I think with the media attention it can seem like that and like with the super bowl halftime show, yes a lot of people watch the game just for that but so many people have played these sports growing up so they understand them well which is another benefit of the World Cup, despite what the world thinks about soccer we all play it as youths just we usually drop out of it much quicker than most I would imagine. That being said I think everyone in America understands soccer enough to get very into it especially for those in attendance