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[QUOTE="Forza Azzurri, post: 5604168, member: 1452"]
Yes, that will be very interesting to watch.

I went to Italy-Norway and Italy-Spain in '94 and the atmosphere in the stands was just electric.  Very unlike what you get at Final Fours (I have not been to a Super Bowl but suspect it is the same) where prices, limited tickets and corporate sponsorship mean that spectators are less rabid fans and more "event go-ers" as I call them:  There because it is the place to be\something they can brag about rather than being a passionate fan.

No question the World Cup is getting vastly more American Corporate (ie. maximize profit) and less fanatic-friendly.

We'll see how it impacts this World Cup.

Maybe.  Lots of people with lots of money out there who probably don't have season tickets but will spend to go to an event like the World Cup.

Regarding the true "Fans" likely true but also true that there are fans out there who sell their home, their car or whatever they need to do to be able to go.

My son's high school team did that with Red Bulls and I went as one of the chaperones.  Pretty cool thing to do.  Good team bonding exercise.
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