Americans don't like ties
They want clear, clean-cut winners. A tie? Boring. Such a mentality is ignorant to the fact that some of the most exciting matches of all time ended in a draw. Example? Watch this video of David Beckham's free kick against Greece.
Why is the crowd so electric? England would have failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup had Beckham not scored in that, the last play of the game which tied the game 2-2. The idea of an entertaining draw is very foreign to many Americans, obsessed with a sporting culture that centers around the concept of overtime. Take into consideration that soccer has penalty kicks which certainly feed into the sort of drama that Americans crave. In that sense, soccer offers the best of worlds.
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