re: Why do soccer referees always seem so egrigiously bad?

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Japan/Korea 2002 probably topped it, but every venue was sold out for every match in 1994, and it wasn't just ticket sales, it was asses in seats.

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That's why I said "probably" I know they like their sports, but I wasn't completely certain. Our giant stadia still sold out. Italia 90 had some big (Stadio Olimpico) and expanded stadia, and it was pathetic.

FIFA likes to cut its nose to spite its face. We'll see what Brazil brings, and how many tickets they have to give away, kind of like RSA, last year. It KILLS THEM that ours was the most successful.