Americans are showing up for the World Cup in record-breaking numbers
While the U.S. isn't a bona fide soccer nation yet, the past three weeks have perhaps shown what it would feel like if it were. (Image credit: Jacob Lujan)
While the U.S. isn't a bona fide soccer nation yet, the past three weeks have perhaps shown what it would feel like if it were.
(Image credit: Jacob Lujan)
Mexico fans reacts to its national team scoring against the Czech Republic during a watch party at Shell Stadium in Houston on June 24. Jacob Lujan/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption
It didn't take long for Americans to embrace the face paint. Or the flag-wearing. Or the dancing and marching to the sounds of Brazil's samba or Scotland's bagpipes.
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The World Cup is halfway through, and it's shaping up exactly how soccer organizers and longtime fans had hoped: The tournament is one big party.
A party that has stretched across sweaty sports bars and crowded parks. In hole-in-the-wall restaurants and sprawling football stadiums. And in oppressive heat and relentless thunderstorms.
Fans attend the Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone at Los Angeles Union Station on June 25. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Union Station hide caption