The United States of America are hosting the majority of games at the 2026 World Cup.
The USMNT have enjoyed a prolific start to the tournament as one of the hosts, securing two wins from their first two games to guarantee themselves a place in the Round of 32.
While America are flying on the pitch, English pundit Alan Shearer has questioned the lack of atmosphere as well as not many USA fans being around for their country’s games.
Alan Shearer questions why there were ‘hardly any USA fans around’ for their game
When speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, which is streaming on Netflix throughout the tournament, Shearer said he thought it was ‘strange’ there was not really much of an atmosphere, and he saw more fans from other nations during a day when the US were playing.
He stated: “Yeah, it’s really strange here in Houston.
“During the game here today with USA, I was expecting a great atmosphere but it was really flat, all I can see is Dutch shirts and Sweden shirts, there were hardly any USA fans around.”
Football, or soccer as it is mainly known in America, is not one of the leading sports in the country, with focus instead put on the NFL, NBA and more.
That may go some way to explaining why the people from the USA are not creating atmospheres like other countries’ fans.
Scottish supporters loved their time in Boston earlier this week, while there are countless social media posts showing other nations enjoying themselves at the World Cup.
Argentina fans took over Arrowhead Stadium after Lionel Messi’s hat-trick against Algeria.
Elsewhere, we have seen England fans celebrating their first win of the summer using a Donald Trump banner.
But perhaps the USA fans may come alive once they are playing knockout football and there is more on the line.
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