{"id":1250,"date":"2025-06-12T09:57:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2025-06-12T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:57:49","slug":"the-2025-fifa-club-world-cup-reasserts-americas-passion-for-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/2025\/06\/12\/the-2025-fifa-club-world-cup-reasserts-americas-passion-for-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Reasserts America\u2019s Passion for Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em\" data-contrast=\"auto\">1 in 3 Americans and 4 in 5 soccer fans will watch\/follow the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (CWC)<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2025 CWC watch\/follow numbers are at the same level as the 2022 Men\u2019s and 2023 Women\u2019s World Cups<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fan interest in soccer jumped nearly 10 points in the last 3 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fan excitement for the 2026 World Cup is up 13 points compared to 2022\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New data from the Seton Hall Sports Poll shows the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) projects to be a winner. Over a third of Americans (35%), 51 percent of sports fans, and 83 percent of soccer fans polled plan on watching and\/or following the newly expanded 32-team CWC that is coming to America this week.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These numbers are equal to or higher than the bigger and historically more significant 2023 Women\u2019s (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Watchers:<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Americans 30% &#8211; sports fans 46% &#8211; soccer fans 67%) and 2022 Men\u2019s (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Watchers:<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Americans 29% &#8211; sports fans 44% &#8211; soccer fans 77%) World Cup competitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1252 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Do-You-Plan-on-Watching-World-Cup-Picture1-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Do-You-Plan-on-Watching-World-Cup-Picture1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Do-You-Plan-on-Watching-World-Cup-Picture1-560x700.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Do-You-Plan-on-Watching-World-Cup-Picture1-260x325.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Do-You-Plan-on-Watching-World-Cup-Picture1-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Do-You-Plan-on-Watching-World-Cup-Picture1.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Held in the U.S. for the first time and serving as a precursor to next summer\u2019s 2026 Men\u2019s World Cup, this tournament features the top 32 Club teams (e.g., Real Madrid, Paris St.\u202fGermain (PSG), Manchester City, Bayern Munchen, Inter Miami FC, etc.) across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The tournament will be held across 12 cities in the United States, with the final being played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.\u202fPrevious versions of the Club World Cup included just seven teams.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThese fan watch numbers are strong, and it is surprising to see them on par or higher than the previous two World Cups,\u201d said Daniel Ladik, Ph.D., Marketing Professor in the Stillman School of Business and Methodologist for the Poll.\u202f\u201cWhile the teams in the expanded Club World Cup are well known, this tournament is not. Yet, the Seton Hall Sports Poll has been tracking the rise of soccer fan interest and fueling Americans\u2019 passion for the sport.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These results are derived from a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seton Hall Sports Poll<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> conducted April 21-23<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> among 1,531 adults. The Poll, which is sponsored by The Sharkey Institute within Seton Hall University\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu7061146.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC7dRe2qL1WsAk5UuHuz-2F24RkTPNly6Xmel-2BvEeC0GzMQvAUm_QXnTW6f9jV7ots26-2Fd0iCBbVhZsA0usR2hIgZspoDlE-2BrlJAoHkwgC7nW-2Fml5QQuLS3eaCwhlVSvfqCZpQ8RUKEyd-2BCRSJaLZYoK5fhTx-2BaLf7JP25ZOSPbVR-2FaD-2FKfOs4X0aRvR0rOv-2F7CLDDIyRBQ0y8tvnPYjFKALCd3VkkCo0nhLmwyQBwD5Cv-2BWOIBMs6IRQJG5uV-2FG6QHro4Uo-2BVg0XYsLQ8-2BusVw-2BQV4ovnNzeUqM7th3TqBr6j6UlthKk2GDwuVpd-2FAt8vH8gnjB9u0Sn3K9LMAAH54vlm7TZdu-2B6T66-2FwXi05k21nlcMgbgGkrna6OTkkfNlBnjVF1yxQ-3D-3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.misura%40shu.edu%7C50ffa4496acb4eb1201e08dcf9d5ebc5%7C51f07c2253b744dfb97ca13261d71075%7C1%7C0%7C638659944435792120%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mIklsUlk4dYli3p2tTtp6DUBTv6fxcbpzR4Ul2fO8oA%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stillman School of Business<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, features a national representative sample from YouGov Plc. weighted on U.S. Census Bureau figures for age, gender, ethnicity, education, income and geography and has a margin of error of +\/-3.0 percent.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><i>Soccer\u2019s Growth is UP!<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Poll has been tracking soccer fan interest since 2022 aligning with the run up to the Men\u2019s 2022 World Cup. The Poll defines fans as those who indicated that soccer is a \u201ctop interest\u201d or \u201csomewhat interested\u201d while non-fans are who are \u201cnot very interested\u201d or \u201cnot interested at all.\u201d Since March 2022, soccer fandom among Americans grew 9 points (March 2022 \u2013 26% vs. April 2025 \u2013 35%) and the growth is also present among sports fans (March 2022 \u2013 41% vs. April 2025 \u2013 49%).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By comparison, the Poll\u2019s April 2025 fandom ranks the National Football League (Americans 55% and sports fans 83%), Major League Baseball (Americans 43% and sports fans 61%), and the National Basketball Association (Americans 39% and sports fans 60%) ahead of U.S. soccer fandom.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1253 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Interest-in-Soccer-on-RisePicture2-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Interest-in-Soccer-on-RisePicture2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Interest-in-Soccer-on-RisePicture2-560x700.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Interest-in-Soccer-on-RisePicture2-260x325.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Interest-in-Soccer-on-RisePicture2-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Interest-in-Soccer-on-RisePicture2.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><i>All Eyes on the 2026 FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arguably, even when compared to the multi-event Olympics, the sheer numbers and attraction to soccer crowns the Men\u2019s World Cup as the world\u2019s most popular sporting event. This week marks the one-year countdown to the international tournament which is to be held in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Soccer fandom among Americans has grown substantially over the last three years.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Poll forecasts that the 2026 Cup will exceed fan interest compared to the 2022 Cup by a wide margin. When asked in March 2022, three weeks before the start of the 2022 World Cup, 25 percent of Americans and 38 percent of sports fans said they were excited that the 2026 Men\u2019s World Club will be held in the U.S. Polled a full 14 months before the 2026 World Cup, the numbers <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to the same question<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> rise to 38 percent of Americans and 54 percent of sports fans. If the precedent of the 2022 World Cup polling trends holds, we expect the watch and\/or follow numbers to increase a minimum of 10 to 15 percent by the start of the tournament.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1254 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/14-Months-Out-Picture3-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/14-Months-Out-Picture3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/14-Months-Out-Picture3-560x700.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/14-Months-Out-Picture3-260x325.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/14-Months-Out-Picture3-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/14-Months-Out-Picture3.jpg 583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cGive FIFA credit for enlivening the Club World Cup with its growth now that it is coming to America and using it as a launching pad for the bigger tournament next summer,\u201d says Charles Grantham, Director of the Center for Sport Management in the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University. \u201cThe fans are getting the benefit of FIFA expanding on one of its strengths, the popularity of the clubs. It continues the trend of rightsholders and leagues not standing pat and recognizing they must give the fans new reasons to stay involved. The NHL just did that with Four Nations, the NBA started the in-season tournament two years ago, and MLB changed their rules. All these moves are targeted to keep the fans engaged.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>##<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ABOUT THE POLL<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Seton Hall Sports Poll, conducted regularly since 2006, is performed by the Sharkey Institute within the Stillman School of Business. The poll is run by Charles Grantham, Professor of Sport Management and former Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association. Professor Daniel Ladik is the Methodologist for the Seton Hall Sports Poll, and Associate Professor Marketing in the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University. Len DeLuca is the associate director for the poll. The SHSP aims to explore a broader overview of sports issues including the Ethics of Sport, the Culture of Sport, and the Business of Sport. This poll was conducted online by YouGov Plc. using a national representative sample weighted according to gender, age, ethnicity, education, income and geography, based on U.S. Census Bureau figures. Respondents were selected from YouGov\u2019s opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S residents. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls. The Seton Hall Sports Poll has been chosen for inclusion in iPoll by Cornell\u2019s Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and its findings have been published everywhere from USA Today, ESPN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Boston<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Globe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Post, AP, and Reuters to CNBC, NPR, Yahoo Finance, Fox News and many points in between.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Media<\/strong>: Laurie Pine, Director of Media Relations, Seton Hall University (973) 378-2638; (973) 902-8060.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>April 2025 Seton Hall Sports Poll Results<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Daniel Ladik, Ph.D., Methodologist \u2013 <\/span><\/b><a href=\"mailto:daniel.ladik@shu.edu\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">daniel.ladik@shu.edu<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This Poll was conducted April 21<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> through April 23<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and includes responses from 1,531 U.S. adults with a margin of error of +\/- 3.0%. The sample mirrors the U.S. Census percentages on age, gender, income, education, ethnicity, and region. The Poll is sponsored by the Sharkey Institute within the Center for Sport Management in the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University.<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data presented below from polls prior to April 2025 can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/\">https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q1. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Which of the following statements best describes you?<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f[April 2025]\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1257\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/april-2025-300x71.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"111\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*Note: Presented in each table, Avid + Casual = total sports fandom in the data. Some tables break out the Avid and Casual segments.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fQ2c. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is your level of interest in soccer (i.e., any professional leagues in the U.S. or around the world, as well as international competitions)?<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f[April 2025]\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1264\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/Q2c-300x71.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"108\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And now a few questions about soccer\u2026<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q7a.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Do you currently watch soccer on TV and\/or on a streaming service? <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[April 2025]\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1267\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q7a-300x59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"95\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q7b.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Do you plan on watching\/following the 2025 Club World Cup?\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[April 2025]\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1268\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q7b-300x59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"93\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q4a.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The Women\u2019s World Cup is one of the biggest international soccer tournaments, and only 32 nations from around the world qualify. Do you plan on watching\/following the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup?\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[May 2023]<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1265\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q4a-300x56.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"91\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q6a.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The World Cup is the biggest international soccer tournament, and only 32 nations from around the world qualify. Do you plan on watching\/following the 2022 World Cup?\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[Nov 2022]<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1266\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q6a-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"97\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next summer, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will also be held in the United States (along with Canada and Mexico) and features the top national teams across the world (Spain, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, United States, etc.)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q8.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The 2026 Men\u2019s FIFA World Cup will be held in the U.S. The U.S. last hosted the Men\u2019s World Cup in 1994. Does the World Cup being hosted in the U.S. make you more interested in watching\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2026<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fWorld Cup games?\u202f\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[April 2025]<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1258\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q8-300x59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q8-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q8-560x110.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q8-260x51.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q8-160x32.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q8.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q14d.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The next World Cup (i.e. 2026 as the tournament is only played every 4 years) will be held in the U.S. The U.S. last hosted the World Cup in 1994. Does the World Cup being hosted in the U.S. again make you more interested in watching\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2026<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fWorld Cup games? <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[March 2022] <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1259\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q14-300x59.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q14-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q14-560x110.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q14-260x51.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q14-160x32.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/q14.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is your level of interest in soccer (i.e., any professional leagues in the U.S. or around the world, as well as international competitions)?\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Notes<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ranking below is based on scores from the top two \u201cThis is one of my TOP interests\u201d\u202f+ \u201cSomewhat interested\u201d versus the bottom two answer choices \u201cNot very interested\u201d\u202f+ \u201cNot interested at all.\u201d\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fans are defined as those who indicate that soccer is a \u201ctop\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d interested while non-fans are \u201cnot very\u201d or \u201cnot at all\u201d interested in soccer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">April 2025\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1257\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/april-2025-300x71.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/april-2025-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/april-2025-560x132.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/april-2025-260x61.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/april-2025-160x38.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/april-2025.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">October 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1262\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/oct-24-300x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/oct-24-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/oct-24-560x120.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/oct-24-260x56.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/oct-24-160x34.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/oct-24.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 2024<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1260\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/march-2024-300x67.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/march-2024-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/march-2024-560x126.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/march-2024-260x58.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/march-2024-160x36.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/march-2024.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0May 2023<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1261\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-23-300x67.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-23-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-23-560x124.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-23-260x58.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-23-160x35.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-23.png 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nov 2022<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1271\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/nov-22-300x66.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/nov-22-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/nov-22-560x123.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/nov-22-260x57.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/nov-22-160x35.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/nov-22.png 617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 2022<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1272\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-22-300x67.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-22-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-22-560x126.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-22-260x58.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-22-160x36.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/may-22.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 2022<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1273\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/mar-22-300x66.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/mar-22-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/mar-22-560x124.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/mar-22-260x57.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/mar-22-160x35.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/files\/2025\/06\/mar-22.png 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ABOUT THE POLL<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Seton Hall Sports Poll, conducted regularly since 2006, is performed by the Sharkey Institute within the Stillman School of Business. The poll is run by Charles Grantham, Professor of Sport Management and former Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association. Professor Daniel Ladik is the Methodologist for the Seton Hall Sports Poll, and Associate Professor Marketing in the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University. Len DeLuca is the associate director for the poll. The SHSP aims to explore a broader overview of sports issues including the Ethics of Sport, the Culture of Sport, and the Business of Sport. This poll was conducted online by YouGov Plc. using a national representative sample weighted according to gender, age, ethnicity, education, income and geography, based on U.S. Census Bureau figures. Respondents were selected from YouGov\u2019s opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S residents. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls. The Seton Hall Sports Poll has been chosen for inclusion in iPoll by Cornell\u2019s Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and its findings have been published everywhere from USA Today, ESPN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Post, AP, and Reuters to CNBC, NPR, Ya<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a01 in 3 Americans and 4 in 5 soccer fans will watch\/follow the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (CWC)\u00a0 2025 CWC watch\/follow numbers are at the same level as the 2022 Men\u2019s and 2023 Women\u2019s World Cups\u00a0 Fan interest in&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/2025\/06\/12\/the-2025-fifa-club-world-cup-reasserts-americas-passion-for-soccer\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2564,"featured_media":1252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[59,17,328,327],"class_list":["post-1250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poll-results","tag-poll-results","tag-seton-hall-sports-poll","tag-soccer","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1250"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1276,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250\/revisions\/1276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportspoll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}