While Kantor believes the U.S. is only in the "early innings" of its economic recovery, Knapp drew a soccer analogy, perhaps more appropriate given the firm's English heritage.
As for the countries involved, France, which founded this notion of nation playing nation more than 80 years ago, arrived at this draw a chastised soccer country because of the manner in which it had qualified.
Advertising time for the Spanish-language broadcast quickly sold out and the game drew a respectable rating, for soccer.
To draw 15,000 to a soccer practice, in a country in which soccer is a minor sport, was unprecedented.
In another spot, a boy sees a drawing of a soccer ball on an out-of-reach Post-it Note, gets a step stool and ends up hanging by the note as well.
A month after the U.S. was eliminated from the World Cup, the country's new-found passion for soccer showed no signs of ebbing, with 10 soccer games drawing a higher average attendance, than 15 major league baseball games on Saturday.
In a city with a number of franchises across a variety of sports, the club hope that such a rivalry will draw interest to soccer as a whole, as well as boost the respective clubs.
Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's president, drew 25,000 to a soccer stadium to rail against the United States' free trade policies.
A Swiss league match drew 30,000 to a soccer stadium outside Bern last January, and there are plans for a Swedish Elitserien game at the 43,000-seat Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg.
