On Wednesday, FIFA released a list of the top 10 countries requesting tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and the U.S. is right up there.
In fact, after host nation Brazil, fans from the USA have made the second highest number of ticket requests to go to the World Cup this summer.
Impressive.
With Jurgen Klinsmann’s team already set for the World Cup after breezing through qualification, American fans are ready to snap up the tickets for the showpiece event in South America. Check out the Tweet below from FIFA, that shows which nations are leading the race to grab tickets for the World Cup.
Top 10 countries requesting #WorldCup tickets so far: Brazil, USA, Argentina, Germany, Chile, England, Japan, Colombia, Australia, Mexico.
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) October 9, 2013
Should we be surprised by U.S. fans’ eagerness to grab tickets for the World Cup? I’m not.
Brazil is the closest World Cup to the USA, geographically, in quite some time, with South Africa 2010, Germany 2006 and Japan and South Korea 2002, all proving a long trip for U.S. soccer fans to undertake. The relative closeness of Brazil makes this World Cup one that fans of the Nats can truly enjoy up close and personal, and the huge support of the band of traveling American fans will have a positive effect on Klinsmann’s side.
And that growing optimism around the national team is perhaps one of the biggest reasons for a huge surge in ticket applications, with a real feel good factor surrounding the USMNT. Between now and June 2014 tickets will be snapped up across the globe, and if U.S. fans outnumber other groups of supporters, don’t be surprised.
