“Now that the US is out of the running, we will see just how much the US is embracing Soccer. Watch the TV viewing stats ... bet they drop dramatically.”
I don’t know about that because America is filling up with people who love soccer (immigrants)and most of them probably never will care how well the U.S. does versus the rest of the world.
The ratings probably dropped big-time after Meh-Hee-Co went out.
Mayhap you are right, we shall see. ;-)
Today's soccer-loving immigrants will root for their former homeland's team. A prime example are the Mexicans in LA who fill a huge stadium to root for Mexico over the USA.