>>>There is a bit more to the World Cup than entertainment.
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>>You're right, there's advertising, too.
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>>>It is entertaining to most fans, including me, but winning and losing is a pretty intense matter to the participants. These aren't pickup games played for fun and recreation.
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>>Why do the participants care?
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>I can only hope you are being facetious. Uh, because they are representing their country, 90% of whom are watching? (Outside the U.S. anyway).
Actually I'm not. I'm gonna go "5 Whys" on you, you may find it enlightening.
Regards. Al
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