I did not watch a minute of it. Don't have access to ESPN, nor got invited to any lets-watch-some-sports parties. Not just me. Americans are not jumping up and down each time a GOOOAL is made. America is a unique place in the world that doesn't catch World Cup fever. I wonder why. Well, America has too much sports to watch already: NBA, hockey, their own football, baseball, tennis etc. Hockey and soccer have almost exact same concept: get the puck in the goal. Hockey catches on and soccer doesn't.
I think the problem (and gem) of soccer is this: scoring is too rare. The entire game of the final has just 1 goal. I think Americans prefer to see scoring more often, more fast paced, scoring action like the NBA. They don't care as much about the actions in between. The soccer field iS VERY big. Although the soccer players run real fast it seems to take forever to go coast to coast.
Sports... it brings the world together. It IS the common language for mankind.
I think soccer is the most successful of sports in popularity because it is the most accessible sport: all you need is a relatively inexpensive ball, some cones or some old shoes to mark your goal post and start kicking. You don't need hoops or concrete ground, or nets or hoops. Simple is beautiful.
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