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Originally Posted by Bagor
Hopefully never again unless FIFA wants non-atmosphere and non embracement of the tournament from the host nation.
That's speaking as someone that lived in Boston in the summer of 94 and attended two games in NYC. Two host cities that you would hardly have known the tournament was going on and that's considering one of the games was between the Irish and Italians in NY.
Sure, they've got the infrastructure but give me a game in a country with rickety old stadiums with a passionate crowd.
As for the Brazilian incident, maybe a bit of an overreaction but at the same time not very diplomatic by the secretary general.
Starting to consider hitting this tournament. Manaus would be first choice.
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I'm not sure what relevance 1994 has, the sport was in its infancy in the US. Heck, the whole point of the tournament was to jump start interest in the game.
I'm assuming you weren't here in 2010, otherwise you'd have seen the difference. The entire south street seaport area was turned into a viewing square, bars were packed for games (you couldn't get into places for US games without showing up a couple hours ahead of time) and people who barely watched soccer were fixated on the tournament.