reached high levels. The match where they clinched there way into the World Cup and their match against Portugal was the most watched soccer game ever in the US. Germany was also highly rated. Their knockout stage match against Belgium is 2nd on the highest rated soccer match.
MLS is also growing fast in TV coverage and revenues.
I don't think soccer isn't having a catching on problem when there was pretty much no fan support since '94. My problem is I have no "team". I probably would root for Seattle Sounders over any team in the world since I did also live there. I'm waiting for Arizona to get a team before I see my self being passionate. I think that was a problem since I can't see the average sports fan choosing European country teams as their team because they have the best soccer players in the world . Now the MLS is a top 10 soccer league, behind the big 4 European leagues & Brazil & Mexico which isn't bad at all. This explains the soccer ratings. US have a damn good team and were put in a league w/ quality opponents. US needed to beat Portugal to clinch, but the draw made things tricky but still had a 65% chance of advancing. It also had a late finish that added drama to the group. Something a national team is easy for US fans and when they have a good team playing in important matches and winning. Even the Belgium game was also a great game to watch.
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