By happenstance, I ended up watching a number of World Cup games in the city of my birth: Amman, Jordan. I’m not sure if I need to explain this but watching the World Cup in the US, my adopted country, pales in comparison with watching the games in the Middle East, where soccer (or football) is a joyful obsession.
The world cup is awesome! Can't wait until years later in north America, Canada and Mexico! I might go to a match when they come to Houston TX! You?