Americans and Soccer/Futbol

So what's up with the overwhelming majority of Americans not giving a crap about the World Cup. Seriously, it's the WORLD CUP, not the USA NBA Finals, or the NHL Stanley Cup; it is the best in the World going at it for 30 days.
These are the 30 days I look forward to more than any other; and that includes the Summer & Winter Olympics, American Idol, March Madness, and what seems to be the year long NBA playoffs.
But I think I figured it out; even in Baseball the littlest of stats gets recorded and that player is judged on it. In soccer the only thing Americans judge is the score. But baseball, that's a different story- "Did you see Nomar today he had three hits." Lets not dwell on the fact that all three hits were singles, and that he didn't score all game- what matters is that he got on base.
WTF.
Soccer doesn't record great individual moves, assists, or even corner kicks; only goals.
But there is so much more to a soccer game than the final score.
I watched Brazil play Croatia last night, a 1-0 match, that kept me on the edge on my seat. Not b/c goals were scored every other second, but b/c the quality of soccer was so high- hell Togo kept me on my knees and the Ukraine even made me cry.
I beg of you, fellow Americans, to watch Ronaldinho, Beckham, Kaka, Henry, Zidane, Rooney, or the emerging world power USA play a 90 min. match. If then you don't get the fever, then by all means consider yourself a stubborn American.