population in 2000? lol, ok, but even in 2022 it is / would be skewed by India and China, who aren't a usual source of World Cup tourists ...
https://www.germany.travel/media/en/pdf/dzt_marktforschung/Fazit_der_FIFA_WM_2006_PDF.pdf
https://tkp.tourism.gov.za/documents/impact of 2010 fifa world cup.pdf
there is obviously a stark contrast in travel patterns based on where in the world the event takes place ... however, the expat community in the US makes it a consistently great consumer of World Cup tickets, and for your point, that's a better argument ...
it still neglects the fact that, with so many years advance notice, and with tourism in the region spiking in their winter (as opposed to their summer) anyway, a World Cup holiday at a non-traditional time for the "Westerners" should make for a refreshing change to the established order of things ...
Jan-Feb makes more sense, purely because it won't then overlap with the Christmas "Holiday" period -- which itself is a clear indicator of a warped reality ...
and the TV broadcast based on time of day in the US is a moot point, considering on one hand the popularity of the Champions League (which faces a similar issue for live showings), and considering on the other hand how the Olympics broadcasts are handled in the US ...
https://www.germany.travel/media/en/pdf/dzt_marktforschung/Fazit_der_FIFA_WM_2006_PDF.pdf
https://tkp.tourism.gov.za/documents/impact of 2010 fifa world cup.pdf
there is obviously a stark contrast in travel patterns based on where in the world the event takes place ... however, the expat community in the US makes it a consistently great consumer of World Cup tickets, and for your point, that's a better argument ...
it still neglects the fact that, with so many years advance notice, and with tourism in the region spiking in their winter (as opposed to their summer) anyway, a World Cup holiday at a non-traditional time for the "Westerners" should make for a refreshing change to the established order of things ...
Jan-Feb makes more sense, purely because it won't then overlap with the Christmas "Holiday" period -- which itself is a clear indicator of a warped reality ...
and the TV broadcast based on time of day in the US is a moot point, considering on one hand the popularity of the Champions League (which faces a similar issue for live showings), and considering on the other hand how the Olympics broadcasts are handled in the US ...