Researcher on ÖFB:

“These victories make us wake up happier”

Five wins in a row! After the national team's last few games, the fans had happy faces and the wave of euphoria swept through the country two and a half months before the first EURO game. "These victories make us wake up happier," says happiness researcher Anton Bucher. He also explains why the global happiness survey takes a break in World Cup years.  

As a Swiss citizen living in Salzburg with two nationalities, Prof. Anton Bucher is experiencing the current soccer euphoria at first hand.