This World Cup was going to be inevitably good for two reasons:
1) People from all over the world coming to USA/CAN/MEX on a vacation to actually have fun (duh)
2) The average American has gotten fatigued over the years by "America actually sucks" content
I think a lot of people, especially Americans, just want to enjoy their summer, crack a beer, and hang out normally without having to read a billion geopolitical thinkpieces on the World Cup. And that's what this World Cup feels like. A bunch of people, from all over the world, just hanging out. And it's awesome.
I donโt know man, it sure seems like this World Cup has been an absolutely massive success after some very angry Europeans complained about nothing for a few weeks