The world is in the grip of a highly contagious bug that is causing outbursts of patriotism and uncontrolled waving of flags and face-painting: the 2010 World Cup. Too bad that the U.S. seems to be the only country that is safe from Cup fever. As the finale moves ever closer, the hundreds of thousands of fans who traveled South Africa to experience the event in person are growing more and more crazed, as are the estimated 125 million TV viewers per game worldwide. By comparison, American interest, especially now that the U.S. is out of the tournament, appears to have flagged, even though more than 130,000 tickets were sold to U.S. residents. But how does that compare to other countries? And how do American sports stack up against the big business of international football? Take this quiz to test your global sports knowledge.
