About 3 weeks ago Noah, Scott, Nuccio and I braved the cold weather to take in a rare chance to see the Men's National Soccer Team play live. They played a World Cup qualifier game against Guatemala, unfortunately for us the US team had already qualified for the next round so this game wasn't that important.
It was great though to see some of the best US soccer players play live, including Jozy Altidore, Freddy Adu, Brad Guzan, and Kenny Cooper. It was cool to see a lot of new players getting some attention like Kenny Cooper, Connor Casey and Ricardo Clark. Guatemala was really no match as the US won 3-0 with scores from Cooper and Adu.
The most notable thing about the game was the lack of support from fans. We attributed this to the fact that it was a Tuesday night, it was cold, and the game wasn't that important. The Dick was maybe 20% full, some sections were completely empty.
The other thing i noticed was the size of the players; they were much larger than i anticipated. Players like Cooper and Altidore are huge, and much stronger than they look on TV. it was impressive. It was a great time, its not that often that players this good play here in Colorado, luckily, we went to the Celtic vs MLS All-stars game a few years ago so we've seen a pretty impressive group of players.
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I went to the game too and was surprised by the low attendance. I think it hurts our chances for qualifiers in the next round.
i totally agree. i think its a reflection of the soccer fanbase in Denver. there are a lot of soccer fans, but there are just so many sports team in Denver that no one except really genuine fans want to go see a soccer game. hopefully the Rapids keep getting better and that will help spur some attention!
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