Andrew Burton/Getty Images Fans watch the U.S. game against Belgium on a projected screen under the Manhattan Bridge on Tuesday. After the Americans were eliminated from the World Cup, TV ratings in the country dropped.
Do Americans care about the World Cup? Not when the Americans are no longer playing, apparently.
U.S. TV ratings for the international soccer tournament have collapsed like a writhing midfielder after slight contact with an opponent — with roughly 10 million viewers watching the four quarterfinal games over the weekend.
The best-watched game was Brazil’s 2-1 win over Colombia on Friday afternoon, with 11.84 million viewers.
But more than 21.5 million people watched the Americans lose to the Belgians on July 1. Earlier, 24.7 million people watched the U.S. and Portugal play to an exhilarating 2-2 draw.
By comparison, games during the first weekend of the NFL playoffs last year got 34.7 million viewers.
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