Anthony Zurcher

does well, if it makes it to the knockout round, you only see that kind of fanaticism grow.

But it is a growing sport.

It has the highest level of youth participation of any sport in the United States.

Now, after the tournament's over, it'll go back to being one of the lower-tier sports here in the United States, certainly nothing close to the NFL, but it does have a solid, reliable fan base.

Kids grow up playing soccer here all across various communities.

About 10 percent of the American public says that soccer is their favorite sport of all of them.

And if you go to these MLS soccer stadiums, whether it's...

So and that is a been a steadily growing number, in part because of the growing number of migrants in this country from places where soccer is the one big sport.

uh, inter, uh, inter Miami, uh, down in Florida or here in DC with DC United, uh, or across the country, you will find a loyal fan base of people in the, in the tens of thousands showing up for games, uh, regularly.

So I.

Something like this, this event will catch on quickly because Americans like cheering for an American team.

So, uh, you know, yeah, you can make fun of the United States and make fun of the soccer fanship here, but there, there are a bunch of us out there and we are, we are sticking with the sport through thick and thin.

And if the U.S.

does well, if it makes it to the knockout round, you only see that kind of fanaticism grow.

Now, after the tournament's over, it'll go back to being one of the lower tier sports here in the United States.

Certainly nothing close to the NFL, but...

But it does have a solid, reliable fan base.

And if you go to these MLS soccer stadiums, whether it's Inter-Miami down in Florida or here in D.C.

with D.C.

United or across the country, you will find a loyal fan base and people in the tens of thousands showing up for games regularly.