2006年意大利和法国的决赛就没有出现这样的情景，当时，意大利几乎所有小镇都是万人空巷，大家聚集在广场看比赛；而纵观美国，人们只不过是在下班后涌入体育酒吧。
It was not quite the equivalent of the final match between Italy and France in 2006, when virtually every small Italian town turned out to watch on the main square; but Americans all over the country spent the month ducking out of work and into sports bars.