That would be funny except the World Cup receives a lot more advertising money than any American event -- including the Super Bowl. And that's without commercials.
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You are watching on ABC/ESPN right?? Average rating so far for World Cup is 2.5. Low ratings = less commercial breaks.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/nielsen-more.htm
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3719133a6561,00.html