does the USA have the least fans of all the teams that are go in to the world cup?
463785
Its sad but true... I wish soccer could be alot bigger in this country!
1179181
Yeah it can suck pretty bad.Especially if your team is losing.And worst if they did not qualify altogether.But I've got nothing to complain about,Czech is in,and we're gonna take it.\n\nDun't be upset if you don't really appreciate the beautiful game,everyone has different fancies.\n\nBtw,most of the people here are poseurs.They don't care about the world cup.They just want to be part of the 'in crowd'.You'll find they mostly support Brazil,Argentina or England.\n\nSome advice,the world Cup is a beautiful experience and I really think nobody should ever miss out on it.So if u really want to get into the action,try watching certain teams like Czech,Spain,Italy or Brazil.They make the game interesting.\n\nI applaud you for coming out and just saying it.Most people wouldn't have.\n\nCzech Republic rulezz and we are gonna win tonight,\nWOOHOO!
1099560
Actually I think it is because they do not have the drive to want to play in the World Cup as all the other countries do..\n\nJust look at the game between USA and Ghana...\n\nThis is Ghana's FIRST appearence in the World Cup and they advanced to the next round, and yet USA has qualified for the World Cup since 1990 and still lost..\n\nIt goes to show that they do not truly have the desire to want to play soccer and be in the World Cup
1149212
Because they have a lot of soccer fans yet never win a world cup.\n\nWhy are there so many people cheering for the Chicago Cubs?
1025945
Tue fans, will follow the team no matter what. The bandwagon people, we'll see them again in South Africa 2010. And yes, the team should have played better. Getting beating 3-0 is not good for a team as good as the US. No matter who the opponent is.
1183004
You are right. Unfortunately, despite all it's wonderful qualities, The World Cup is the modern version of war for some people who prefer to hate the other teams  than to enjoy the game...
1064836
I agree, USA ranked fifth on the world is a joke, who have they beat? and the championship that US organized, they end up inviting teams that are barely able to make it to the world cup.
418212
Absolutely.  The ratings system is a joke.  There is no way the USA and Mexico are better teams than France, Portugal and Argentina.
1143235
No.  No offence to any Mexicans, but I've noticed Mexicans are die-hard fans for everything their country does--even when they do it badly.  I decided to look up their World Cup track record and although I didn't go back further than the 80s, it seems the furthest they've made it was to the qrt finals once.  Otherwise, they usually don't make it past the top 16.  To tell the truth, Mexico is a highly regarded team, but they aren't all that.  The only reason they're going to make it out of the 1st round is because Angola and Iran suck.  And even then, they tied with Angola.  Come on.  This is supposed to be ra ra Mexico Mexico.\n\nAllez Brasil!!
1084678
They've had another poor world cup campaign, considering they have a great team on paper. If they do somehow get past the knock-out stages, I don't see them getting much further
1001552
well there would be very different responses depending on the country. The countries who have won the world cup before would have probably just found it a bit humerous but nothing more. Then theres the whole tier of countries who time after time are there in the quarters, semis, and finals who for some reason just cant seem to win it all. Holland comes to mind specifically. La mechanica naranja (the orange machine) were the favorites to win the world cup on many different occasions, and they just couldnt pull one off. Check republic and Sweeden also come to mind in this group of teams. These teams would literally want to kill themselves. They would agonize over how some country who barely knows what a soccerball looks like managed to win the coveted world cup trophy before them who have been just so close so many times. Lastly, is the group of all the dark horses in world cup history. They would gain a lot of hope and confidence that a team with so little chance of winning were able to pull through and win. Personally I'm from argentina, so i would just find it a bit funny if they won, but since I live in the US now I was cheering for them. I thought the US was almost guarenteed a second round birth when ghana took down the check republic, but it was not to be. Although i think the US needs a new system of finding players at a young age before they will be able to compete at the same level that some of these other countries play at. Right now, Soccer is a sport for rich people in the US. The only way to be discovered at the appropriate age is to play club football which is extremely expensive in the us. Club teams often run $3000 a season. Some people go through the College system, but this means that the player is already 22-23 years old when he starts training with a professional team, and recieving professional training. This is way too late. In argentina, kids start playing soccer for professional clubs by the age of 12. It only costs about 20 pesos a season to join one of these professional clubs so almost everybody with good skill in the country gets discovered very early in developement, and recieve training by the best coaches in the country at a very early age. I'm off to cry a bit more about our fall to the blows of the german side. I wish america luck in future competitions.
1112458
no.  why should it.  World Cup team won't go that far, there is no interest in it professionally here, and there is too much competition for the sports person's attention between football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, hockey, golf, tennis, etc.\n\nSoccer is a distant thought for most people.
383021
No. They have teams whith a very good chance in the last two world cups, but they choked. Same for Portugal in 2002.
1172182
lol..I don't think so.\nItaly will not win the world cup, there's better teams.
1044236
32 countries have played in the cup since France 98.  Stadiums vary, but in this one the average is between 40-50 thousand I would say.  Brazil was the pre-tournament favorite, but France knocked them out in the quarterfinals.  No, it is not the 80th world cup, the FIFA World Cup began in 1930, and is held every 4 years, and was not held between 38 and 50 due to WWII.  So there was a tournament in 30, 34, 38, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 02, and now in 06.  So this cup is the 18th.  Regardless of who wins this tournament (because both are previous winners), only seven countries have won the world cup.  Uruguay in 30, Italy in 34, Italy in 38, Uruguay in 50, West Germany in 54, Brazil in 58, Brazil in 62, England in 66, Brazil in 70, West Germany in 74, Argentina in 78, Italy in 82, Argentina in 86, Germany in 90, Brazil in 94, France in 98, Brazil in 02, and either Italy/France in 06.  For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup.
1093565
No! They and Saudi Arabia, in particular were awful.\nThe world cup finals should be the best 32 teams in the world, but to keep all the confederations happy, decent teams like Ireland, Uruguay, Chile, Romania, Greece (European Champions, BTW), etc. miss out so that tin-pot hopeless Asian, middle-eastern, oceanic and central american teams get a go!!!!
687387
This is under "Football (American)" but it's a soccer question... so let me just say, the US will not be winning the world cup