No team wanted to draw the top-ranked U.S. women for a match at the World Cup, but each one of France’s nine host cities very much did. The U.S. team attracts many thousands of fans wherever it goes at the World Cup, and the mere presence of that horde of supporters can provide a powerful, short-term economic boost for local businesses and the hospitality industry of a city and, potentially, a long-term increase in its international name recognition and awareness. …read more
Source:: WRAL
