Soccer, or as the rest of the world calls it Football, may be the most played sport by youth in America, but it is not so popular when it comes to being watched on TV.
The one exception to this rule is the World Cup, when the entire world is captivated as countries battle it out to say they are the best team on earth.
The men's World Cup was last summer, and the US had enough success that people in this country really got behind them, and began to watch all the games.
Now the women's World Cup will be starting up Sunday, and with the US women ranked number one in the world, there is a good chance they will have even more success than the men.
The question becomes will people watch these games, or is it like the WNBA compared to the NBA and softball compared to baseball where there is a severe drop-off of viewers.
In all honesty, I have a feeling people are not going to watch the US pool play games, and it is going to take until the semi-finals or finals for them to draw enough buzz for most people in America to tune their TV's to the games.
If we can have another repeat of 1999, with this memorable moment, then people are going to watch. But if the US struggles, the general public is just going to be counting down the days until the men's World Cup.
Don't forget, the Gold Cup could cause some momentum. It's the full USMNT against the best in North America. Making the semis or final would go a long way.
ReplyDeleteGreat point Anonymous, but I don't think people in the US care as much about the Gold Cup as they do about the World Cup. It's kind of like the go big or go home argument.
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