{"id":361871,"date":"2026-07-16T22:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-i-found-travelling-through-the-world-cups-us-cities-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:00:19","slug":"what-i-found-travelling-through-the-world-cups-us-cities-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-i-found-travelling-through-the-world-cups-us-cities-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What I found travelling through the World Cup&#8217;s US cities | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oLv4okm9x8Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What I found travelling through the World Cup's US cities | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oLv4okm9x8Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In many countries, football is a lifelong obsession. In the United States, not so much.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the tournament there has been plenty of debate around ticket prices, extreme heat and whether American fans have truly embraced it.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Sport&#8217;s Sam Harris travelled through New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Houston to find out what the FIFA World Cup experience in the USA is really like.<\/p>\n<p>In this video\u2026<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; US road trip begins<br \/>\n00:32 &#8211; New York Knicks hype<br \/>\n02:06 &#8211; Philadelphia arrival<br \/>\n02:34 &#8211; Cura\u00e7ao v Ivory Coast<br \/>\n03:32 &#8211; USA watch party<br \/>\n04:00 &#8211; Brazil fans<br \/>\n04:26 &#8211; Philadelphia reflections<br \/>\n05:16 &#8211; Boston stadium<br \/>\n06:19 &#8211; Cape Verde energy<br \/>\n07:05 &#8211; Houston arrival<br \/>\n08:18 &#8211; Coping with heat<br \/>\n09:13 &#8211; Ronaldo mania<br \/>\n09:44 &#8211; Our takeaways<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#WorldCup #US #BBCSport #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many countries, football is a lifelong obsession. 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