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World Cup 2026 begins today and, according to a new poll, many
Americans don't really care.
More than 4 in 10 American respondents to a new poll from Emerson College said they weren't interested in
this year's tournament.
One American interviewed said, "Soccer? World Cup? Isn't that, that obscure game that involves adults aimlessly kicking a ball back and forth to each other for 90 minutes, but if someone actually scores a goal or two while you sit and watch the grass on the field as they play, that announcer yells and goes nuts screaming, "Goal"!!! a few times during the game that something actually happens of interest?
Another interviewed said, "I don't watch, not because I'm homophobic, it's just that I don't like the sport is all, so please don't judge me."
Then another person interviewed chimed in saying, "The reason America never has a good team in the past at these World Cup events is probably because none of the players have actually played before and therefore don't even know what the rules of the sport are when they arrive at the World Cup to play."
No word yet on whether the officials of the World Cup can find another country that could care less about soccer than in the US, but they are trying. Currently a stadium is being built in Antarctica for a possible destination for the future World Cup. However, it is rumored that penguins are crazy about the sport just like the rest of the world is crazy about the sport. If so, the even may have to be moved back to the United States as a result.
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