[Jack Black]

The World Cup is the biggest example of media induced mass hysteria I've seen since Global Warming.

I've watched several games and they do not live up to the hype

This is a sport that is in serious need of a makeover to have any real appeal. First off look at the scores in the games: 0-0 in one final, 0-2 (a blowout!), 1-1. So you are watching people pass a soccer ball around, mostly to no avial, for 90 minutes. Then, when it's tied they do it for another 30 minutes. Then, mercifully, the game is ended with penalty kicks.

There is more ground pounding action in women's tennis.

When does NFL exhibition start? This travesty has made me look forward to it.

[Rummenigge]

real appeal ?

Are you informed about the dimensions of that event ?

Name one more thing with more appeal.

[cartan]

I've watched several games and they do not live up to the hype.

This is a sport that is in serious need of a makeover to have any real appeal. First off look at the scores in the games: 0-0 in one final, 0-2 (a blowout!), 1-1. So you are watching people pass a soccer ball around, mostly to no avail, for 90 minutes.

You have just explained what your problem is: You don't understand what's going on during a game. That's why you're bored. If you didn't grow up with a particular sport, getting into it isn't entirely trivial. Perhaps try reading a book first. Something like this, perhaps:

[Imnotalib]

If you don't enjoy the game without any goals being scored, then you clearly don't understand the game. The Italy - Germany game was fascinating even without the last minute goals. Some games are better than others, like any sport. At least in soccer, unlike football and baseball, the players don't spend 90% of the game standing around on the pitch.

[Aquinasfan]

This is a sport that is in serious need of a makeover to have any real appeal.

By "real appeal" do you mean appeal in America? Internationally, soccer is by far the most popular sport, and the World Cup is by far the most watched sporting event in the world.

In the US professional soccer ranks a distant fifth behind football, baseball, basketball and hockey, but it's just a matter of time before it surpasses basketball and hockey in terms of popularity. I've followed soccer since I played as a kid in the '70s, and I'd give it 15-20 years before it's the fourth-ranked sport.