re: So how screwed over is FOX for buying World Cup broadcasting rights?

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There is more than enough interest in the World Cup regardless of whether the US is there or not lol.

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Yeah but it's still completely devastating for the US to not be included.

Define

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more than enough

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Because I doubt there is

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more than enough

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Interest in a tournament that will not involve the USA. The casual observer will not tune in. That leaves the diehards. How many of those are there in this country?

There are easily more diehard baseball fans in this country than soccer fans, yet there has been discussion on this board about timeslots for the Houston Astros because they are a "regional team" and do not have a national following. A team in one of the largest cities in the country has a regional following and can't get a primetime TV slot?

And you think there will be

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more than enough

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Interest in the World Cup sans the USA?

Nah.

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There is more than enough interest in the World Cup regardless of whether the US is there or not lol.

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Uh...no.

Did Fox buy the rights to Europe's and South America's audience. If so, then yes.

In America, for most everyone...no USA...pretty much no care. It's been that way forever.

You won't see cool videos of people at the airport or in bars cheering on Ghana vs. Mexico hoping for a last minute goal.

Soccer is purely an "Olympic sport" in America...if you even know what I mean by that statement.

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There is more than enough interest in the World Cup regardless of whether the US is there or not lol.

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Being that traditional, domestic born Americans don't watch soccer as it is, why would they watch if America isn't in it? A huge chunk of the ratings in the U.S. come from casual, patriotic sports fans that are just tuning in to see the U.S. team.