the world\u2019s most popular sport.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/msutoday.msu.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/ate-what-is-the-physics-behind-soccers-greatest-plays\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State University<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. An expert&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":729153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[199,79,99],"class_list":["post-729152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-physics","tag-physics","tag-science","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=729152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/729153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}