The World Cup is my second favorite sporting event behind March Madness BB. The passion behind it (not in this country of course) is completely unmatched by anything else in the world. While I'll admit that soccer is generally boring to watch, I'd personally take a World Cup quarterfinal match over an NFL playoff game. I'm sure this thread will turn into a soccer-bashing fest which is fine, but if you're a soccer fan, it doesn't get much better than the World Cup.