do you actually care about the world cup?

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Yes. Soccer is my favorite sport, its a world competition, which adds to the excitement.

not one bit.

i find myself rooting against the usa.  if america does well, that means we will have to hear more about soccer.  no one wants that when there is baseball to talk about!

lol

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I feel like people who say that nothing happens in soccer are implying that the only thing that matters in a sports game is the goals. I find the notion that you need the scoreboard to tell you when something is exciting pretty simplistic.

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I feel like people who say that nothing happens in soccer are implying that the only thing that matters in a sports game is the goals.

I get what you're trying to say, a lot of the important plays in soccer aren't anywhere near the goal and are just setting up opportunities to score*, but the score is the only thing that matters when all is said and done.

Not just soccer, though. American football has a lot of excitement on the plays, and the process of getting the touchdown, not just the touchdown itself. Yes, score is all that matters when you are looking at the game on a spreadsheet; but appreciation of a sport involves much more than the points you score, and that goes for all the sports, not just soccer/hockey.