Article: South Africa scored 9/10 for World Cup

A total of 3.1 million spectators paid to watch the 64 matches of the tournament, which is the third highest aggregate attendance behind the United States in 1994 and Germany in 2006.

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Bizkit87 said:

lets just hope its all for the better now, and not "back to old ways"

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Bizkit87 said:

Impressive, as seeing that the United States have a "local" population of 307,006,550, and Germany is basically at the center of Europe.

Keeping in mind that a financial recession was on the go, I think we all can be very proud of SA now

lets just hope its all for the better now, and not "back to old ways"

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The Source said:

Not that impressive. I doubt the USA has a bigger soccer fan base than SA and the were less teams then and therefore less matches than this world cup.

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The Source said:

Not that impressive. I doubt the USA has a bigger soccer fan base than SA and the were less teams then and therefore less matches than this world cup.

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Though organized locally by organizations all over the United States, there are three main youth soccer organizations working nationwide through affiliated local associations. The United States Youth Soccer Association boasts over three million players between the ages of five and 19, while American Youth Soccer Organization has more than 300,000 players between the ages of four and 19. Finally, the USL offers a number of youth leagues, including the Super-20 League and the Super Y-League, which have almost 1,000 teams and tens of thousands of players from the ages of 13 to 20. This makes soccer one of the most played sports by children in the United States.

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