sports landscape has been steadily gathering momentum for two decades since the World Cup took place on U.S. The reality is that soccer’s place in the U.S. is not about to be a soccer-crazed country like the rest of the world, but Brazil is not a one-year blip for soccer in America.

Gatherings will be widespread for the World Cup final Sunday between Germany and Argentina. Huge viewing parties took place in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and just about every other major city for the U.S. and Portugal battle to a draw during the group stage. Ratings forĮSPN have been off the charts with 25 million people watching the U.S. team escaped the “Group of Death” before losing to Belgium in the knockout stage. Much has been made over the past month regarding Americans supposed sudden love affair with soccer, as the U.S.