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April 24, 2026
4 min to read
Winning under pressure: What the World Cup can teach every team about resilience
Markets shift, incidents happen, and the scoreboard is always on. The best teams don’t “rise to the occasion”, they fall to the level of their preparation. Whether you’re on the pitch or in the boardroom, resilience is less about being the hero and more about the habits you build before game day. In our recent webinar, Veeam SVP Shiva Pillay and Fox Sports Studio Analyst and former World Cup athlete, Alexi Lalas, shared insights on how to win under pressure, from the elite competition of the World Cup to mission-critical IT. In the sections ahead, we’ll pull a few World Cup-grade lessons and turn them into practical ways any organization can build teams that thrive under pressure. Read more