Astead Herndon

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There will be big diaspora tendencies at these games.

I think of games like Ecuador playing Germany at MetLife Stadium.

Huge Ecuadorian diaspora will make that stadium look like a home game.

Now, does that make those fans more reluctant to go to games?

I don't know.

Okay, so if I'm giving the pitch on why this could be fantastic, right?

And if I think of what Americans get excited about when it comes to sport, it's moments and it's characters.

So you're going to have these moments that a World Cup always produces because there's going to be so much jeopardy on the field.

You'll have penalty shootouts.

You'll have...

big nations going out possibly quite early.

Who knows?

But you're also going to have this real jeopardy of major names like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi having their final tournaments.

You're going to have Mo Salah being there with Egypt.

And I also think from an American perspective, it is one of those times where the multiculturalism and the diasporas of the United States can produce really fabulous moments.

You're going to have games in New Jersey where it looks like a home game for Ecuador.

Games in Miami where Argentina or Brazil will just fill that stadium.

And the blur of colour that you will see.

These fans will take over the beaches.