In many countries, football is a lifelong obsession. In the United States, not so much.
Throughout the tournament there has been plenty of debate around ticket prices, extreme heat and whether American fans have truly embraced it.
BBC Sport’s Sam Harris travelled through New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Houston to find out what the FIFA World Cup experience in the USA is really like.
In this video…
00:00 – US road trip begins
00:32 – New York Knicks hype
02:06 – Philadelphia arrival
02:34 – Curaçao v Ivory Coast
03:32 – USA watch party
04:00 – Brazil fans
04:26 – Philadelphia reflections
05:16 – Boston stadium
06:19 – Cape Verde energy
07:05 – Houston arrival
08:18 – Coping with heat
09:13 – Ronaldo mania
09:44 – Our takeaways
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