It kept people interested because they knew there was the possibility of another goal.

Had it been 0-0 into the 81st minute, I'd wager the in-game TV ratings would have dropped by halftime.

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Posted by Palmetto08

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Posted on 6/17/14 at 1:06 pm to Golfer

I disagree. The first goal was scored before a lot of people got home from work at least in the central time zone. From 1 minute to 85 they had to watch us get outplayed and over matched. Also, the constant talk of our players being tired, exhausted, injured, etc. sixty minutes into the game got old real quick.

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Posted by Chair

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Posted on 6/17/14 at 1:12 pm to Golfer

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It kept people interested because they knew there was the possibility of another goal.

Why? How does basically starting a game 1-0 make people think there will be a greater possibility of another goal? If anything, there is LESS a chance of another goal.

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Had it been 0-0 into the 81st minute, I'd wager the in-game TV ratings would have dropped by halftime.

Maybe so. But I can just as easily see people having the mindset of: Well yea we got that early goal, but it's been 45 minutes so far and there has been nothing since. I don't know if I want to keep watching. We will probably win 1-0.

Don't get me wrong, I think this game helped soccer for the US due to the game as a whole:

-opening game of the world cup
-hyped tremendously
-new faces on the team, no Landon, etc.
-early score
-losing the lead late and showing the ability to come back at the end and win
-big "rival" in Ghana
-winning a basically must-win game

So yes it helped, but I don't think it was simply because of the early goal.

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