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>The 1994 World Cup holds the record for the highest attendance in World Cup history. >It was also the highest-attended single sport sporting event in United States history. >The finals were also the first time that players had their names printed in the back of their jerseys in a World Cup, just like other American sports did. This custom followed from Euro 92, and has followed ever since. >The finals were the first to award 3 points for a win in the group stage to motivate teams to play an attacking style. >The 1994 World Cup revolutionized television coverage of sports in the USA through the sponsored scoreboard and game clock that were constantly shown on screen throughout the game. Television sports coverage in the US had long been dependent upon commercial breaks; a feature suitable for sports such as baseball, basketball, ice hockey and American football (which all have breaks in the action), but long considered incompatible with soccer, due to the long stretches of uninterrupted play. Variations on it were quickly incorporated into virtually every team sports broadcast by the decade's end.
America has done the best job at hosting the World Cup ever, even though it's not THAT popular of a sport here.
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